Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

This unit builds on the first year, first semester units Introducing Professional Learning, Residential Construction and Engineering and Construction Engineering Materials. It draws heavily on the skills and knowledge that you acquired in those units. It links with other units you'll be covering in your degree studies including Measurement, Contract Administration and Programming and Scheduling. Finally the unit provides knowledge which will be utilised particularly in Building Services Engineering and helps develop capabilities which will be developed further in the next Professional Studies unit.

Aims

The aim of this unit is to provide you with an understanding of the role of various construction industry professionals within a residential housing project, including the various technical activities undertaken, overall project management, understanding of the community's expectations and to help you to learn how to develop synergy between the many conflicting aspects of projects in order to develop satisfactory solutions.

Objectives

By the completion of this unit you should be able to:

1. Interpret and utilise levels to Australian Height Datum (AHD) standards, prepare contours to set out of a residential building.
2. Understand how building components, systems and services interact with each other;
3. Prepare construction documentation and model of project;
4. Prepare and plan on and off-site activities
5. Produce a cost plan of a residential project.

Content

This unit covers the following:
Contour plans, architectural drawings, building services design, structural design, specification of construction materials, construction detailing, building approval process, time scheduling, Cost planning, contract administration.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Lectures: 2 hrs/pw
Tutorial/workshops: 3 hrs/pw

This unit relies extensively on problem-based learning related to a case study and student initiated private study. Each component of the work is introduced with a brief lecture on the general approach to that component of the work. This in turn is followed up with a tutorial/ workshop (normally 3 hours/week) in which you are able to consult with the lecturer. Based on the introductory lectures (normally 2 hours/week), you are expected to work independently of the lecturers to research and complete the assessment required for each component

Assessment

QUT's Assessment Policy is located at MOPP C/5.1.The assessment will comprise formative assessment (to help you find out how your work is progressing) and summative assessment (to grade your work against expected outcomes).

Assessment name: Site Survey
Description: You are provided with a house allotment site area and in weeks 1-4 you and your team survey land using dumpy levels, prepare spot levels and a contour plan and prepare a site plan. You set out your house using a computer simulation.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Weight: 25%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group with Individual Component
Due date: Week 5

Assessment name: Portfolio, Model & Cost Plan
Description: Drawing Portfolio, House Model and Cost Planning.
Your team designs and documents a house (weeks 1-4) and constructs a model house (weeks 5-10) at a scale of 1:25 in the QUT workshop (J105) under the supervision of a team of workshop supervisors (25%). A detailed cost plan of the project will also be prepared (20%).
Relates to objectives: 3, 4, 5
Weight: 45%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group with Individual Component
Due date: Week 10

Assessment name: Examination (written)
Description: Final practical drawing exam
Relates to objectives: 2
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Required Text:

1. Wilke, G. and Arden, S. (2003) Building your own home, Sydney: Weldon Publishing

Other Resources :
1. Rawlinsons Australian Construction Handbook, 2011 / edited by Rawlinsons Construction Cost Consultants and Quantity Surveyors. Perth, WA : Rawlhouse Publishing, 2011
2. Rawlinsons Construction Cost Guide 2011
3. Australian Cost Management Manual Volume 1

You are required to use the following:
1. QUT Blackboard site for UDB112 Professional Studies 1
2. Application Forms for development approval process: http://www.ipa.qld.gov.au

Risk assessment statement

You will undertake lectures and/or tutorials in the traditional classrooms, lecture theatres and QUT's workshop where we construct a model house. Prior to the commencement of construction of the model house, you are required to attend a workshop safety induction session and obtain a workshop safety induction card. This safety induction session introduces you to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of. Workshop safety at QUT. If you do not have, or cannot produce a workshop safety induction card, you will not be allowed to undertake the house model building and will not be able to complete the assessment for this unit.

Additional Costs:
You will be required to provide some of your own materials and any other associated costs if required.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 29-May-2012