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ENEC14014 - Capstone Structural and Geotechnical Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Students in this course analyse, design and prepare documentation for major civil engineering projects involving a broad range of investigation and design activities. Students establish project requirements and determine design loads and conditions, analyse structures as systems, and design the components of the structural system. They conduct site investigations, test and characterise geotechnical materials, design foundations and earth retaining structures and make geotechnical stability assessments. Students develop designs in team environments, document communications and professional decision-making processes; research, check, evaluate project information; and prepare professional documentation for project work. Distance Education (Flex) students will be required to attend a residential school to promote development of course learning outcomes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: [ENEC12005 or ENEC12008] and ENEC13011 and ENEC14013

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2015

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Gladstone
Mackay
Melbourne
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2017 Profile
Melbourne
Mixed Mode
Perth
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 30%
2. Portfolio 30%
3. Portfolio 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 29.17% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Moodle
Feedback
Both structural and geotechnical engineering assessments were very relevant and practice-oriented.
Recommendation
The high fidelity assessments will be maintained in future offerings.
Action Taken
More industry practices will be incorporated into the assignments for further improvement.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
The course content was diverse and informative.
Recommendation
The diversity of the content will be upheld in the next offering.
Action Taken
The diverse contents of this unit will be continued in the next offering.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
The lecturers were very well planned, in-depth discussion of topics and never stretched for time.
Recommendation
The conceptual discussions and their articulation in an easy to understand manner is central to this design unit and this teaching style will be maintained in future.
Action Taken
The same teaching style will be followed in the next offering.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
Some assessments were returned late which hindered learning.
Recommendation
Care will be taken to return assessments within the two-week time period.
Action Taken
The order of assignments will be altered in the next offering, which will help in returning the marked assignments within the return deadlines.
Source: Moodle
Feedback
RC design and labs could have been taught in other units.
Recommendation
This is a high priority and the teaching team is working to restructure some aspects of the unit. The lab component has now been moved and from 2023 onward will be discontinued.
Action Taken
RC design has already been removed and the laboratory component will be discontinued from 2023.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Because of the delay in returning marked assignments, students are unable to understand their mistakes. This prevents students to learn from their mistakes and impacts their performance in the subsequent assignments and/or exams.
Recommendation
The order of assignments will be altered in the next offering, which will help in returning the marked assignments within the return deadlines. Feedback on the viva will be made available to students immediately after the viva.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback
Too many assignments in this unit.
Recommendation
RC design has already been removed. The laboratory reports will be discontinued from 2023.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. determine various types of loads acting on a structural system and provide a rationale for modes of loading used in design
  2. analyse and design complex structural components using appropiriate Australian Standards
  3. describe and demonstrate site investigation and geotechnical testing techniques used to characterise sites and geotechnical materials for engineering purposes
  4. analyse, assess and design foundations and earth retaining structures and assess stability of slopes
  5. apply sustainability principles and broad perspectives for establishing civil engineering project requirements and project evaluation
  6. demonstrate the use of appropriate software in the structural and geotechnical design process (to analyse and/or to design structural and geotechnical components)
  7. make, defend and maintain records of engineering decisions within a project team environment and demonstrate professional engineering communication skills
  8. research project requirements, check and evaluate design information and complete and professionally document a project within a specified period of time

The Learning Outcomes for this course are linked with Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Portfolio
2 - Portfolio
3 - Portfolio
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Portfolio
2 - Portfolio
3 - Portfolio