Postgraduate Course: Professional Studies - PFS6001 (ARCH11098)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
In week 1 of the term the student will participate in a design project in multi disciplinary teams with students from the School of the Built Environment at Heriot-Watt University. The project concludes with presentations of the work. At the end of Term 1 the student will participate in a contract simulation game after delivery of the formal lectures delivered in Module PFS6002.
Aims of course
1 To work with students of related professional disciplines to respond to a brief and produce conceptual designs
2 To simulate the workings of a contract through scenarios presented from appointment to final account.
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Mode of delivery
Studio based work supported by group tutorials for collaborative exercise. Student centred learning in a controlled simulation game supported by lecture series delivered in module PFS6002. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
PFS6002
Co-requisites
PFS6002
Prohibited combinations
None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. an understanding of the roles, responsibilities and contributions of various professional disciplines in the design and delivery of a project.
2. an ability to design as part of a multi-discipline team.
3. an understanding of the organisation, administration and management of an architectural project |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| ARB criteria demonstrated in this module: - Design 2.1b, 2.1f: - Communication 2.4a: - Management Practice & Law 2.5a, 2.5c, 2.5e |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Core Bibliography For Contract Simulation: MacRoberts, Scottish Building Contracts, Blackwell Sciences, 1999. Lupton, S., Guide to SBC05, RIBA Publishing 2006. Green, R., The Architects Guide to Running a Job, 6th Edition, Architectural Press, 2006. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 15 hours
Directed study 65 hours
Self-directed study 20 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | INTERDISCIPLINARY, PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Miles Glendinning
Tel: (0131 6)51 5789
Email: m.glendinning@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Karen Bradley
Tel: 0131 221 6085
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