Course Title: Design and size heated and cold water services and systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: BUIL6317C
Course Title: Design and size heated and cold water services and systems
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4338 - Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@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: 80
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 design, size and document the layout of heated, tempered and cold water services, flushing systems, and hydrant and hose reel systems for multi-floor buildings.
It covers preparation for work, identification of water service and system requirements, planning the service and system layout and completion of work finalisation processes.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCPWT4011B Design and size heated and cold water services and systems |
Element: |
1 Prepare for planning |
Element: |
2 Identify system requirements |
Element: |
3 Plan service and system layout |
Element: |
4 Restore work area |
Element: |
1 Prepare for planning. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Nature and scope of planning task are identified and confirmed. |
Element: |
2 Identify system requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Information and specifications for required work are obtained and confirmed, if necessary by site inspection using relevant information. |
Element: |
3 Plan service and system layout. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Layout of heated, tempered and cold water services and systems to point of discharge are planned according to building plans, relevant Australian standards and workplace procedures. |
Element: |
4 Restore work area. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Work area is restored according to workplace procedures. |
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 WHS principles.
Teaching Schedule
1 | Workbook requirements WHS requirements Backflow Design |
Powerpoint - RMIT WHS workplace induction, Bl 70. Work book activity SWMS, JSA, templates |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
2 | External pipe sizing | Work book - activity Design practice Powerpoint – Pipe sizing |
1 - 4/1.1 – 4.3 (except 2.4) | |
3 | Hydrant / hose reel | Work book – activity Design practice |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
4 | Work book – activity Design practice |
Work book – activity Design practice On-line activity |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | Assessment 2 - Project 1 handout |
5 | Hot water systems | Work book – activity Design practice On-line activity |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | Assessment 2 - Project 1 DUE |
6 | Internal pipe sizing | Work book – activity Design practice On-line activity Powerpoint – Pipe sizing |
1 - 4/1.1 – 4.3 | |
7 | WHS considerations - Planning | Work book – activity | 1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
8 | Water temperatures - Sustainability | Sustainability principles, WHS consideration | 1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
9 | Water supply |
Work book – activity On-line activity |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
10 | Research and sizing activities | Work book – activity On-line activity |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
11 | Workbook assessment - overview | Work book – activity On-line activity Design practice |
1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | Assessment 1 – Workbook DUE |
12 | Sizing activities | Design practice using Standards and codes
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1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
13 | Sizing activities | Design practice using Standards and codes | 1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | |
14 | Revision for licencing body’s exam | Design practice using Standards and codes | 1 – 4 /1.1 – 4.3 | Assessment 3 - Project 2 DUE |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
AS/NZS 3500.1.2003 Parts 1/2/3 Water Services AS/NZS 3500.4.2003 Heated Water Service Part 4 AS 2419.1 - 2005 Hydrant Installations - Fire Hose Reels - Commissioning AS 2118.5 - 1995 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems - Domestic |
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There are no prescribed textbooks. Class notes (workbook) will be provided to all students enrolled in this unit. |
References
Other Resources
Plumbing Industry Technical Solutions / www.pic.gov.au
Rinnai Infinity hot water manual
Rheem Australia hot water manual
L.w.Gemmell specialised plumbing products
Reliance World wide
Drawing materials, calculator and relevant manual
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 must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment | |
Task 1 |
Workbook Activities |
Task 2 |
Project 1 |
Task 3 |
Project 2 |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Element/ Performance Criteria Covered |
Task 1 |
Task 2 |
Task 3 |
1.1 |
X |
X |
X |
1.2 |
X |
X |
X |
1.3 |
X |
X |
X |
1.4 |
X |
X |
X |
1.5 |
X |
X |
X |
2.1 |
X |
X |
|
2.2 |
X |
X |
|
2.3 |
X |
X |
|
2.4 |
X |
X |
|
3.1 |
X |
X |
|
3.2 |
X |
X |
|
3.3 |
X |
X |
|
3.4 |
X |
X |
|
4.1 |
X |
X |
X |
4.2 |
X |
X |
X |
4.3 |
X |
X |
X |
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Tasks
Students are required to complete three different types of assessment tasks
1. Workbook activities as evidence of classroom participation ( 20% weighing)
2. Design project for internal water pipes sizing ( 40% weighing)
3. Design project for flushometer and header tank sizing ( 40% weighing).
To successfully complete this unit, a student needs to be deemed competent (CA grade) in all three assessment tasks.
Grading Criteria:
NYC - Not yet competent
CA - Competence Achieved
DNS - Did not submit assessment
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Task Element/ PC Percentage Weighting
Workbook Activities Element 1-4 / 1.1 – 4.3 20%
Project 1 Element 1-4/ 1.1 – 4.3 40%
Project 2 Element 1-4/ 1.1-4.3 (except 2.4 and 3.1) 40%
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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