Overview
This unit will give you the opportunity to examine and apply the National Construction Code (NCC) and associated legislation to Building Class 1 and 10 projects (residential). Students will learn about statutory controls and assessment; enforcement proceedings; how occupational health and safety, environmental and heritage legislation interact with the NCC; and the application of the principles of performance-based legislation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2025
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).
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.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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.
Feedback from Student
The units were well presented and the lecturer provided excellent industry knowledge and examples.
The lecturer will continue and make improvements as identified and requested during the term.
Feedback from Student
It would be helpful if the unit used MS Teams as others do.
MS teams is not mandated for use and is at the lecturer's discretion. However, it is recommended to assist in the unit's overall communication as students can use the team between themselves.
Feedback from Student
The resources could be improved in coverage. Maybe a unit study guide could be provided.
A unit study guide will be investigated and developed in support of the reduced assessments.
- Examine and apply the National Construction Code (NCC) for Building Class 1 and 10 projects.
- Know when and how to use performance-based provisions.
- Explain how Australian Standards and Codes are used in building legislation.
- Interpret occupational health and safety, environmental and heritage legislation provisions for building class 1 and 10 projects.
- Know and apply the enforcement provisions under current building legislation, including Occupational Health and Safety, Heritage and NCC.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office or equivalent software
- Webcam and headset
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.mirzaei@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 10 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Topic 1- Introduction to the National Construction Code (NCC) Volume 2
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 17 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Topic 2 - NCC Vol 2: Site preparation, footings, slabs and masonry construction
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 24 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Topic 3 - NCC Vol 2: Framing, roofing, wall cladding, and glazing
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 31 Mar 2025Module/Topic
Topic 4 - NCC Vol 2: Fire safety, health and amenity
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 07 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Topic 5 - NCC Vol 2: Movement, access, additional requirements and structural design manuals
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 14 Apr 2025Module/Topic
No scheduled class
Chapter
Use the time to work on an assessment or take a wellness break.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 21 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Topic 6 - Energy efficiency
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 28 Apr 2025Module/Topic
Topic 7 - Performance provisions
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 05 May 2025Module/Topic
Topic 8 - Australian Standards
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 12 May 2025Module/Topic
Topic 9 - Understanding the changing legislative environment
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 19 May 2025Module/Topic
Topic 10 - Professional liability and development offences
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 26 May 2025Module/Topic
Topic 11 - Heritage issues
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 02 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Topic 12 - The next edition
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 09 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Unit review and exam period begins.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 16 Jun 2025Module/Topic
Exam period concludes.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Assessment 1 relates to learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3, requiring research to answer questions on applying Code provisions to different building elements, and demonstrating communication and referencing skills via your response.
Week 5 Monday (7 Apr 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 7 Monday (28 Apr 2025)
Students will be advised if a delay emerges.
Your assessment submission must be in an electronic format.
Before or on the nominated due date, upload your work following the on-screen instructions from the Assessment tab shown on the unit Moodle site. Your submission will be processed through the similarity detection software, Turnitin. You may amend your work based on the detection report. You must ensure that the work is your own or has been correctly referenced to the appropriate author(s), according to the CQU requirements. You will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
Show clarity and succinctness of expression.
Adequate coverage of topics discussed.
Use and reference correctly supporting information.
Communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Use graphs, illustrations and other graphics to visually support your submission.
Demonstrate the core knowledge associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Examine and apply the National Construction Code (NCC) for Building Class 1 and 10 projects.
- Know when and how to use performance-based provisions.
- Explain how Australian Standards and Codes are used in building legislation.
2 Written Assessment
Assessment 2 relates to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 5, requiring research to answer questions on applying and enforcing Code provisions for residential projects, and demonstrating communication and referencing skills via your response.
Week 10 Monday (19 May 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Week 12 Monday (2 June 2025)
Students will be advised if a delay emerges.
Your assessment submission must be in an electronic format.
Before or on the nominated due date, upload your work following the on-screen instructions from the Assessment tab shown on the unit Moodle site. Your submission will be processed through the similarity detection software, Turnitin. You may amend your work based on the detection report. You must ensure that the work is your own or has been correctly referenced to the appropriate author(s), according to the CQU requirements. You will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
Show clarity and succinctness of expression.
Adequate coverage of topics discussed.
Use and reference correctly supporting information.
Communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Use graphs, illustrations and other graphics to visually support your submission.
Demonstrate the core knowledge associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Examine and apply the National Construction Code (NCC) for Building Class 1 and 10 projects.
- Know when and how to use performance-based provisions.
- Explain how Australian Standards and Codes are used in building legislation.
- Know and apply the enforcement provisions under current building legislation, including Occupational Health and Safety, Heritage and NCC.
3 Written Assessment
Assessment 3 relates to learning outcomes 3, 4 and 5, requiring research to answer questions on applying and enforcing Australian Standards and NCC health, environmental and heritage provisions on residential projects, and demonstrating communication and referencing skills via your response.
Review/Exam Week Tuesday (10 June 2025) 11:59 pm AEST
Returned within two weeks of submission and before certification of grades.
Your assessment submission must be in an electronic format.
Before or on the nominated due date, upload your work following the on-screen instructions from the Assessment tab shown on the unit Moodle site. Your submission will be processed through the similarity detection software, Turnitin. You may amend your work based on the detection report. You must ensure that the work is your own or has been correctly referenced to the appropriate author(s), according to the CQU requirements. You will find further support material for this assessment on the unit Moodle site.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
Show clarity and succinctness of expression.
Adequate coverage of topics discussed.
Use and reference correctly supporting information.
Communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Use graphs, illustrations and other graphics to visually support your submission.
Demonstrate the core knowledge associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Explain how Australian Standards and Codes are used in building legislation.
- Interpret occupational health and safety, environmental and heritage legislation provisions for building class 1 and 10 projects.
- Know and apply the enforcement provisions under current building legislation, including Occupational Health and Safety, Heritage and NCC.
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
