Course Title: Investigation Analysis and Analytical Writing Techniques

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Investigation Analysis and Analytical Writing Techniques

Credit Points: 12.00

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFx2019 (ZZZZ)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex21 (GC21)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex22 (ZZZZ)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex23 (STEM)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex24 (STEM)
OENG1199	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	PGRDFlex25 (All)

Course Coordinator: Wim Verhagen

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 450 826 874

Course Coordinator Email: wim.verhagen@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: B057-03-25C

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities: It is expected students enrolled in this course have completed or are enrolled in the Investigation Readiness course.

Course Description

This course is intended to provide participants / learners with a range of knowledge and skills to analyse evidence collected as part of a transport safety investigation. This includes identifying significant contributing factors and formulating appropriate recommendations and safety actions.

The first part of the course will focus on knowledge and skills to perform incident/accident analysis including safety concepts, reasoning concepts, data interpretation, safety factors analysis, risk analysis, and safety actions development.

The second part of the course will focus on skills to develop an investigation report.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Transport Safety Investigation

PLO 1 Describe, investigate and analyse complex engineering systems and associated issues (using systems thinking and modelling techniques)
PLO 4 Demonstrate creative and innovative solutions to engineering problems
PLO 6 Develop and operate within a hazard and risk framework appropriate to industry activities.
PLO 7 Discuss and apply advanced theory-based understanding of engineering fundamentals and specialist bodies of knowledge in the selected discipline area to predict the effect of industry activities
PLO 10 Understand the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary industry practice in the specific discipline
PLO 12 Apply systematic approaches to the conduct and management of industry projects
PLO 14 Communicate in a variety of different ways to collaborate with other people, including accurate listening, reading and comprehension, based on dialogue when appropriate, taking into account the knowledge, expectations, requirements, interests, terminology and language of the intended audience
PLO 17 Demonstrate professional use and management of information.

For more information on the program learning outcomes for your program, please see the program guide.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

CLO1 Define key safety and analysis concepts relevant to transport safety investigations
CLO2 Organise and interpret incident / accident evidence, including evidence about the sequence of events
CLO3 Identify and scope further work on safety factor hypotheses
CLO4 Formulate and test safety factor hypotheses to produce findings
CLO5 Analyse the risk of safety issues and facilitate effective safety actions
CLO6 Compose investigation reports that organise and present evidence, analysis and findings clearly and persuasively

Overview of Learning Activities

The primary learning mode will be pre-recorded lectures, supported by in-class activities, assignments, and progressive assessment (e.g., quizzes/tests). As a complementary form of acquisition of knowledge in the different topics, students will be exposed to practical activities replicating real industry scenarios by resorting to selected case-studies and/or techniques/procedures identical to those used in a real working context.

Some topics will require students to review the course material prior to the lecture, then allowing more time for group discussions, presentations and analysis of selected cases.

Course notes and other supporting material will be provided on the course Learning Management System (Canvas), which is accessed through myRMIT. This can include lecture material, tutorials and references.

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.

Examples include:
● simulations and role plays using industry case studies and processes

Overview of Learning Resources

Course-related resources will be provided on the Learning Management System (LMS), which is accessed through myRMIT. This can include lecture materials, tutorials and references.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Task 1: Quiz, 20%, CLO1
Assessment Task 2: Online timed assessment over a 24 hour window, 40%, CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4 and CLO5
Assessment Task 3: Individual Assignment, 40%, CLO2, CLO4, CLO5 and CLO6

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.