CQUniversity Unit Profile.

This is a mandatory assessment item. This assessment item consists of two online quizzes, which can be accessed through the Moodle site. Each quiz will comprise a combination of true/false and multiple-choice questions and will assess the learning content covered during the preceding four weeks and the corresponding teaching week. Specifically, Online Quiz 1 will cover the content from Weeks 1–5, while Online Quiz 2 will cover the content from Weeks 6–10.

Each online quiz will be available from Thursday of the designated testing week until Sunday Midnight of the same week, allowing you to complete the quiz at a time that is convenient for you. You will have two attempts for each quiz, and the higher mark from the two attempts will be recorded in the Moodle Gradebook. Each attempt will have a time limit of 60 minutes. Once a quiz has been started, it cannot be paused or resumed later, and it will no longer be accessible after the closing time.

There are no restrictions on the venue or learning materials you may use while completing the quizzes. However, given the limited time available, you are strongly encouraged to review and prepare the relevant learning materials in advance to ensure that you can complete the questions within the allocated time.

Quizzes will be held on teaching Week 5 & Week 10, respectively. The due date and time will be available on Moodle for the corresponding week.

Students will receive the marks at the end of the attempt.

• The total marks of each of the two online quizzes will be scaled to out of 20 marks for the unit total.
• Numerical answers must be entered to 3 significant figures.
• THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.

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Part 1 of Assessment 2

This is also a mandatory assessment item. In this team assessment, students will form teams of 2–4 members, depending on the number of students enrolled, and undertake an engineering asset and maintenance management project of their choice. Each team will investigate a relevant engineering problem or asset and prepare a high-quality professional report presenting their findings.

This assessment provides students with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate their ability to apply asset and maintenance management tools and principles to support effective engineering decision-making. It will also assess students’ ability to work effectively as a team, conduct relevant background research, retrieve and process information, undertake original engineering analysis, and present logical interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations.

The final submission will be a group report that demonstrates the development of the project from problem identification through to the investigation and evaluation of potential solutions. The report should include appropriate analysis, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations, and should clearly explain the development and implementation strategy for the proposed solution, including any relevant assumptions, constraints, and limitations.

The report must be presented in a professional and technically appropriate format. It should contain sufficient detail for another engineer to understand, verify, and, where necessary, reproduce the work undertaken. To maximise the time available for focusing on the core objectives of the unit, students are encouraged to use hand-drawn diagrams and handwritten mathematical equations or calculations, provided these are clear, legible, and appropriately scanned into the final document. Detailed marking criteria, specific to the project requirements and assessment components, are available on the Moodle site.

Week 6 Thursday (17 Dec 2026) 3:00 pm AEST

Only one report from each Team should be submitted via the Moodle submission link.

Week 8 Thursday (14 Jan 2027)

The marks and comments are expected to be uploaded to Moodle within two weeks.

A criteria-referenced assessment practice will be used to assess this task. This assessment's philosophy is to determine students' ability to work in a small team, use technical tools to analyse and evaluate information or data, and communication tools to showcase their problem-solving and communication skills. Although this is a group submission, each member of the group may receive varying grades. In the final report, the group will be asked to specify each members percentage contribution in the project. This percentage contribution will be used to determine the grade of each student. To help with team management, the percentage of contribution should be discussed at the beginning and end of the project. Each team member should reference their own contributions in the team report by use of the Harvard author-date system. 

The group report will be marked on the main elements of analysing a problem leading towards possible solutions, discussion, and conclusions. The report should also be professionally presented, clearly showing, and explaining the development strategy of the solution including any assumptions or limitations. The report should be written and contain enough detail so that an engineer can understand the work described. Detailed marking criteria specific to this assessment are available on the Moodle site.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT OR REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.

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Part 2 of Assessment 2

This is also a mandatory assessment item. This oral exam is a part of your assessment 2. The date and time scheduled in Moodle for the individual oral examination are fixed and cannot be changed. All students are required to attend the oral examination at the scheduled date and time. As the oral examination is an individual component of the assessment, attendance and participation are mandatory requirements for successful completion of the assessment.

Students are expected to make the necessary arrangements in advance to ensure that they are available at the scheduled date and time. Failure to attend the oral examination will result in the student not completing a mandatory component of the assessment and consequently receiving a fail garde for the unit.

Students should also ensure that they are adequately prepared for the oral examination. A set of sample questions and preparation guidance will be provided on Moodle. These materials are intended to indicate the nature, scope and level of understanding expected during the oral examination; however, the questions provided will not be the exact questions used in the examination.

Students are therefore strongly advised to carefully note the scheduled date and time and make all necessary arrangements to attend. The assessment task description, requirements, and marking criteria are available on Moodle. Students are strongly advised to read these materials carefully before commencing the assessment and to ensure that their work addresses all specified requirements and assessment criteria.


THERE WILL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO REPEAT, REDO OR OTHERWISE UNDERTAKE THIS ASSESSMENT AT A LATER TIME.

Week 7 Wednesday (6 Jan 2027) 12:00 am AEST

Students must attend the oral examination at the date and time specified in Moodle.

Week 9 Thursday (21 Jan 2027)

Marks and comments will be released in two weeks

The assessment will evaluate the following key areas, but is not limited to these areas:

• Project design and implementation: Appropriate application of engineering principles, methods, and relevant software to develop the team project.
• Technical understanding: Demonstrated understanding of the project methodology, assumptions, design parameters, and engineering concepts.
• Analysis and results: Accuracy and quality of analysis, interpretation of results, and ability to draw appropriate conclusions.
• Contribution to team: Demonstrated level of contribution to the team project, as evidenced through the submitted work and individual oral examination.
• Communication and presentation: Ability to clearly and professionally explain the project, justify decisions, and respond appropriately to questions during the oral examination.
• Individual understanding: Demonstrated knowledge of the overall project and the student's specific contribution, including the ability to explain and defend the work independently.
   

Further details regarding the assessment requirements, criteria, and expectations are available on Moodle.

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No submission method provided.

Each student will work on an engineering situation where they will have to model and predict the performance of an engineering asset. The project will investigate failures of relevant engineering components or failures of a related product in a facility. The aim of the undertaken project work is to present a complete solution to the problem in a cohesive and holistic manner. They must thoroughly research the situation, apply relevant theories and asset andmaintenance management frameworks, and recommend the most appropriate solution. Thus, in researching, examining, and obtaining an achievable result, students will need to use proper analytical techniques extensively (e.g. Work Study, Queuing Theory, FMECA, Planned Maintenance Optimisation, Pareto Analysis, Control Charts, etc.). The submission will be in the form of an individual report. Detailed marking criteria for the project elements are available on the Moodle site.

Week 11 Thursday (4 Feb 2027) 4:00 pm AEST

The assessment must be submitted via the designated Moodle link within the scheduled date and time.

Exam Week Friday (19 Feb 2027)

Marks and comments will be released on the Certification of Grades day.

The individual report will assess the gain in knowledge, effective self-management, communication, and technical work documentation. This must be substantiated with evidence of individual work. The submission will be assessed based on how well the material in the report demonstrates the student’s ability and understanding of the engineering problem and strategic approach of the maintenance management for the engineering assets. Detailed marking criteria specific to the project elements are available on the Moodle site.  

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This is an individual mandatory assessment which is a part of assessment 3. Each student will present their project execution plan and expected outcome. The detailed schedule for the presentation will be available in the Unit Moodle in due time. Students are required to give approximately 12 to 15-minute oral presentation on their project with PowerPoint (PPT) slides followed by approximately 8 to 10 minutes for questions and answers. Each student should upload PPT slides to the Moodle submission link at least 24 hours before the presentation.

Presentation slides (.pptx) must be submitted via the Moodle submission link. The file name should be in the format "Student name_unit code_assessment number.pptx". An example of a file format is "Biru Bilas_ENEM28005_PPT slides.pptx".

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO APPLY FOR A POSTPONEMENT OR EXTENSION FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT OR REDO THIS ASSESSMENT.

Week 12 Wednesday (10 Feb 2027) 10:00 am AEST

Students are required to attend the presentation at the date and time scheduled in Moodle.

The marks and comments will be released on the Certification of Grades Day.

Refer to the Moodle site for the detailed marking rubric and assessment criteria used to assess your submission. These criteria outline the expectations for each component of the assessment and provide guidance on how marks are allocated. You are encouraged to review the rubric carefully and use it to reflect on the strengths of your work and areas that may require further improvement. The marks and detailed comments/feedback will be released on the Certification of Grades Day.

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