Course Title: Read plans and calculate plumbing quantities
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: BUIL6253C
Course Title: Read plans and calculate plumbing quantities
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3307 - Certificate III in Plumbing
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager - Warren James
Tel: +61 3 9925 4632
Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 8
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to use and interpret plans and specifications associated with construction work, and accurately complete measurements and calculations to establish quantities of materials for the plumbing and services industry.
The unit requires the interpretation of plans, drawings and specifications to interpret requirements, and making measurements and calculations to determine quantities of plumbing materials.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCPCM2040A Read plans and calculate plumbing quantities |
Element: |
1 Prepare for work. 2 Identify types of plans and drawings and their functions. 3 Identify commonly used scales, symbols and abbreviations. 4 Locate and identify key features on a services plan. 5 Read and interpret job specifications. 6 Obtain measurements and perform calculations 7 Calculate material quantities. 8 Clean up. |
Performance Criteria: |
1 Prepare for work. 1.1 Plans, drawings, specifications and standards are obtained and required calculations are identified. 2 Identify types of plans and drawings and their functions. 2.1 Plans and drawings used in the plumbing industry are identified. 3 Identify commonly used scales, symbols and abbreviations. 3.1 Commonly used scales, symbols and abbreviations are used. 4 Locate and identify key features on a services plan. 4.1 Key features and dimensions of sectional details and elevations on a plan are identified and located. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include in class workbook activities and researching industry practices and standards. This may include online learning activities. Students are expected to undertake design, size and documentation to relevant industry standards to include sustainability and WH
Teaching Schedule
| Session Number | Topic |
Learning Activities/Resources |
Elements/ Performance Criteria |
Assessments |
| Session 1 | Read plans & calculate plumbing quantities. |
- Read ‘Basic Pearson’s book Chapter 4 Student complete
|
1 .1 - 4.2 | Assessment 1 - Work sheets 1 to 7. (weighing 50%)
|
| Session 2 | student to complete underpinning questions. | 1 .1 - 4.2 | Assessment 3 – Completion of underpinnings. (weighing 50%) |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There are no prescribed textbooks. ‘Pearsons Basic Plumbing Service Skills 2nd edition’ |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Students are required to complete three different types of assessment tasks
1. Assessment 1 - Workbook activities as evidence of classroom participation ( 50% weighing)
2. Assessment 2 - Completion of underpinning questions. (weighing 50%)
To successfully complete this unit, a student needs to be deemed competent (CA grade) in all both assessment tasks.
Grading Criteria:
NYC - Not yet competent
CA - Competence Achieved
DNS - Did not submit assessment
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Task Element/ PC Percentage Weighting
Assessment 1 - Workbook Activities Element 1.1 to 4.3 50%
Assessment 2 - Underpinning questions 1.1 to 4.3 50%
Other Information
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student.
Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the Guidelines for Students at the RMIT University Homepage.
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