Associated Assessment Criteria:

• Apply advanced understanding of key principles and concepts as well as methods and techniques to identify and solve hazardous conditions and practices in the area of specialisation.
• Analyse and discuss any relevant new Construction Health and Safety (CHS) trends, developments, and techniques that could be exploited during construction processes.
• Identify the most appropriate CHS strategies for the development of the design brief, considering technical factors.
• Exploit materials, processes, and technology in terms of their creative potential, limitations, and suitability for design realisation.
• Structure and present an argument in support of design options in CHS practices to a suitable audience.
• Demonstrate an understanding of primary and secondary investigative research methods in this field of study and apply these methods in practice.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles and concepts of research and research methodology through the execution of small-scale research projects.
• Produce evidence of visual and written communication means that clearly and effectively identify personal positions on differing aspects of construction health and safety issues.
• Produce a case-study report of contemporary practice in this field of study demonstrating an in-depth understanding of awareness of scholarly debates on limitations, restrictions, premises, assumptions, and constraints.
• Apply fundamental concepts, principles, and applications of CHS to produce visual and written communications that clearly and effectively identify personal positions on differing subjects.
• Evaluate the impact of innovative ideas and divergent thought in terms of their suitability and feasibility.
• Apply health, safety, and environmental regulations relating to the use of materials, processes, and technology.
• Display a high level of intellectual independence and a systematic understanding of current thinking, practice, theory, and methodology in the areas of specialisation.
• Produce a case-study report of contemporary practice in the construction industry.
• Use selected information to effectively support or refute a proposition/case.
• Select and apply appropriate research methods effectively by undertaking a research project in one or more of the areas of specialisation.
• Present and communicate the research findings in genre-appropriate discourse.
• Demonstrate responsible, professional, and ethical behaviour in all actions related to the construction environment/workplace.
• Demonstrate responsible and professional decision-making by analysing, evaluating, and resolving dilemmas ethically in a context-specific and supported environment.

Integrated Assessment:

• Continuous assessment: Integrated Assessment forms part of continuous assessment at the institution and takes the form of an appropriate mix of both Formative and Summative Assessment methods.
• Assessment policy: Assessment policy and practices at the institution promote constructive alignment of the curriculum, student-centred learning and assessment, and the importance of feedback to enhance learner engagement.
• Fair assessment: Assessment practices should be fair, reliable, and valid, in keeping with academic disciplinary and professional field norms and standards.
• Formative Assessment: Aimed at enhancing student learning and providing learners with an opportunity to reflect critically on their own learning and improve personal accountability and time management.
• Summative Assessment: Takes place at the end of a section of work/quarter or semester to assess learners' attainment against the learning outcomes of the programme and subject(s).
• Holistic development: Integrated Assessment cuts across a number of subjects/modules of a programme and contributes to learners' personal and professional development in the field of study.