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OCHS13010 - Applied Worksite Analysis

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course is designed to polish professional practice in occupational health and safety and complement study in ergonomics and occupational hygiene. Construction safety is discussed and coupled with a site visit to a construction project, ergonomic and occupational hygiene principles are applied through site visits. Current trends in workplace health and safety are debated including Behaviour Based Safety and human error. Students may also be given an opportunity to visit industry in the region such as a coal mine and rural workplace. Successful completion of this course may attract WHSO accreditation.All students are required to attend a compulsary block learning period at CQU Rockhampton.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: OCHS 13008 and OCHS 13016

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2010

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. Written Assessment 50%
2. Presentation 15%
3. Written Assessment 35%
4. Written Assessment 0%

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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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: Student course evaluation
Feedback
Condense res school down, not mix postgrad and undergrads
Recommendation
The new program offerings that contain residential school components will not mix undergraduate with postgraduate students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student course evaluation
Feedback
Better equipment at res school and in calibration date. Being able to conduct monitoring / sampling in real life situations would have been better.
Recommendation
A plan is currently being developed to access up to date and maintained monitoring equipment for use by students at residential school.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Consolidate understandings of ergonomic professional practice (WebQuest/practicum/workbook).
  2. Consolidate understanding of occupational hygiene (WebQuest/practicum/workbook).
  3. Identify the unique and generic hazards which are common in the rural and mining industries (WebQuest/practicum/workbook).
  4. Develop and critique construction work plans (workbook).
  5. Analyse the effect of human error on incidents at work (debate).
  6. Discuss ethical dilemmas that may influence professional practice (WebQuest/ workbook).
  7. Develop communication and teamwork skills (WebQuest, practicum, debate).

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Written Assessment
4 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Intermediate Level
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Presentation
3 - Written Assessment
4 - Written Assessment