BLAR11043 - Building Systems and Services 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce building ergonomics, including its effects on human performance and comfort; "universal access" design considerations; and engineering services associated with residential, low rise commercial and industrial building projects. Using industry regulations, standards and codes of practice, students will examine the principles of building services requirements, installation, operation and maintenance relating to: energy usage and needs; natural, extractive and air conditioning ventilation; natural and artificial lighting; security and communications, hydraulic service supply and disposal systems; fire protection; and acoustics.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
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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

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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%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 60.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 18.52% 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: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
The lecturer is very knowledgeable on the subject and provides fairly clear guidance and teaching. He was always early to answer questions and prompt in forum and email responses.
Recommendation
If possible, same lecturer will deliver the unit next time. Same learning and teaching strategies to be adopted in future deliveries is recommended.
Action Taken
The same lecturer delivered the lecture.
Source: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
Some parts of the marking criteria were found to be vague leaves it open to interpretation.
Recommendation
Internal review of assessment tasks and their marking criteria is recommended.
Action Taken
The assignment briefs were revised. However, developing detailed rubrics for all assignments is recommended to clarify marking criteria for students.
Source: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
Word counts are inappropriately high which leads the assignments to demand quantity over quality.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review this issue during previously suggested internal review of assessment tasks.
Action Taken
The assignment briefs were revised; nonetheless, they require further review to reduce the word count for all questions in the three assignments.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
To make feedback more clear
Recommendation
Developing detailed rubrics for all assignments is recommended to clarify marking criteria for students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: UC reflection
Feedback
To improve overall satisfaction
Recommendation
To ensure clarity and alignment with learning outcomes, it is recommended that the assignment briefs be revised to better support focused, high-quality responses. Adjustments to the structure and expectations—such as revising word limits or question design—may help promote more relevant and concise student work. These revisions aim to improve overall satisfaction while maintaining academic rigour.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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