Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: EASC5050C
Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
School: 320T Architecture & Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5249 - Diploma of Interior Design and Decoration
Course Contact : Jennifer Crowley
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4759
Course Contact Email:jennifer.crowley@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Valerie Mack valerie.mack@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
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
None
Course Description
This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices.
This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS01A participate in environmentally sustainable work practices.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
Element: |
1. identify current resource use and environmental issues
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Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Identify workplace environmental and resource efficiency issues. |
Element: |
2. Comply with environmental regulations
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Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Follow procedures to ensure compliance. |
Element: |
3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency.
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Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Follow enterprise plans to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency. |
Learning Outcomes
This unit contains employability skills.
Required skills include the ability to:
• report as required by procedures
• follow procedures and instructions and respond to change
• ask questions and seek clarifications relating to work requirements
Reading and writing is required in order to interpretrequired procedures and complete required workplace forms/reports.
Numeracy is required to interpret numeric workplace information, readings and measurements, handle data as required and complete numeric components of workplace forms/reports.
Competency includes sufficient knowledge to:
• have a basic understanding of sustainability
• know the environmental hazards/risks, resource use and inefficiencies associated with own workplace (at an appropriate level)
• know the relevant environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures for own work area
• know the impact of laws and regulations to a level relevant to the work context
Details of Learning Activities
In class activities may include:
- class exercises to review discussions / lectures
- lectures
Out of class activities may include:
- analysis / critique of relevant reading material
- online research
- independent project based work
- other activities as decided by teaching staff
Teaching Schedule
WEEK | CLASS CONTENT | LEARNING ELEMENTS |
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3 | ||
4 |
SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES Reduce Reuse Recycle Sustainable purchasing Current environmental issues Waterway health Biodiversity
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1.identify current resource use and environmental issues 2. Comply with environmental regulations 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency |
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SUSTAINABLE WORK PRACTICES Rating tools Life Cycle Analysis Sourcing products Innovative Recycled products Case studies |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues
2. Comply with environmental regulations 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency |
6 | PASSIVE DESIGN |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues
3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency |
7 |
PASSIVE DESIGN SUMMER Orientation / andscaping / keeping the sun out / Internal & external window shading WEEK 11 - Preliminary assessment handin - project summary |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency
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8 |
PASSIVE DESIGN WINTER Thermal mass / insulation / draft proofing / glazing / window coverings |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency
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9 |
PASSIVE DESIGN BREEZES Ventilation / Creating Air flow / window types |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency
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MID SEMESTER BREAK | ||
10 |
PASSIVE DESIGN ENERGY Other ways of reducing consumption / HWC / Solar Energy / Energy efficient Lighting |
1.identify current resource use and environmental issues 3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practises and resource effciency
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12 | FINAL ASSESSMENT HAND IN WEEK 12 | Tuesday 13th May |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
You are advised to look at the course myRMIT site for ongoing updated information. |
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As part of the assessment you will build your own list of relevant resources and websites |
Other Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems and access to specialised facilities and relevant software. You will also have access of the library resources.
Overview of Assessment
You will receive feedback with verbal and/or written evaluation of your progress within class time. The submitted projects will be assessed with written feedback as well as a quality indicator that relates to separate components of the project and the overall outcome. At the completion of the course, grading will be offered in addition to, and after, competency based assessment.
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved – Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
For Assessment Matrix, please refer to Blackboard link located in MyRMIT in the relevant folder.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include a written report.
Assessment tasks in this course are either formative or summative. Formative tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered essential building blocks for the more substantial summative assessment tasks. Summative assessment tasks in this course are graded.
Feedback throughout the course may be written, verbal or a combination of both
To demonstrate competency in this course you need to complete each one of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.
Asssessment Task - Sustainability Case Study
CASE STUDY
Presentation of a construction case study which includes:
Details on the environmental & resource efficiency systems / procedures used.
Details on how environmental risks were minimised.
Details on how waste was minimised.
The RMIT assessment charter summarises your responsibilities as a student as well as those of your teachers. http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf
Assessment Matrix
Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment:
HD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment
Other Information
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Feedback - You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.
Student feedback at RMIT :
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=9pp3ic9obks7
Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student progress policy :
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=vj2g89cve4uj1
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Special consideration, appeals and discipline :
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y
Cover Sheet for Submissions
You must complete a submission cover sheet for every piece of submitted work. This signed sheet acknowledges that you are aware of the plagiarism implications.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism - RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity :
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=kw02ylsd8z3n
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