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OCHS12018 - Safety Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course enables students to develop an appreciation of how underpinning scientific principles can assist in identifying and minimising risks that contribute to hazards and accidents. Case studies are used to assist students in developing an appreciation of the linkages between accident causation and fundamental theories of physics, chemistry, physiology and social science. Students are introduced to the various types of energy, the concept of energy transference, the scientific method and evidence-based practice. Management of health and safety risks is discussed from both the legislative and best-practice perspectives.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite study of 24 credit points

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 - 2010

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Adelaide
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Distance
Gladstone
Melbourne
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2017 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Adelaide
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Distance
Gladstone
Melbourne
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 3 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Adelaide
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Gladstone
Mackay
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 3 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Adelaide
Brisbane
Bundaberg
Gladstone
Mackay
Melbourne
Online
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Online

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 Undergraduate 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. Online Quiz(zes) 50%
2. Written Assessment 20%
3. Online Test 30%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.58% 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: Teacher reflection
Feedback
Students enjoy analysing the case studies during tutorials
Recommendation
Continue to include case studies during tutorials.
Action Taken
The recommendation was adopted, and case studies were included and analysed during tutorials.
Source: Student comments
Feedback
Students are able to build on previous knowledge via the lecture content and appreciate the interactive tutorials.
Recommendation
Continue to provide both lectures (the theory) and interactive tutorials where case studies are used to examine each topic in real world settings.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the scientific nature of hazards.
  2. Explain the principles of energy transference as it applies to health and safety risk.
  3. Apply scientific principles to explain accident causation.
  4. Utilising scientific methods, source control strategies to minimise risk, achieve compliance and promote best-practice.
  5. Construct an argumentative rationale regarding the management of a hazard to achieve best-practice and continuous improvement, in a real world setting.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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