Course Title: Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2023

Course Code: BUIL6432C

Course Title: Prepare simple building sketches and drawings

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5415 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Lead: George Kratos

Ph: +61 03 9925-4635

email: george.kratos@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare sketches and drawings used for communicating ideas to clients and other parties. This includes capturing design concepts and options taken from architectural drawings to create simpler versions.

The course applies to builders, experienced tradespersons, project managers and estimators who prepare sketches and drawings for estimating, explaining details and showing measurements required for building and construction work. It does not describe more complex drafting skills.

 

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCBC4014 Prepare simple building sketches and drawings
Element:	1. Prepare to make sketches and drawings
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify and select relevant information from construction plans required for sketching or drawing. 1.2 Confirm construction plan information complies with building and construction regulations, standards and codes. 1.3 Consider purpose and presentation of drawings and sketches and the intended audience. 1.4 Determine format of information and select and inspect equipment for serviceability.
Element:	2. Create simple sketches and drawings
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Establish and record measurements, information and details required for drawing and sketches. 2.2 Transfer vital information into two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawing and sketches. 2.3 Create sketches and drawings using standard drawing conventions to detail vital information. 2.4 Produce sectional drawings to clearly identify and label elements and components.
Element:	3. Notate and process drawings
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Apply essential information to the drawing using dimension lines, symbols and abbreviations following standard drawing conventions. 3.2 Include drawing and job tile, date, scale and sheet number in the title block. 3.3 Produce completed drawings in an appropriate form for presentation.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Details of Learning Activities

You will have one (1) class per week, over a duration of sixteen (16) weeks. Classes are conducted as tutorials. 

Tutorial classes will be delivered as directed by your assessor. This may include online delivery, via collaborate ultra on Canvas (LMS) or on campus face-to-face, as timetabled. Your assessor will need to observe you completing tasks during these sessions to ensure your work is authentic (your own work). During tutorial, you will have opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback on your work prior to submitting for grading. Your assessor will also ask you questions to confirm you understand the topic. 

 

You are required to attend a minimum of 85% of your classes. If you miss classes, you will need to provide a medical certificate to your Trainer/Assessor for classes that result in you not meeting the 85% requirement.

If you fail to attend the minimum required classes and engage in each class, your trainer/assessor will not accept your assessment submissions. You will be required to attend an in-person interview with your trainer/assessor at a time determined by them. Failure to attend this interview will result in your assessment being rejected. Additionally, the trainer/assessor reserves the right to reject your assessment based on the interview's outcome. This is required to ensure RMIT meets the Standards set for RTOs to ensure the validity of your work. 

Teaching Schedule

Session One 6-12 February	Introduction to course and assessments You will be briefed on how the course will be delivered, how you will be assessed and the assessments which you need to complete.
Session Two 13-19 February	Construction Documents You will learn about drawing projections and how these relate to different parts of a drawing set as well as related documents such as building specifications.
Session Three 20-26 February	Construction Basics / Key features of a plan An overview of basic construction for a brick veneer house and a look at key features of a plan.
Session Four 27 February - 5 March	Site Plan and Levels You will be shown how to interpret survey plans and commence drawing of your site plan.
Session Five 6-12 March	Floor Plan Commence drawings for your floor plan
Session Six 13-19 March	Section Drawing Draw a section through your house
Session Seven 20-26 March	Document relationships A detailed workshop to assess how your various documents relate to each other.
Session Eight 27 March - 2 April	Review Portfolio This class is dedicated to a final review of your portfolio, prior to formal submission.
Session Nine 3-9 April	Dimension Floor Plan Floor plan to be completed with a dedicated focus on dimensioning.
Session Ten 17-23 April	Australian Standards: Bracing and Tie-downs Introduction to AS-1684.4 and clauses relating to Bracing and Tie-downs.
Session Eleven 24-30 April	Drawing Elevations You will be guided through methods of projecting elevations from your floor plan and section.
Session Twelve 1-7 May	NCC basics / Lintel design Introduction to the National Construction Code with a focus on light to habitable room windows. You will also be designing a lintel for the bedroom window in this session.
Session Thirteen 8-14 May	Revision This session is dedicated to activities to prepare you for the test (knowledge questions) which is due next week.
Session Fourteen 15-21 May	Closed book test You will be required to complete a closed book test. Please read assessment conditions by referring to THIS LINK.  NOTE:  the due date on canvas is indicative and represents the week commencing. Your actual due date will be scheduled for the lesson (specific to your group) which occurs between 15-21 May. This will be announced on Canvas.
Session Fifteen 22-28 May	Draw Isometric You will be converting a two dimensional drawing to an Isometric Drawing.
Session Sixteen 29 May - 4 June	Review Portfolio This class is dedicated to a final review of your portfolio, prior to formal submission.
Session Seventeen 5-11 June	Moderation/Resubmissions Please be available for any resubmissions which may  be requested. This will be at the discretion of the moderation panel.
Session Eighteen 12-18 June	Moderation/Resubmissions Please be available for any resubmissions which may  be requested. This will be at the discretion of the moderation panel.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS. 

Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Practical assessment: Due week 8

Assessment 2: Knowledge assessment: Due week 14

Assessment 3:Practical assessment : Due week 16

Assessment Matrix

 

 

Element	Performance criteria
		Assessment  Task 1	Assessment  Task 2	Assessment  Task 3
1    Prepare to make sketches and drawings.	1.1  Identify and select relevant information from construction plans required for sketching or drawing.	1B		3E
1.2  Confirm construction plan information complies with building and construction regulations, standards and codes.			3B, 3C
1.3  Consider purpose and presentation of drawings and sketches and the intended audience			3D
1.4  Determine format of information and select and inspect equipment for serviceability.	1A, 1B		3D2
2    Create simple sketches and drawings.	2.1  Establish and record measurements, information and details required for drawing and sketches.	1B		3A5, 3C4
2.2  Transfer vital information into two-dimensional and three-dimensional drawing and sketches.	1B		3A, 3C4, 3E
2.3  Create sketches and drawings using standard drawing conventions to detail vital information.	1B		3A, 3C4, 3E
2.4  Produce sectional drawings to clearly identify and label elements and components.	A4, A5  3A4, 3A5
3    Notate and process drawings.	3.1  Apply essential information to the drawing using dimension lines, symbols and abbreviations following standard drawing conventions.	1B		3C4, 3E
3.2  Include drawing and job tile, date, scale and sheet number in the title block.	1B		3C4, 3E
3.3  Produce completed drawings in an appropriate form for presentation.	1B		3A, 3C4, 3E

 

Foundation Skills – This section is only completed when foundation are explicitly stated in the unit of competency. In most Training Packages the foundation skills are integrated into the unit of competency and this is clearly stated.
Foundation skill	Description	Describe how each foundation skill is demonstrated through the relevant assessment
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

 

 

Range Statement
	Assessment  Task1:  Title	Assessment  Task 2: Title	Assessment  Task 3: Title
N/A

 

 

Performance Evidence
To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by drawing two components of the fabric of the building from a set of construction plans and prepare drawings for presentation.      In doing this, the candidate must:	Assessment  Task1:  Practical	Assessment  Task 2: Knowledge	Assessment  Task3: Practical
select one structural and one non-structural component and collate vital information required for the drawing	1B,		3A  3C4, 3E
prepare simple sketches of the structural and non-structural components	1B,		3A  3C4, 3E
produce clear and descriptive drawings with appropriate notations and labelling.	1B		3A  3C4, 3E

 

 

Knowledge Evidence
To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:	Assessment  Task 1	Assessment  Task 2	Assessment  Task 3
types of building and construction plans:      presentation drawings    isometric drawings    orthographic drawings    perspective drawings		1, 2, 3, 4
drawing conventions:      sheet layout    title block    line types    symbols    dimensions and dimension lines    Abbreviations	1B	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	3A  3C4, 3E
key features of a construction plan	1B, 1D		3A
computer-aided design (CAD) drawings		13, 14, 41
technical drawing by hand	1B		3A  3C4, 3E
building and construction regulations, standards and codes			3B, 3C
the NCC		15, 16, 17	3B, 3D
building information modelling (BIM)		14, 40
building and construction methods and terminology		18, 19, 20, 21	3C4, 3E
workplace processes, workplace safety and environmental requirements.		22, 23, 24

Other Information

Assessment requirements:

You are required to complete 3 assessments for this course. All three assessments must be satisfactory.

Once you have completed the assessments and submitted all relevant documentation by or before the stated due date and time of the assessment, your assessor will assess your work against the criteria provided in Section B of the Assessment.

If submitted on time, you will be eligible to receive one of the following results:

• Satisfactory (S). This means that you have satisfactorily completed the task and met all the requirements contained in Section B of the Assessment Task.
• Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS). This means that you have not satisfactorily completed the task and have not met one or more of the requirements contained in Section B of the Assessment Task. You will be provided with Feedback by the Assessor as to what needs to be corrected to achieve a satisfactory outcome.

 

Resubmissions:

PRACTICAL ASSESSMENTS: You will be provided with one (1) resubmission opportunity for each practical assessment task if you are not successful in attaining a Satisfactory outcome in your initial attempt. After receiving feedback, your assessor will set a new due date for you to complete all correction works and submit them via the CANVAS submission folder. 

 

KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENTS: You will be provided with two (2) resubmission opportunities for each knowledge assessment task if you are not successful in attaining a Satisfactory outcome in your initial attempt. After receiving feedback, your assessor will set a new due date for you to complete all correction works and submit them via the CANVAS link. 

Resubmissions are not offered to students who receive a DNS (Did Not Submit) result. 

Other Results:

If you fail to submit the assessment task by the due date and time as stated in CANVAS, you will receive a result of DNS (Did Not Submit) This will be displayed as Incomplete in the Grades section. You will also receive a Statement of the DNS in the comments section of the assessment. A DNS Result can only be overturned with an Approved Extention of Time issued by the Program Coordinator or an Approved Special Consideration. 

A single DNS result in this course will result in a final DNS result for the course regardless of completion of other assessment tasks.

 

Attendance Requirements:

Part of the requirements for Vocational Education is regularly engaging with your Trainer/Assessor. Your Trainer/Assessor is obligated to observe you in class and observe your assessments in each class as scheduled. Therefore, you are required to attend all classes as they are scheduled. 

You are required to attend a minimum of 85% of your classes. If you miss classes, you will need to provide a medical certificate to your Trainer/Assessor for classes that result in you not meeting the 85% requirement.

If you fail to attend the minimum required classes and engage in each class, your trainer/assessor will not accept your assessment submissions. You will be required to attend an in-person interview with your trainer/assessor at a time determined by them. Failure to attend this interview will result in your assessment being rejected. Additionally, the trainer/assessor reserves the right to reject your assessment based on the interview's outcome. This is required to ensure RMIT meets the Standards set for RTOs to ensure the validity of your work. 

 

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