Unit Synopsis
This unit provides an understanding of issues and methods used in fire safety design, develop an appreciation of the role of fire safety engineering in the building industry and be prepared to communicate effectively with professionals in the building industry about fire safety design.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 3 - 2026 Profile
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 60% |
| 4. Written Assessment | 0% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.81% 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: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation Survey (SUTE)
Students believed that the unit was structured in a way that triggered critical and analytical thinking of the content and developed understanding of best practices within the industry.
The teaching team continue to include real-life examples in the unit content and engage educators with up-to-date industry experiences.
Include real-life examples in the unit content and reflect the up-to-date industry experiences.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation Survey (SUTE)
Students' experiences of assessment feedback were mainly positive.
The teaching team continue to provide timely constructive feedback on student submissions.
Provide students with constructive feedback promptly.
Source: Unit evaluation
The lecturer is full of so much knowledge and experience and is always ready to share.
The lecturer will continue to share his knowledge and most recent industry experience with students.
In Progress
Source: Communication with students
Students would like to see more cases of fire safety design for people with disability.
The lecturer will add cases of fire safety design for people with disability.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- assess prescriptive and performance-based solutions for fire safety design using an industry standard software package
- explain causes of fire and smoke in buildings
- understand behaviour of structures and materials in fires, toxic gases, cost and risk, fire fighting, detection and control systems, active and passive fire protection systems and fire compliance requirements and responsibilities
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| 4 - Written Assessment | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • |
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