OCHS13020 - Future Paradigms in OHS A

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the Part A of a two-unit series which will provide you the opportunity to consolidate and apply practically all of the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed during your learning journey in the OHS course, especially in relation to human factors, occupational hygiene and risk management. There is a specific emphasis on developing higher order skills and understanding which are representative of the holistic application of core skills that occurs when a professional understands the interaction between core disciplinary domains in solving complex problems. In addition, you will explore professional practice through the lens of futures methods and thinking, applied research methodology and project management. During this unit (Part A) you will also negotiate with an industry sponsor to complete project work during OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B (Part B) and will prepare appropriate documentation in readiness for approval.

Details

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

Pre-requisite:- 48 credit point, including OCHS12002 Occupational Health and Safety Practice

Co-requisite:- OCHS13016 and either OCHS12019 or OCHS13008.

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

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode

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 25%
2. Portfolio 25%
3. Portfolio 25%
4. Portfolio 25%

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 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 34.62% 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: Student Unit and Teacher Evaluation data
Feedback
Bring the residential school forward to allow more time to complete assessment items.
Recommendation
Bring the residential school forward from Week 7 to Week 5.
Action Taken
Due to COVID-19 instigated lockdowns, the residential school was pushed back to Week 8.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluations
Feedback
Students requested an earlier residential school to allow more time to complete associated team reports.
Recommendation
COVID-19 and other disruptors aside, aim for an early residential school. Week 4 in 2023 would avoid the Easter break.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Select and apply tools and techniques used to investigate and analyse human factors, occupational hygiene, accidents and other complex problems
  2. Design risk management strategies for a variety of settings and communicate 'return on prevention' effectiveness
  3. Evaluate the usefulness of futures methods to OHS related domains
  4. Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
  5. Lead professional OHS practice through effective project management and facilitation of teams.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • •
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6 - Information Technology Competence • •
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8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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