BLSV14016 - Fire Engineering and Performance

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit covers the use of alternative and performance-based solutions for building and fire engineering under the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and the formulation of risk management strategies to address the occurrence of fires within buildings. Students will develop knowledge in problem-solving, personal and interpersonal skills using different communication modes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites:

  1. BLAR11051- Construction Legislation 1 (or BLAR12034- Building Legislation 1) AND
  2. BLSV12023- Fire Safety Design

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 1 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 62.5% 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: Communication with students
Feedback:
 The lecturer returns feedback for assignments to students within a short period.

Recommendation:
 Keep returning feedback to students as quickly as possible to enable students to enhance their work in the next due assessment.

Action Taken:
 The lecturer returns feedback quickly to students.
Source: Have your say
Feedback:
 Having the last 2 assessments due only 2 weeks apart was a timing challenge. Ideally, the assessments would be spread more evenly throughout the semester.

Recommendation:
 Increase the time gap to a longer period between the due dates of Assessments 2 and 3.

Action Taken:
 The gap between the due dates for Assessment 2 and 3 has been increased. Multiple reminders of the due dates are sent to students.
Source: Communication with students
Feedback:
 The use of rubrics enable students to better understand the expectations of the lecturer

Recommendation:
 Keep using the detailed rubrics to enable students' clear understanding of the requirements for all the assessment tasks.

Action Taken:
 The detailed rubrics are used for students' clear understanding of the expectations for the assessment tasks.
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback:
 The assignments were invaluable in understanding the AFEG and the application of fire safety engineering.

Recommendation:
 The unit will continue to use practical cases for assignments.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: Unit evaluation
Feedback:
 The contents could be updated with more recent knowledge/research.

Recommendation:
 Update the unit's contents with more recent knowledge. A Unit Update Proposal will be undertaken following the Post Five Year Course Review.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discuss the use of alternative solutions for complying with the Building Code of Australia (BCA)
  2. Propose performance-based solutions for fire engineering requirements for buildings
  3. Formulate risk management options to reduce the occurrence of a fire in a building
  4. Engage in the solution of routine and unfamiliar problems using information, technology and logic
  5. Practice personal and interpersonal skills
  6. Use effectively a range of appropriate communication modes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Communication • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • • •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10
1 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • •