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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Undergraduate Course: Professional Placement (ARCH10008)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaArchitecture and Landscape Architecture Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionIndicative course content
A period of recognised employment in which the student finds a placement or undertakes research in the work place, usually in landscape architecture or related professional office or business. Students will be allocated a placement tutor & be required to complete a logbook of their activities or a work place report.

Aims of course
1 To give students workplace experience in a built environment office or business.
2 To complement self directed research with work experience or research in a professional or business context.
3 To prepare students for the Landscape Institute's Pathway to Chartership process, undertaken after graduation.

Mode of delivery
Desk-based research. Fieldwork. Distance based individual mentoring and review.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Pre-requisites
LA100002 Contemporary practice LA100003 Professional portfolio Research and Site Brief

Co-requisites
LA100002 Contemporary practice LA100003 Professional portfolio Research and Site Brief

Prohibited combinations
none
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  50
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. demonstrate a working understanding and overview of how practices or businesses in the built environment operate in the professional context.
2. demonstrate a working understanding and overview of how projects in the built environment are designed & realised.
3. describe and evaluate chraracteristics, processes and contexts of practice or business in the built environment
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered
Special Arrangements
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context.
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Indicative Bibliography
Green R (2001) The Architect's Guide to Running a Job. Arch. Press, Oxford. Harper R H (1997) A Student's Guide to the First Year in an Architect's Office. RIBA Publications. Speaight A & Stone G (2004) Architect's Legal Handbook: the law for architects. Elsevier Arch. Press. Burstein D (1982) Project management for the design professional. Arch. Press. See also references in stage 3 professional practice and portfolio review & reflective practice modules
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Contact hours 20 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 380 hours
Total 400 hours
KeywordsPROFESSIONAL LOG, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE.
Contacts
Course organiserMr John Stuart-Murray
Tel: 0131 221 6094
Email: j.stuart-murray@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Rosemary Hall
Tel: 0131 221 6071
Email: r.hall@ed.ac.uk
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