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DESA1555: Safety Induction and Competency Unit

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

This Safety Induction and Competency Unit (SICU) aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for safe and effective working practices in the Design Modelling and Fabrication Lab (DMaF Lab). Students are introduced to safe and appropriate ways of working with materials such as timber, metals and plastics in the Timber Lab, Metalastics Lab and Digital Fabrication Lab. Students will operate machinery, tools and equipment under supervision and will become familiar with relevant Work Health and Safety (WHandS) procedures and requirements.

Unit details and rules

Unit code DESA1555
Academic unit Architecture
Credit points 0
Prohibitions
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None
Prerequisites
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None
Corequisites
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Zoe Skinner, zoe.skinner@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Creative assessment / demonstration hurdle task Timber Lab: exercise 1
Lab attendance and practical
0% Progressive n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO3 LO2
Creative assessment / demonstration hurdle task Metalastics Lab: exercise 2
Lab attendance and practical
0% Progressive n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO3 LO2
Skills-based evaluation hurdle task Online quiz
Online safety quiz
0% STUVAC
Due date: 01 Dec 2022 at 23:00
n/a
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3
hurdle task = hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

  • Timber Lab: exercise 1: All students must attend and complete the Timber Lab component of the unit within allocated times. Through a supervised fabrication process, students will demonstrate their ability to safely and efficiently operate listed machinery to a qualified DMaF Lab fabrication supervisor or assessor via completion of a practical exercise.
  • Metalastics Lab: exercise 2: Students will fabricate objects to demonstrate the safe and effective use of cutting, drilling and shaping equipment and machinery in the Metalastics Lab. Through a supervised fabrication process and the completion of a designed object, students will demonstrate safe and effective use of listed powered, mechanical and hand tools and machines.
  • Written Online Quiz: Comprehensive understanding of Work Health and Safety procedures and the safe and effective operation of machines, equipment, materials and substances will be assessed by this quiz. 

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

The unit is marked pass/fail.

 

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website  provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.  

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

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WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes

Attendance and class requirements

All three components of this unit must be completed in the same semester.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate an understanding of safe and effective use of machines, materials, techniques and substances through technical lab demonstrations
  • LO2. understand Work Health and Safety procedures and safety procedures in case of emergencies
  • LO3. demonstrate your ability to efficiently and safely use common woodwork, metal and plastics fabrication machines, techniques and materials.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No changes have been made since this unit was last offered.

Work, health and safety

  • This is an intensive practical unit that will require participants to operate machinery.
  • Participants should not undertake the practical sessions if they are fatigued or feel unwell on the day.
  • Please note that DMaF Lab has a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs and alcohol.
  • No persons should enter the lab while under the influence or carrying drugs or alcohol.
  • All participants must wear enclosed footwear and if required, use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) whilst in the lab.

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