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ASSESSMENT TASK 1: KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS
Provide answers to all of the questions below:

Question 1. Complete the following table about legislation that you need to know about in relation to completing detailed designs of motorways and interchanges.

Question 2. Complete the following table about Standards/Technical Specifications that you need to know about in relation detailed designs of motorways and interchanges.

Question 3. Complete the following table regarding the purpose of policies and procedures and general documentation in relation to preparing a detailed design of motorways and interchanges.

Question 4. Complete the following table identifying two materials that can be used in a motorways and interchanges project and two characteristics/technical capabilities and two limitations of the material you have chosen.

Question 5. Choose a type of CAD software that you may use to complete a detailed design of motorways and interchanges. Complete the following table identifying two types of CAD software and two characteristics and two limitations of the software.

Question 6. Explain the use of safe work method statements (SWMS) and outline the purpose of a safe work method statement.

Question 7. Assume that you have been asked to prepare a detailed design of motorways and interchanges. List two techniques that you could use to identify and evaluate design options.

Question 8. Complete the table regarding completing calculations as part of data analysis.

Question 9. Explain how road user behaviour impacts on road capacity.

Question 10. Explain two methods for conducting project cost estimating and at least one advantage and disadvantage of each.

Question 11. List five components that should be included in a detailed design plan for motorways and interchanges.

Question 12. Outline the concept of a self-evaluation, including one advantage and one disadvantage of this method.

Question 13. Outline two performance review techniques.

Question 14. List two types of software/technology that could be used to present a detailed design plan for motorways and interchanges.

Question 15. List three characteristics of effective working relationships.

ASSESSMENT TASK 2: PROJECT PORTFOLIO

ACTIVITIES
Complete the following activities:

1. Carefully read the following.
This assessment task requires you to prepare detailed designs of motorways and interchanges on two occasions. If you are completing this in Astral College, this will be as per the project information provided to you by your assessor. If you are completing this based on a workplace, this will be for two projects of your choice.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing practical skills that are industry relevant and that can help you to succeed in your chosen career. For this reason, basing your project on real relationships with classmates or work colleagues will mean that you are applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and meaningful way!
You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The steps you need to take are outlined below. Before you begin, complete page 4 of your Project Portfolio.

2. Preparation.
You are required to plan for and prepare to conduct two detailed designs of motorways and interchanges. This involves:
• Accessing the requirements for the work, including all relevant documentation and legislation and policies and procedures.
• Interpreting the requirements for each design based on a review of requirements and documentation.
• Preparing design plans, including a risk assessment.
CompleteSection 1 of your Project Portfolio. The Project Portfolio includes separate sections for you to document your work in relation to Project 1 and Project 2. You will also use the template Detailed design of motorways and interchanges Plan template.

3. Detailed design.
You are required to carry out the detailed design for both motorways and interchanges projects. This involves:
• Interpreting and analysing data as relevant to each project.
• Assessing design options.
• Develop a detailed design for each project as per the job requirements and your design plan.
Work onSection 2 of your Project Portfolio. The Project Portfolio includes separate sections for you to document your work in relation to Project 1 and Project 2.
When you have completed the steps above, you are to present your work in the next activity.
This means developing a presentation about the designs you have prepared to your team (your assessor and fellow students). Remember that you will be presenting the designs for both projects.
The purpose of your presentation will be to:
• Present the work you have completed for review by your team.
• Provide an update on the progress of the work, ensuring you advise your team of the next steps for the project.
• Provideclarification and advice to assist with the implementation of each design.
• Obtain approval for your work.
Prepare your presentation in a format of your choice such asPowerPoint. Use graphical representation techniques so that the information can be easily understood.
Your presentation will be for approximately 15 minutes and your assessor will advise you of the date and time.
Please note that at the presentation you will need to show that you present information using terminology as relevant to motorways and interchanges design and using listening and questioning techniques so make sure you prepare for this as part of your presentation preparation.

4. Presentation.
You are now required to present your work to your team as per the above instructions.
During your presentation, your assessor will be looking to see that you have reviewed the designs of each motorways and interchanges with the team, provided an update on progress and obtained approval for your designs.
Your assessor will also confirm that you use terminology as relevant to motorways and interchanges design and listening and questioning techniques.
5. Finalise motorways and interchanges design process.

You are required to finalise the motorways and interchanges design process. This involves:
• Reviewing your performance in relation to each of the motorways and interchanges design process you have completed.
• Filing all documentation developed in logical files.
CompleteSection 3 of your Project Portfolio. The Project Portfolio includes separate sections for you to document your work in relation to Project 1 and Project 2.
6. Submit your completed Project Portfolio.

DETAILED DESIGN OF MOTORWAYS AND INTERCHANGES PLAN TEMPLATE

Use this template to develop your detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan.
Title of project Include the title of the project here.
Summary of requirements Include a summary of requirements for the detailed design of motorways and interchanges here.
Source of data that will be used Include the details of the data sources that will be used here.
Human resources requirements Include the details of all of those that will be involved in the project and their role and key responsibilities here.
Key tasks to be completed Include the details of the key tasks to be completed here in order of priority.
Progress reporting Include details of how the project will be monitored i.e., progress reporting.
Communication requirements Include details of communication processes.

SECTION 1:DETAILED DESIGN OF MOTORWAYS AND INTERCHANGES PREPARATION

Complete this section for Project 1.
Work requirements
Provide a summary of the project to be completed.
Documentation/data
List all the documentation and data that you can access for the project and provide a brief description of each.
Legislation and policies and procedures
Outline the legislation, and policies and procedures that applies to detailed design of motorways and interchanges work.
Include at least two legislation and two policies and procedures.
Design plan
Include the title of detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan here.
Use the detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan template as included in your student resources.
Attach your completed plan to your Portfolio.
Complete this section for Project 2.
Work requirements
Provide a summary of the project to be completed.
Documentation/data
List all the documentation and data that you can access for the project and provide a brief description of each.
Legislation and policies and procedures
Outline the legislation, and policies and procedures that applies to detailed design of motorways and interchanges work.
Include at least two legislation and two policies and procedures.

Design plan
Include the title of detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan here.
Use the detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan template as included in your student resources.
Attach your completed plan to your Portfolio.

SECTION 2: DETAILED DESIGN OF MOTORWAYS AND INTERCHANGES

Complete this section for Project 1.
Data analysis
Provide an analysis of the data that you have obtained as relevant to the detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan.
Your analysis must include calculating:
• areas
• volumes
• densities
• mass
• percentages
• grades
• capacity requirements for motorways and interchanges
• components sizes for motorways and interchanges.
Your analysis could be presented in various ways such as notes which you will then use for your presentation or in report form or in terms of screenshots if you are using specific software or as excel spreadsheets with accompany notes.
You can attach supporting evidence to your Portfolio as relevant.

Options
Based on the analysis, you have completed, outline options as relevant to detailed design of motorways and interchanges project. Include a minimum of at least two options.
For each option, provide a cost estimate for that option, as well as a risk assessment.
You may present this in note form which you can then use for your formal presentation as below.
Presentation
Develop a presentation based on all the work you have completed. You will need to provide this presentation to your team to seek their input, provide a report on progress and to gain approval for your work as completed to date.
Include the title of your presentation here and attach it to your Portfolio.

Complete this section for Project 2.
Data analysis
Provide an analysis of the data that you have obtained as relevant to the detailed design of motorways and interchanges plan.
Your analysis must include calculating:
• areas
• volumes
• densities
• mass
• percentages
• grades
• capacity requirements for motorways and interchanges
• components sizes for motorways and interchanges.
Your analysis could be presented in various ways such as notes which you will then use for your presentation or in report form or in terms of screenshots if you are using specific software or as excel spreadsheets with accompany notes.
You can attach supporting evidence to your Portfolio as relevant.

Options
Based on the analysis, you have completed, outline options as relevant to detailed design of motorways and interchanges project. Include a minimum of at least two options.
For each option, provide a cost estimate for that option, as well as a risk assessment.
You may present this in note form which you can then use for your formal presentation as below.
Presentation
Develop a presentation based on all the work you have completed. You will need to provide this presentation to your team to seek their input, provide a report on progress and to gain approval for your work as completed to date.
Include the title of your presentation here and attach it to your Portfolio.

SECTION 3: FINALISATION OF DETAILED DESIGN OF MOTORWAYS AND INTERCHANGES

Complete this section for Project 1.
Documentation filing
Prepare an electronic folder for all your work for this project. File each document in suitably named folder. Take a screenshot of your folder structure.
Review
You are required to review your work on the project by considering the following questions:
What do you think you did well?
What were challenges for you?
What could be improved?
Prepare an email to your assessor providing your review as per the questions above. As a guide your email would include 2 to 3 paragraphs.
Send your email to your assessor who will provide you with feedback.

Complete this section based on the feedback you have received from your assessor.
Feedback
Document the feedback you received from your assessor here. What further thoughts do you have on the review of your work based on this feedback? Document this here.

Complete this section for Project 2.
Documentation filing
Prepare an electronic folder for all your work for this project. File each document in suitably named folder. Take a screenshot of your folder structure.

Review
You are required to review your work on the project by considering the following questions:
What do you think you did well?
What were challenges for you?
What could be improved?
Prepare an email to your assessor providing your review as per the questions above. As a guide your email would include 2 to 3 paragraphs.
Send your email to your assessor who will provide you with feedback.

Complete this section based on the feedback you have received from your assessor.
Feedback
Document the feedback you received from your assessor here. What further thoughts do you have on the review of your work based on this feedback? Document this here.