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EVST21019 - Environmental Management Research Project B

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is specifically designed so that students can complete an investigative study through the analysis of, reflection on and critique of, an area of maintenance management related to their professional practice that was commenced in EVST21018 Environmental Management Research Project A. This will ensure that the investigation undertaken is relevant to the needs of industry.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites COND: Course = CU19 and Completed Course CQ93

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 2 - 2018

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 2 - 2018

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 Postgraduate 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. Written Assessment 0%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 100%

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%).

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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: Self reflection
Feedback
There were some issues with poorly considered projects and risk management processes that were the responsibility of the project supervisor.
Recommendation
The Unit Coordinator needs to be more personally involved with the development and running of the resarch projects. Projects should be independently vetted by another researcher.
Action Taken
In 2019 the Unit Coordinator worked closely with the supervisor and arranged a second supervisor to ensure the work submitted was completed in a timely manner.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Identifying and coordinating suitable research projects is the major challenge in this unit
Recommendation
The projects need to be vetted by a team of active researchers working with the supervisor before the student starts the project.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. have achieved the aims of the investigative study following the definition and scope developed in Project A
  2. have demonstrated the ability to adhere to work schedules
  3. have demonstrated a detailed technical knowledge of the study area and proficiency in all technical aspects of the study
  4. have developed the ability to think critically and to make sound judgements
  5. have demonstrated the ability to communicate effectively by generating progress reports and a final report of the investigative study; incorporating the appropriate sections from Project A
  6. be able to develop an implementation plan taking into account timeframes, implications, monitoring/milestone, resources.

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