Undergraduate Module Descriptors 2012/13
LAA301: Professional Landscape Projects
| Module Title |
Professional Landscape Projects |
| Module Code |
LAA301 |
| Module Tutor |
Allan Mitchell |
| School |
Art and Design |
| CAT Points |
30 |
| Level of Study |
6 |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Restrictions |
None |
| Brief Description |
The module aims to expand students’ understanding and awareness of the breadth and depth of the potential role of a Landscape Architect in practice. Students will research accepted and understood stances and explore their personal understanding and engagement with the discipline at a professional and ethical level as well as the more frequent engagement with the concept of design as a precedent and as an outcome of the discipline. Students will reflect on these through submission in three different formats: written, graphic and oral presentation. |
| Indicative Syllabus |
The module will have three strands:
1: A reflection on the Landscape Architect as a Professional Practitioner: It will include presentations by practitioners and professionals in cognate fields covering the breadth of potential projects and areas of research relevant to Landscape Architecture. Students will reflect on the presentations and undertake self led investigations to inform their understanding further and will produce a written position paper.
2: The development of a self led project that focuses on primary research undertaken by the student, in effect an opportunity for Independent Study. For example, the project might take one of the following formats:
- An investigation into a particular specialist area, such as therapeutic or sensory landscapes;
- The development of ‘Design Codes’, ‘Design Standards’ or a ‘Design led’ Strategies, such as a Public Art Strategy, Tall Buildings Policies for urban design or Design Standards for issues such as Inclusive Design;
- Research into a specific technical issue underpinning design approaches to problem areas such as contaminated land, waste disposal or sustainable energy generation alternatives;
- A paper for publishing in a discipline related journal on topic of the student choice, ranging from speculation on design theory or best practice in a particular design approach through to evaluation of landscape character assessment methodology or advanced horticultural practices;
Students are discouraged from pursuing land art or site art based topics as these are more properly explored under the module LAA302).
Students will produce work to a format appropriate to the subject matter, this can be illustrated written work or graphic, to be agreed with the tutor.
3: The production of a personal portfolio of presentation materials drawn form their own work in this and other modules. To be presented at an oral and visual presentation and submitted digitally. |
| Learning Outcomes |
i. Knowledge and Understanding
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate that they:
a) have an understanding of the potential variety of roles of a professional Landscape Architect and the range of projects they may undertake;
b) can successfully identify and develop an individual professional landscape project;
c) have the ability to identify professional methods of communication and presentation.
ii. Skills
On completion of the module students should be able to demonstrate that they:
a) can sustain a degree of involvement in one major piece of work from initiation to completion, accepting accountability for determining its outcome;
b) can work independently, and exercise informed judgements about the demands of the subject at high level;
c) are able to collect appropriate information, analyse and draw conclusions from it;
d) have mastered the art of producing a finished piece of work that has clear aims and objectives, with either a hypothesis or idea(s) to be tested, reviewed or critically analysed;
e) are able to manage their time, meet deadlines and produce a piece of work demonstrating high standards of presentation and creativity. |
| Learning and Teaching Activities |
Total study time: 300 hours
Staff/student contact including tutorial time: 72 hours
Student private study: 228 hours |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) |
001: 25% Coursework: Research report: 2000 words or equivalent
002: 50% Coursework: Project report: 4000 words or equivalent
003: 25% Practical Exam: Oral Examination: Individual presentation: 15 minutes
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| Special Assessment Requirements |
None |
| Indicative Resources |
The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
