Course Title: Comply with relevant legislation in the design of commercial buildings
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: ARCH5192
Course Title: Comply with relevant legislation in the design of commercial buildings
School: 320T Architecture & Design
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6136 - Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
Course Contact : Catherine Ciavarella
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254818
Course Contact Email:catherine.ciavarella@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Theo Theodorou
EMAIL theo.theodorou@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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
NA
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to
apply structural and construction technology to the design of
commercial buildings. It requires compliance with state
legislation and the provisions for Building Code of Australia
(BCA) Classes 2 to 9 and relevant Australian Standards as
they apply to the structural and construction components of a
commercial building.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification
requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
However this unit forms part of a minimum qualification
requirement for registration with the Building Practitioners
Board as a building designer (architectural).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU21591 Comply with relevant legislation in the design of commercial buildings |
Element: |
1. Apply the regulatory |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Relevant legislation impacting on design and |
Element: |
2. Investigate site 2.1 Site features and available services are identified to |
Performance Criteria: |
2.2 Soil engineer’s report is interpreted to determine |
Element: |
3. Analyse and apply |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Structural systems are analysed and construction |
Element: |
4. Specify structural |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Timber wall, floor and roof framing systems are |
Element: |
5. Comply with fire |
Performance Criteria: |
|
Element: |
6. Specify requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Wet area materials and sealing of wall and flooring |
Element: |
7. Specify requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Details for claddings, linings, finishes and coatings |
Learning Outcomes
This unit of competency supports the attainment of the skills
and knowledge required for building designers to apply
structural and construction technology to the design of
commercial buildings and includes compliance with current
legal responsibilities of building designers for construction
methods. The outcomes of this unit do not cover the required
skills and knowledge for the application of structural and
construction technology to the design of residential buildings,
which are addressed in the unit VU21588 Apply structural
and construction technology to the design of residential
buildings
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures, Case Studies, Quiz , Project work.
Teaching Schedule
1 | February 19 | Introduction | |
2 | February 26 | Lecture 2 | |
3 | March 05 | Lecture 3 | |
4 | March 12 | Lecture 4 | Quiz One |
5 | March 19 | Lecture 5 | Major project |
6 | March 26 | Lecture 6 | |
7 | April 02 | Lecture 7 | |
April 09 | TERM BREAK | ||
8 | April 16 | Lecture 9 | Quiz Two |
9 | April 23 | Lecture 10 | Major Project to be submitted |
10 | April 30 | ||
11 | May 07 | ||
12 | Mat 14 | Revision | Quiz Three |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
The Building Regulations – Available from the RMIT on-line library and from the Building Commission’s website www.building commission.com.au |
References
The Building Regulations Available from the RMIT Library and from the Building Commission’s website www.building commission.com.au |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed in the
workplace or a close simulation of the workplace
environment, provided that simulated or project-based
assessment techniques replicate building design
workplace conditions, materials, activities,
responsibilities and procedures.
Holistic or project-based assessment with other related
units is recommended.
Assessment Tasks
20% - Quiz One - Week 4
20% - Quiz Two - Week 8
20% - Quiz Three - Week 12
40% - Major project - Week 5 Due for submission Week 9
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Academic Progress:
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Student Responsibilities:
In undertaking this course students are required to be responsible for:
•The time management of the course work in order to complete all work requirements satisfactorily and on time.
•RMIT encourages students to attend all scheduled classes to optimise academic success.
•To ascertain what content or assessment has been missed, and gather the information prior to next class.
•To be proactive in mastering the academic material of the course by challenging, questioning and extending course outcomes.
•To be responsible for the maintenance of a non-disruptive and scholastic attitude in the learning environment.
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Extension of Time for Submission of Assessable work Procedure:
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Equitable Assessment:
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Special Consideration:
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Assessment Principles:
Final assessment decisions can be reviewed and or appealed.
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Employability skills:
Employability skills describe non-technical skills and competencies that are an important part of effective and successful participation in the workplace.
The following Employability Skills are an inherent part of this course:
Communication, Teamwork, Problem solving, Initiative and enterprise, Planning and organising, Self management, Learning and Technology.
Plagiarism:
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