Undergraduate Course: Architecture Placement: Working Learning (ARCH10004)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh College of Art	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)
Course type	Placement	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course introduces and elaborates upon aspects of architectural practice, including the architect/client relationship, professional bodies, current legislation and methods of procurement. The course offers an opportunity for workplace learning as it is undertaken during the Placement period, a continuous period of recognised employment (or related activity agreed with the Placement tutor) during which a student undertakes a programme of work experience in an architectżs office or similar place of work. Studentsż understanding of specified aspects of architectural practice is tested through on-line submissions during the Placement period.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Architectural Design: In Place (ARCH08007) AND Architectural Design: Any Place (ARCH08006) AND Technology and Environment: Applications (ARCH08008)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 15, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 377 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Learning outcomes are assessed by coursework assignments related to the lectures and individual study/research. Coursework proformas submitted online via VLE/webCT.
Feedback	In this course students will undertake three separate assignments during the Second Semester. However, in preparation of submitting Assignment 2: Design Report students will be given the option to submit a Summary (word count to be between 50-250 words) outlining the subject of their report and any pertinent issues. Students are required to reflect upon their feedback and submit a short paragraph along with a list of intended action points (word count to be between 50-250 words).
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: An understanding of business management and knowledge of the legal and statutory frameworks within which architectural design is practiced and delivered. An understanding of the role of the client, archtitect and related professions in the costing, procurement and realisation of architectural design projects. An understanding of the role of the architect in society including knowledge of professionalism and emerging trends in the construction industry.