Unit Outline

This unit describes prefabrication principles, fabrication basics, services integration strategies, site management strategies and BIM approaches in timber the fabrication sector. In this unit, you will design regular timber structures for constructibility and prefabrication and also coordinate and optimise timber projects manufacturing, fabrication and delivery using BIM and site management strategies. It is highly recommended for students to have a background in BIM or to be enrolled concurrently in ENG726 when studying this unit.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Describe prefabrication principles, fabrication basics, services integration strategies, site management strategies and BIM approaches in timber the fabrication sector
2	Design regular timber structures for constructibility and prefabrication.
3	Coordinate and optimise timber projects manufacturing, fabrication and delivery using BIM and site management strategies.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	ENG732 Engineered Wood Processing ENG738 Timber Material Technology

Alterations as a result of student feedback

After student feedback, online activites have been kept short and discrete.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT TASK 1:	Assignment 1: Constructability and Prefabrication Design	Week 9	40 %	LO1, LO2
ASSESSMENT TASK 2:	Assignment 2: Project	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
ASSESSMENT TASK 3:	A series of quizzes	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Assignment 1: Constructability and Prefabrication Design

TASK DESCRIPTION:

In this assignment, students work individually and develop and access alternate prefabrication strategies for a mixed student accommodation development described in a provided brief.
They are to generate these strategies based on the project’s and components’ performance requirement, and they are develop and deploy assessment criteria relevant to the site, material availability and likely construction constraints.
They are to detail their findings in a concise A4 document using text, diagrams and images.

TASK LENGTH:

maximum of 15 A4 pages

DUE DATE:

Week 9

WEIGHT:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Design components and assembly details for ease of constructibility	LO1, LO2
2	Design components and assembly details for ease of prefabrication	LO1, LO2
3	Produce drawings and sketches of construction and prefabrication details to industry standards	LO1, LO2

Assessment Task 2: Assignment 2: Project

TASK DESCRIPTION:

In this assignments, students work individually and, after discussion with the teaching team, identify and develop a representative portion of one of the recommended options for the AT2 project. They are then to create a fabrication-quality BIM model of the portion, ideally to a LOD 300 level, and after discussion and refine a LOD 400 level model, ready for fabrication using flatbed router or Kuka robot.

TASK LENGTH:

BIM model + written summary report of max. 10 A4 pages

DUE DATE:

Week 13

WEIGHT:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Identify areas of improvement amenable to use of BIM in the existing project	LO1, LO2, LO3
2	Optimise the process of manufacturing, fabrication and delivery using BIM	LO1, LO2, LO3
3	Produce drawings/sketches of the optimised areas to industry specifications	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment Task 3: A series of quizzes

TASK DESCRIPTION:

There will be 5-6 quizzes throughout semester (weeks 4, 5, 6, 10, 11), each 6-8 questions covering lecture content and readings. These are open quizzes (the student can do them as many times as required) and are available for 4 weeks from date of issue.

TASK LENGTH:

estimated 30 mins each

DUE DATE:

Refer to Assessment Description

WEIGHT:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Correctly answer questions relating to ILO1	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late Penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.