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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Edinburgh College of Art : Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Undergraduate Course: Detailed Design: contracts and specification (ARCH09018)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryIndicative 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
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites Students MUST also take: Design: urban regeneration (ARCH09017)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Prohibited combinations
none
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  70
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( 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 )
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. write and coordinate landscape architectural specifications with detailed design and construction drawings.
  2. demonstrate an understanding of the relevant principles of law, contract & the UK planning system.
  3. demonstrate and understanding of the issues & procedures involved in establishing & managing a professional practice.
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.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Kenneth Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)51 5799
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Margaret Dingsdale
Tel: 0131 651 5803
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