Course Title: Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: CIVE5569
Course Title: Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office
School: 130T Infra, Electrotec & Build Serv
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6066 - Advanced Diploma of Civil Engineering (Structural Design)
Course Contact : Mr Tony Skinner
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4444
Course Contact Email:tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Coordinator:
Mr Tony Skinner
Tel. 9925 4444
Fax. 99254377
Email: tony.skinner@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
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 unit covers the competency to enter a engineering design office with knowledge of the engineering disciplines, the contribution of engineering to society, basic structures, awards and work practices, including quality systems, risk management and the application of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare OHS&W legislation, and to communicate through writing technical reports and making short oral presentations.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
EDX010 Communicate and apply standard industry procedures and policies in an engineering design office |
Element: |
Apply the legislative requirements of Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 The relationship between Worksafe Australia and individual State and Territory Health and Safety Commissions can be explained so that their jurisdiction is clearly defined. |
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Conduct a workplace hazard audit. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 A description is given of a situation under which a given hazard presents a risk to safety and/or health. |
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Demonstrate knowledge of risk management concepts. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The need for risk management in the contemporary industrial and business climate can be explained. |
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Demonstrate knowledge of the different engineering disciplines and the impact of engineering on society. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 The term ‘engineering’ can be defined and explained. |
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Demonstrate knowledge of the types of engineering occupations and employment, education, training and retraining requirements for a engineering design office. |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 The role and functions of professional engineers, engineering associates, technical officers, technicians, design drafters, detail drafters and associated paraprofessional engineering occupations can be explained. |
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Make an oral presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 The topic of the presentation is briefly outlined. |
Element: |
Participate in quality improvement activities. |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 The difference between Quality Control and Quality |
Element: |
Prepare an outline of a technical document for a specific purpose. |
Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
Prepare an outline of a technical document for a specific purpose. |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Intended audience and context are identified. |
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Write a technical document |
Performance Criteria: |
9.1 The document’s purpose, context, scope and method of organization are stated explicitly. |
Learning Outcomes
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Details of Learning Activities
Teacher Directed:
• Teacher–led face to face lectures for each element in designated areas of underpinning knowledge, including workplace scenarios and the use of overheads, videos and notes from local web page and covering:
• Engineering Organisations and their structure
• Quality Concepts and procedures within the workplace
• Occupational Health and safety in the workplace
• Writing technical reports for the engineering workplace.
Student-based learning activities
• Participate in individual or small group research related to an engineering company and including:
• Engineering disciplines
• Engineering Institutes & Associations.
• Engineering industrial awards
• Education and qualifications
• Design office structure
• Design office activities
• Participate in and OH&S induction program covering issues concerning RMIT and the workplace training facilities, conducted by the school.
• Using workplace scenarios, participate in simulations/role plays/case studies dealing with:
• OH&S procedures and covering the legal requirements, preventative nature of OH&S, workplace audits, employee/employer responsibilities, a health and safety program and risk management.
• Quality systems
• Quality control
• Quality Measurement testing
• Quality improvement and statistical techniques.
• preparation of written technical engineering reports
Group-based:
• Participate in individual or small group research using Self Help Questions/Answers for each element in designated areas of underpinning knowledge, accessed via local web site for this unit.
Teaching Schedule
See Online Learning Hub for details.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 |
References
George, C & Cole, K (1992) Supervision in Action – The Art of Managing 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall, Sydney. |
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Kirby, R, Withington, S, Darling, A, and Kilgour, F,(1990) Engineering in History Dover Pub. New York. 1956 version. |
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Scott, J (1993) Dictionary of Civil Engineering 4th ed. Chapman & Hall, New York. |
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Maclean, J and Scott, J (1993) Dictionary of Building 4th ed., Penguin Books. |
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Shaw, J, Chase, R, Moore, L, and Toohey, J, (1994) Occupational Health and Safety – Best Management Practice, Harcourt Brace, Sydney. |
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Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 |
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Summary of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 |
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Code of Practice for Plant |
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Code of Practice for Prevention of Falls in general Construction |
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Issue Resolution Regulations |
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Manual Handling Regulations |
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ISO Standards for Quality ISO 9000-2000 Series |
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Williams, R.L. (1994), Essentials of Total Quality Management, AMACOM, USA |
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Cortada, J & Woods, J 1995, Quality Terms and Concepts, McGraw-Hill Inc. New York. |
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Ishikawa, K (1994) Guide to Quality Control, 12th ed., Nordica Int. Ltd. |
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Kruithof, J & Ryall, J (1994) The Quality Standards Handbook, Information Aust. (Aust. Print Group) |
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George, C & Cole, K (1992) Supervision in Action – The Art of Managing 3rd Ed. Prentice Hall, Sydney. |
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Juran, J (1998) Quality Control Handbook, 5th ed. McGaw-Hill, New York |
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Fox, R (1991) Making Quality Happen, McGraw-Hill, Sydney. |
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Feigenbaum, AV (1991) Total Quality Control, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York. |
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Ellyard, S & Taylor, P (2005), Communication for IT, 2nd ed., (Access Series) TAFE NSW, McGraw Hill, North Ryde, NSW |
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Eunson, B (1994), Writing and presenting reports, (The communication skills series) John Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD |
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Sorby, S & Bulleit, W (2006), An Engineer‘s Guide to technical Communication, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey |
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Ellyard, S, Koritschoner, E & Braham, B (2002), Communication for IT, (Access series) TAFE NSW, McGraw-Hill, North Ryde, NSW |
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ACTU: www.actu.asn.au |
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CFMEU: www.cfmeu.asn.au |
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Engineers Australia: www.engineersaustralia.org.au |
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Victorian Trades Hall Council: www.vthc.org.au |
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Victorian Parliamentary web site, www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au |
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WorkSafe web site, www.worksafe.vic.gov.au |
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Safety Engineering, www.safteng.net |
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OH&S World Wide, www.ohs.com |
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Quality Control Charts www.statsoft.com/textbook/stquacon.html |
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Continuous Quality Improvement Server (Educational) go to Tutorials |
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Quality Control (also check out the external links from this site) |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
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Assessment Tasks
Test: Engineering Organisations
Your course coordinator/tutor will give you specific test instructions for the semester of your study, including:
• Date and time of test
• Any other specific requirements
However, it is expected the test will have the following:
• Two sections (based on the elements of competency):
o Short answer questions
• 1 ½ hours duration.
This test has a pass grade of 50% and will contribute 10% of the final overall mark. Like all assessments within this course, this assessment task must be passed in order to meet the requirements of this course.
Test: Occupational Health & Safety
Your course coordinator/tutor will give you specific test instructions for the semester of your study, including:
• Date and time of test
• Any other specific requirements
However, it is expected the test will have the following:
• Three sections (based on the elements of competency):
o True or false questions
o Multiple choice questions
o Short answer questions
• Open book test using the Victorian OH&S Act 2000
• 1 ½ hours duration.
This test has a pass grade of 70% and will contribute 15% of the final overall mark. Like all assessments within this course, this assessment task must be passed in order to meet the requirements of this course.
Test: Quality Systems
Your course coordinator/tutor will give you specific test instructions for the semester of your study, including:
• Date and time of test
• Any other specific requirements
However, it is expected the test will have the following:
• Two sections (based on the elements of competency):
o True or false questions
o Short answer questions
• 1 ½ hours duration.
This test has a pass grade of 50% and will contribute 10% of the final overall mark. Like all assessments within this course, this assessment task must be passed in order to meet the requirements of this course.
Written report:
Covering - Engineering Organisations, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality Systems and Technical report writing.
This report features all major topic areas of this course.
The report is in two parts:
• consisting of a report regarding the running of an engineering company, and
• secondly a report regarding an accident occurring at the site of a project run by the company.
This report has a pass grade of 50% and will contribute 40% of the final overall mark. Like all assessments within this course, this assessment task must be passed in order to meet the requirements of this course.
Oral presentation:
Covering the major topic areas of: Occupational Health & Safety, and Delivering an Oral presentation.
Your course coordinator/tutor will give you specific test instructions for the semester of your study, including:
• Date and time of test
• Any other specific requirements
The oral presentation consists of the findings of an investigation into the accident at the project site (part two of the report) being presented to an “Investigating Commissioner”
This oral presentation has a pass grade of 50% and will contribute 25% of the final overall mark. Like all assessments within this course, this assessment task must be passed in order to meet the requirements of this course.
Assessment Matrix
Element Covered | Assessment Task | Proportion of Final Assessment | Submission Time |
1 | Test – Engineering Organisations | 10% | Week 4 |
2 | Test – Occupational Health & Safety | 15% | Week 10 |
3 | Test – Quality Systems | 10% | Week 16 |
All | Report | 40% | Week 17 |
2 & 5 | Oral Presentation | 25% | Week 17 & 18 |
Other Information
Underpinning Skills and Knowledge
Meaning of “Engineering”
Fields of Engineering
Engineering Industry Structure:- Contexts for Engineering Design Offices
Roles, responsibilities and qualifications of Design Office
Personnel
Design Office procedures (Drawing standards; Company manuals; Plotting; Filing, storage and retrieval; Scheduling work through the office; Checking design work and drawings)
Industrial awards and trade unions
Quality Systems:- Quality Perspectives
Quality Improvement
Quality Assurance and Quality Management Systems
Assurance and Improvement.
Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare:-
• Legal Framework
• Preventative nature of occupational health and safety
• Workplace audit
• Employer/Employee responsibilities
• Health and Safety programme
• Risk Management concepts:- Definition of risk management
• Risk management terminology
• Risk management process
• General sources of risk and their areas of impact
• Documentation
Technical Report writing:
• Technical writing skills
• Technical writing strategies
Oral presentations:- Use of presentation aids
- Overhead projector (presentation of slides)
- Pointers
- PowerPoint presentation
- Demonstrations
Voice projection
Organisation and timing of presentation
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