Undergraduate Course: Detailed Design: contracts and specification (ARCH09018)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Indicative course content
Professional Practice: Law and Contracts, Contracts & specification, contract responsibilities, the tendering process, conduct of work, conditions of contract, professional fees, project administration & specification writing. Planning: statutory basis, development control, development plans, planning decisions, national planning policy, environmental assessment. Project Management/office/job running skills in preparation for the year in practice.
Aims of course
1 To give students an understanding of the professional code of practice, forms of contract & specification writing, aspects of UK planning legislation & relevant aspects of law and project management/office/job running skills in preparation for the year in practice.
Mode of delivery
lectures and workshops. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Design: urban regeneration (ARCH09017)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Prohibited combinations
none |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 70 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 12,
Formative Assessment Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
67 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| 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:
- write and coordinate landscape architectural specifications with detailed design and construction drawings.
- demonstrate an understanding of the relevant principles of law, contract & the UK planning system.
- demonstrate and understanding of the issues & procedures involved in establishing & managing a professional practice.
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Reading List
Indicative Bibliography
Clamp, H (1988) Landscape Professional Practice. Gower Technical Press. Garmory, N, Tennant, R & Winsch C (2006) Professional Practice for Landscape Architects. Oxford Arch. Press. Rowan-Robinson J (2001) Scottish Planning Law & Procedure. W. Green, Edinburgh. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email: kenny.fraser@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
Email: m.dingsdale@ed.ac.uk |
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