Unit Synopsis
This capstone unit will allow you to apply knowledge in mine design, automation and social innovation to the conversion of a traditional mine site to an automated mine site. You will apply relevant legislation to an audit of the operation’s design elements to ensure they are suitable for automation. Your review will particularly address signals and communications between automated equipment and central dispatching. You will prepare a stakeholder management plan to keep the local community fully advised of potential impacts and proposed socially innovative solutions.
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 |
Pre-requisites:
|
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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
To see assessment details from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
No previous feedback available
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: Unit Coordinator's reflection
Discussion sessions provided by industry experts helped students understand the practical aspects when implementing automation solutions.
Discussion sessions by industry experts should be continued.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering.
Source: Unit Coordinator's reflection
The unit's learning materials and resources require updates to align with industry best practices.
The teaching team should engage with industry experts to improve the learning resources.
No action taken due to no enrolments in this offering. This recommendation is carried over to the next offering.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Discussion sessions provided by industry experts helped students understand the practical aspects when implementing automation solutions.
Discussion sessions by industry experts should be continued.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
The unit's learning materials and resources require updates to align with industry best practices.
The teaching team should engage with industry experts to improve the learning resources.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.