Undergraduate Course: Detailed Design: contracts and specification (ARCH09018)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 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
| Not being delivered |
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 Karen Biggar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5803
Email: Karen.Biggar@ed.ac.uk |
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