ENMM20029 - Maintenance Organisation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to maintenance organisation and strategies. Students will identify organisational needs of a maintenance unit and evaluate organisational structure. They will compare different maintenance organisation philosophies, strategies, and work processes and develop a rudimentary organisational structure for a maintenance unit meeting the regulatory requirements. Students will also research and evaluate changes in organisational philosophies driven by market trends and the industrial and regulatory environment including contracting strategies.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Prerequisite: ENMM20023 Introduction to Asset and Maintenance Management

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 - 2023

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Term 2 - 2023 Profile
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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 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 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 - 2019 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.2 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 57.14% 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 unit survey
Feedback
The assessment feedback was very constructive.
Recommendation
The good practice will be continued.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle unit survey
Feedback
The relevance to industry and the case studies were very effective.
Recommendation
As the lecturer is from the industry, the same kind of content and engagement is expected in the next offering.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Moodle unit survey
Feedback
Some questions of the assessments can be made more clear.
Recommendation
The lecturer discusses the requirements of the assessments with the students at the start of the term. More focus will be given in explaining the assessment in future.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Compare between a chosen organisation's maintenance philosophies and strategies with best practice as a foundation for a risk management plan
  2. Identify and communicate organisational needs of a maintenance unit
  3. Evaluate organisational structure in a maintenance setup
  4. Research and evaluate changes in organisational philosophies driven by market trends and the industrial and regulatory environment including contracting strategies
  5. Develop a rudimentary organisational structure for a maintenance unit meeting the regulatory requirements through an Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) plan
  6. Reflect on your role within your organisation and identify ways in which you can develop your professional network as outlined in a Human Resources Management Plan.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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7 - Leadership • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
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