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UNDERSTANDING BUILDINGS

SSUD71-101

Trimester 261

ASSESSMENT TASK SHEET

ASSIGNMENT 1

TOPIC: Analysis of building process or systems

FORMAT:                                      Report (A4 format) and Drawing (A3 format)

DUE DATE: Thursday 26 February 2026 4:00pm (week 6)

WEIGHTING:                              15%

TOTAL WORDS:                           N/A - submission is a combination of writing, images and drawing

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Identify the stakeholders and articulate the physical, legislative, and cost factors affecting development of a building.

4. Interpret residential scale site plans and construction drawings, and extract particular information required.

5. Apply construction terminology to communicate effectively to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

TYPE:                                            Individual task

RATIONALE:

This  assignment  provides  students  with  a  deeper  comprehension  of  planning  and  legislative  requirements associated  with  land  use  for  residential  developments.  The  assignment  will  allow  students  to  familiarise themselves with online platforms and documentation used regularly in industry.

TASK DESCRIPTION:

To begin...

Using the table provided below, identify the row that corresponds to the last digit of your student ID number. From that row, select any one of the four listed suburbs.

Last digit of student ID	Option 1	Option 1	Option 3	Option 4
0	Arundel	Carrara	Hope Island	Nerang
1	Clear Island Waters	Jacobs Well	Ormeau	Runaway Bay
2	Coolangatta	Labrador	Ormeau Hills	Southport
3	Coomera	Maudsland	Robina	Surfers Paradise
4	Currumbin Waters	Mermaid Beach	Pacific Pines	Tallai
5	Elanora	Mermaid Waters	Palm Beach	Tallebudgera
6	Burleigh Heads	Merrimac	Paradise Point	Tugun
7	Helensvale	Miami	Parkwood	Upper Coomera
8	Highland Park	Molendinar	Pimpama	Varsity Lakes
9	Billinga	Mudgeeraba	Reedy Creek	Worongary

next step...

Select a vacant residential block of land (site) located in your selected suburb. If no vacant residential sites are available, select a site with an existing detached house and assume the house will be demolished (to create a vacant block of land).

•    Maximum site area of 2000m2

. Notes:

•    Students within the same suburb cannot select the same block of land.

•    You are not required to access/visit the site. Relevant information and images can be sourced through online platforms such as RP Data, Nearmap, government and real estate websites.

PART 1 - THE SITE (20%)

A) The Site

•    provide the site street address

•    provide the site lot number (L) and RP or SP number (Registered Plan or Survey Plan)

•    provide the site area (m2 )

•    provide the site boundary dimensions

•    provide two (2) aerial views from Nearmap extending at least 100m in each direction from the site boundaries: 1. a view captured in 2025

2. a view captured in 2020

- discuss any changes to the site or surroundings visible from these two ariel views.

B) Site Information

For the selected site, source the following information from online platforms:

•    identify the nearest Permenant Survey Mark with Australian Height Datum

•    identify contour lines on and/or near the site

•    identify easements on or near the site

•    identify any applicable estate covenants

•    identify which services are available to the site and where they are located:

- electricity

- gas

- water

- sewer

- communications (telephone/internet)

Include screenshots from the online platforms within the report.

STRUCTURE:

• REPORT (PARTS 1, 2 AND 3)

TITLE PAGE:                                including subject name and code, student name and number, selected suburb and site address.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:               including page numbers - ensure the report has page numbers too.

BODY:                                          structured with a logical framework. The task parts and sub-parts should

be sections in the report. Arrange the content using section headings and sub- headings.

REFERENCE LIST:                       All information sources must be acknowledged. You may use any academically

recognised in-text referencing style.

• DRAWING (PART 4)

PAGE SIZE:                                   A3

PAGE ORIENTATION:                 portrait or landscape orientation may be used

TITLE BLOCK:                              as a minimum the title block should include the drawing name, scale, student

name and number, and date.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES:

•    Figures (images, drawings, diagrams etc.) and Tables – are to be numbered with captions and referred to within the report text. Reference where appropriate.

•    All drawings, diagrams, figures and tables must be of a high resolution for easy reading.

•    All information sources must be acknowledged. You may use any academically recognised in-text referencing style.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:

•    PART 1 - THE SITE. Concise, clear and accurate introduction of the general site details 5%

•    PART 1 - SITE INFORMATION. Concise, clear and accurate identification of the required site information 15%

•    PART 2 - PLANNING REGULATIONS. Concise, clear and accurate identification and discussion of the local planning regulations for the selected site 20%

•    PART 3 - SITE ANALYSIS. Concise, clear and accurate analysis of the site features 20%

•    PART 4 - SITE PLAN. Accurate and clearly presented drawing with required elements and detail 25%

•    Complete and correct referencing 5%

•    Professionally presented and organised report with no spelling or grammatical errors 10%

SUBMISSION:

The submission consists of two separate files: one report and one scanned copy of the hand-drawn site plan for Part 4. Both files must be uploaded to iLearn using the submission link provided in the assignment folder.

The  report  must  include a completed Assessment  Cover Sheet. The drawing submission  requires only the scanned, correctly scaled hand -drawn site plan and does not require an additional cover sheet. Scaling will be verified digitally during marking.