ABB333 Interior Systems
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| Unit code: | ABB333 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | ABB233 or DTB200 or DTB303 |
| Equivalent(s): | DTB306, DTB402 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,896 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | ABB333 |
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| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | ABB233 or DTB200 or DTB303 |
| Equivalent: | DTB306 and DTB402 |
| Coordinator: | Penny Wild | penny.wild@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This advanced unit aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between design, environmental quality, access and egress and technology while developing your technical communication skills. It introduces a greater complexity in commercial interior construction, services integration and code compliance while also developing your technical documentation skills. The unit links directly to your previous studies in ABB233 and provides the necessary knowledge, skills and application required to document the construction of your designs through all of your core units. This unit sits at the developmental stage of your course and provides you with opportunities to develop your knowledge of services integration, digital drafting and documentation requirements in a commercial workplace application with an emphasis on meeting codes and standards relating to fire safety, access and egress.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a developed knowledge of brief requirements, code compliance, space planning and FF&E to address a commercial workplace scenario.
- Demonstrate a developed understanding of documentation requirements to document a design scenario to a commercial construction project team.
- Apply knowledge of construction detailing and services integration to detailed aspects of a commercial workplace interior design scenario.
Content
Content covered in this unit includes:
- Knowledge of and representation of building construction for commercial projects
- Development of 3D digital drafting requirements
- Interior design in relation to structural systems, services integration, materials, and relevant legislation with specific emphasis on commercial workplace scenarios
- Introduction to ergonomic principles, examples of construction processes and identification of types of structures.
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in the following: Lectures, online discussions, practical computer lab sessions, field trips, blended material and guest talks. You
Your learning environment will include your involvement in practical exercises which encourage the integration of research, unit content and practice. The main vehicles for facilitating learning are project based. Where appropriate, projects will be situated in real world contexts. Online resources will be available to you through Canvas to support your learning and development. In the computer labs you will further develop your knowledge of 3-dimensional modelling programs for construction documentation purposes. Both content and organisation is designed for you to assess your progress in the unit and the course and for you to gather evidence of meeting unit and course outcomes.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback in this unit is provided to you in the following ways:
- Comments directly on your drawings for each assessment item. These are called "mark ups" and allow the teaching team to demonstrate their feedback in a visual way.
- A rubric with listed criteria
- A collective list of comments given to the whole group via Canvas after each assessment
- In-class formative exercises.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit has been designed to give you the opportunity to show your learning against the unit learning outcomes. You will be provided with a detailed client brief and will be required to address aspects of the brief whilst complying to specific industry codes and standards, integrating and considering of services reticulation and integration.
Formal assessment in this unit will involve two projects. The summative aspect of assessment will be provided by the allocation of grades for projects that will contribute to the end of semester grade. Assessment will be criterion-based. These assessment criteria will be available at the start of the semester and you are encouraged to use them as constraints for testing your decisions.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Compliance and space planning
Using your knowledge and skills in technical drafting, code compliance, materials, finishes and building services integration you will produce the construction documents for a commercial workplace, interior design scenario.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Commercial workplace and services integration
Using your knowledge of construction components and detailing, documentation, services integration and code compliance you will address the detailing requirements of a number of components for a commercial workplace, interior design project.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
A range of resource materials appropriate for the specific project including a list of readings and texts will be recommended. You will be encouraged to reference materials from a range of sources from which you can draw conceptual, procedural, and substantive content to inform your project development.
Risk Assessment Statement
All students and staff are required to complete the FoE General Health and Safety Induction course for access to campus buildings and facilities. This must be completed online.
There are no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with this unit; however, you may be required to undertake lecturer-led site visits to construction sites or showrooms. Prior to these site visits, you are required to attend a construction safety induction session and obtain a safety induction card. This safety induction session introduces you to the relevant workplace health and safety requirements of Queensland construction sites. A safety induction course is provided by the school in the first week of the first semester. If you do not have, or cannot produce a safety induction card, you will not be allowed to undertake the site visits.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.AB01 Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours)
- Apply theoretical, practical and cultural knowledge and skills across a range of disciplines and specialist knowledge and skills in one built environment area.
Relates to: Compliance and space planning, Commercial workplace and services integration - Communicate knowledge, ideas and creative solutions in diverse modes, for a range of contexts and diverse audiences.
Relates to: Compliance and space planning, Commercial workplace and services integration - Reflect on feedback and experience, and display professional and ethical judgment and initiative.
Relates to: Compliance and space planning, Commercial workplace and services integration