Postgraduate Course: Professional Studies - PFS6002 (ARCH11099)
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
Contracts and Contract Management, forms of private practice, office organisation and job management accounting and finance, CDM regulations, health and safety regulations, quantity surveying, the clerk of works, professional indemnity insurance, general management, strategic management, marketing the architect, registration and professional aspects and codes of practice.
Aims of course
1 To acquire understanding of the issues and constituencies which influence the processes and delivery of design, including the law as it applies to architecture, building and management and theoretical aspects of project and practice management.
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Mode of delivery
Lecture based, supported by projects in module PFS6001. Course jointly delivered with Univ of Edin |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisites
PFS6001
Co-requisites
PFS6001
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 practice management, the administration of various types of project and contract management. This would include statutory, legal and professional responsibilities together with codes of professional conduct.
2. the ability to manage learning needs to prepare for professional qualification.
3. the ability to make critical assessments of how a building project is costed, procured and realised. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
Not entered |
Special Arrangements
| ARB criteria demonstrated in this module: - Management Practice & Law 2.5b, 2.5c, 2.5d, 2.5e, 2.5f |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Speaight, A. & Stone, G., Architects Legal Handbook, 8th Edition, Architectural Press 2004. MacRoberts, Scottish Building Contracts, Blackwell Sciences, 1999. Lupton, S., Guide to SBC05, RIBA Publishing, 2006. Littlefield, D., Architects Guide to Running a Practice, Elsevier, 2004. Joyce, R., CDM Regulations 2007 Explained, Thomas Telford. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 24 hours
Directed study 60 hours
Self-directed study 16 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | CONTRACTS, MANAGEMENT, REGULATIONS, FINANCE, HEALTH & SAFETY, PROFESSIONALISM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Iain Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 5785
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Rosie Hall
Tel: 0131 651 5802
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