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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
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits40 ECTS Credits20
SummaryIndicative 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.
Course description Not entered
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
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  50
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Fieldwork Hours 7, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 7, Summative Assessment Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Placement Study Abroad Hours 60, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 305 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Students must pass all learning outcomes. The aggregation of failed Learning outcomes with passing learning outcomes to generate an overall pass mark is not permitted. Failure of one learning outcome will result in a Forced Fail (FF) outcome. Students are permitted two attempts to pass this course.
Feedback Not entered
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. document and evaluate personal development in a professional context.
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
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; professional context.
KeywordsPROFESSIONAL LOG, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE.
Contacts
Course organiserMr John Stuart-Murray
Tel: (0131 6)51 5798
Email: j.stuart-murray@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk
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