Overview
In this unit, you will learn to visually communicate a design project. You will first gain an understanding of how to visualise objects and draw them to scale freehand. You will then be introduced to a range of drafting software, including AutoCAD and REVIT/BIM. Focussing on software that is appropriate to your chosen discipline, you will learn to apply drafting software to demonstrate appropriate use of scale and proportion as you create technical 2D and 3D drawings of complex objects/buildings as appropriate for your chosen discipline.
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 - 2026
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.
- Use scale and proportion in technical drawings appropriately
- Produce two dimensional drawings of objects/buildings with inclusion of dimensions and annotations using drafting software
- Create a three dimensional (3D) model relevant to your chosen discipline using drafting software
- Visually communicate a design project using standards appropriate to discipline.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 45% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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
- Autodesk Revit (Educational Version from Autodesk.com using your CQUniversity email address)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
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Week 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2026Module/Topic
The Revit interface and drawing to scale by hand
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Setting up views, project levels & site
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Creating a basic model - floors, walls, roofs
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2026Module/Topic
Doors, windows, curtain walls, vertical circulation (stairs & ramps)
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Topic 5: Review of content from week 1-4
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Important tools including setting up title blocks, annotating & dimensions
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2026Module/Topic
No scheduled class.
Chapter
Use the time to work on an assessment or take a wellness break.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Structural elements: columns, beams, structural framing
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8
Begin Date: 04 May 2026Module/Topic
Revit Families & modelling in place
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9
Begin Date: 11 May 2026Module/Topic
Review 2
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10
Begin Date: 18 May 2026Module/Topic
3D views, perspectives & rendering
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11
Begin Date: 25 May 2026Module/Topic
Using sun path tools
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Review 3
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle unit site for additional information.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Exam period concludes.
Chapter
There is no exam for this unit.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation/Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Portfolio
Assessment 1 relates to learning outcome 1. You will begin by manually sketching a project based on the given brief. Then, you will use the template provided by the lecturer and begin to construct the project as a model in REVIT. Access to a forum for you to post questions and provide constructive responses to other students will support development of drawing and drafting skills. Your submission will include your manual drawings, REVIT file and screenshots of your forum posts. Refer to the unit Moodle site for additional detail on assessment and submission requirements.
AI Scale: AI can be used for planning; however the final product must demonstrate your learning
Week 5 Monday (6 Apr 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Monday (27 Apr 2026)
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), aligning with the unit's Academic Integrity Statement.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Demonstrate information literacy skills to engage satisfactorily with selecting and applying relevant information in an academic context.
- Demonstrate the core knowledge and skills associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Demonstrate actions as a co-operative, productive team member that further both your own and other students’ learning.
- Use appropriate professional written and verbal communications.
- Use scale and proportion in technical drawings appropriately
2 Portfolio
Assessment 2 relates to learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4. You will use REVIT families to include furnishings, annotations and structural elements in the model created in Assessment 1. Access to a forum for you to post questions and provide constructive responses to other students will support development of drawing and drafting skills. Your submission will include your REVIT file and screenshots of your forum posts. Refer to the unit Moodle site for additional detail on assessment and submission requirements.
AI Scale: AI can be used for planning; however the final product must demonstrate your learning
Week 9 Monday (11 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Monday (25 May 2026)
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), aligning with the unit's Academic Integrity Statement.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Demonstrate information literacy skills to engage satisfactorily with selecting and applying relevant information in an academic context.
- Demonstrate the core knowledge and skills associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Demonstrate actions as a co-operative, productive team member that further both your own and other students’ learning.
- Use appropriate professional written and verbal communications.
- Use scale and proportion in technical drawings appropriately
- Produce two dimensional drawings of objects/buildings with inclusion of dimensions and annotations using drafting software
- Visually communicate a design project using standards appropriate to discipline.
3 Portfolio
Assessment 3 relates to learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4. You will use rendering and perspective tools to create 3D views. You will also use the sun path tools to model and support reflection on climate appropriate design strategies. Access to a forum for you to post questions and provide constructive responses to other students will support development of drawing and drafting skills. Your submission will include your REVIT file, final plans and screenshots of your forum posts. Refer to the unit Moodle site for additional detail on assessment and submission requirements.
AI Scale: AI can be used for planning; however the final product must demonstrate your learning
Vacation/Exam Week Wednesday (17 June 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Monday (8 June 2026)
Marks will be released at the certification of grades. 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), aligning with the unit's Academic Integrity Statement.
The assessment will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Demonstrate information literacy skills to engage satisfactorily with selecting and applying relevant information in an academic context.
- Demonstrate the core knowledge and skills associated with this unit and show appropriate application of that knowledge.
- Demonstrate actions as a co-operative, productive team member that further both your own and other students’ learning.
- Use appropriate professional written and verbal communications.
- Use scale and proportion in technical drawings appropriately
- Produce two dimensional drawings of objects/buildings with inclusion of dimensions and annotations using drafting software
- Create a three dimensional (3D) model relevant to your chosen discipline using drafting software
- Visually communicate a design project using standards appropriate to discipline.
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?
