PROFESIONAL PRACTICE fr Landscape Architecture and Architecture Unit Guide 1 st Semester 2007 Unit Crdinatrs The Faculty f Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts The, Crawley WA 6009 Tel. 6488 2582 1
unit intrductin: This unit examines the prfessinal practice f landscape architecture and architecture thrugh lectures, seminars, wrkshps and prjects centered n a prfessinal mentring prcess, the mentr scheme facilitated by ALVA staff, the Australian Institute f Landscape Architects (AILA), the Ryal Australian Institute f Architects (RAIA) and the prfessinal landscape architectural and architectural practices in Perth. Fr the design student, the unit will fcus n bridging the gap between the educatinal experience f design, and the abilities t practice the disciplines in business. Specifically the prcess f the unit will fllw thrugh the varius stages f practicing landscape architecture and architecture frm prject prcurement thrugh t cntract dcumentatin, prject and practice management t prject cmpletin. unit utcmes: Students will develp: Familiarity with the prcedures f landscape architectural and architectural practice, the realizatin and prductin f managed and designed landscapes and buildings as exemplified in bth large and small practices in Perth handling lcal, natinal and internatinal prjects frm bth the public and the private sectr. A basic understanding f ffice management, cntracts and the legal respnsibilities and bligatins required fr the practice f landscape architecture r architecture. An understanding f the institutinal cntext which gverns the practice f landscape architecture and architecture including natinal, reginal and lcal planning plicy and prcedures, envirnmental law and an appreciatin f the nature f the allied disciplines and specialist fields f knwledge. Familiarity with alternative mdes f prfessinal practice applicable t ffice management structures, staff expertise and prcurement, prject delivery, and research and develpment practices. Experience in the frmulatin and management f prject design teams, prject research and prfessinal ral presentatin. Where pssible, pprtunities fr further mentrship and pssible wrk experience and emplyment with the prfessinal ffices. unit cntent: The unit is fcused upn the verall practice f landscape architecture and architecture in the wrkplace. One f the intentins f the unit is t enable students t develp sme familiarity with the day t day prcedures f prfessinal practice, and t gain a basic understanding f the peratinal cntext f practice. T this end the unit spends sme time establishing a fundamental understanding f hw ffices are rganized and run, and hw prjects are prcured and managed including prcedures fr bidding, cntract frmulatin, dcumentatin and administratin thrugh t prject cmpletin. The rle and respnsibilities f the prfessinal bdies respnsible fr and affiliated with the practices f landscape architecture and architecture are presented. Fr the landscape students, this unit is run in cnjunctin with Prfessinal Dcuments unit which prvides greater detail the in the preparatin f landscape prfessinal dcuments including dcumentatin plans, typical cnstructin details and written technical specificatins assciated with the tender and cnstructin f landscape wrks. Fr Architecture Students the unit is cmplimentary t ARCH 5560, Prfessinal Practice taught in 2007 by Sara Stace. While every effrt has been made t avid redundancy in either unit, students shuld be prepared fr sme crssver in tpics acrss the tw units. Each unit will deal with different aspects f cmmn tpics such as the registratin prcess, cntracts, and cdes f practice. Bradly the 5560 unit will deal with prescribed infrmatin and understanding it, whereas 4461 will deal with that tpic in applicatin in practice. 2
The weekly structure f the unit is based arund the ALVA Mentr Scheme. In this scheme in which a wide range f practices in Perth participate, small student grups are assigned t a mentr practice, and usually t an individual in that practice. Students meet with their mentr ffices n fur scheduled ccasins during the semester t further investigate a schedule f structured tpics presented in class via lectures, seminars and wrkshps. Fr example, typical ffice emplyment prcedures will be utlined in class, and students will then investigate, dcument and present back t class the specific practices emplyed by their mentr and their respective ffice. Particular emphasis is placed upn teamwrk in this unit and t that end tw sessins have been dedicated t frming teams, the prcess f wrking in teams and the functining f teams. Gd teamwrk in Architecture and Landscape Architecture is essential t the successful executin f prjects, bth within the practitiners metrplitan ffice as well was in the brader cnsultancy and cnstructin team. T reflect this cnditin in the prfessinal envirnment, gd teamwrk within and between students allcated teams will be imprtant fr the successful cmpletin f this unit. Assignments have been designed t develp teamwrk and awareness f team management issues bth within an ffice [particular tpic] cntext and acrss the disciplines that make up typical prject teams [in this case Architecture and Landscape Architecture]. unit staff: The unit will be crdinated by a full-time faculty staff member Patrick Beale and a full-time practitiner Greg Grabasch. Where nted in the units schedule bth Patrick and Greg will ffer and crdinate lectures and wrkshps thrughut the 12 week prgram. Guest practitiners will als attend wrkshp sessins ver the curse f the semester. cntact details: Patrick Beale Office: 2 nd Flr, Rm 2.03 Phne: +61 (08) 6488 1562 Email: Patrick.Beale@uwa.edu.au Greg Grabasch Office: UDLA 1g Nrflk Street Fremantle WA 6160 Phne: +61 (08) 9336 7577 Fax: +61 (08) 9336 7768 Mb: 0409 336 026 Email: greg@udla.cm.au unit cmmunicatin: Mst cmmunicatin between staff and students cncerning unit details will ccur in class. Althugh at times staff may have t cntact students directly by email. Therefre all students shuld ensure the fllwing: (a) that they activate a student email accunt (b) that they check their accunt regularly (at least weekly) (c) that they cmmunicate with University staff ONLY thrugh their student email accunt. (Staff have been advised nt t respnd by email t any ther addresses.) 3
Bth Patrick & Greg als have limited time available fr cnsultatin utside class times [Class times are Wednesdays frm 2.00 t 5.45pm.] Please cntact them by phne r email t arrange an appintment. unit attendance & participatin: Under University General Rule 2.1.15(1) students are required t attend prescribed classes and submit wrk at an acceptable standard. Under University General Rule 2.1.16 the Faculty may withdraw a student frm a unit if their attendance at classes and perfrmance is nt satisfactry in terms f University General Rule 2.1.15(1). unit schedule: Lectures/Seminars: Wrkshps/Mentr Visits: Cmpulsry Cntact hurs: 2 hurs Wednesday 2.00-3.45pm in Hew Rberts Lecture theatre 2 hurs Tuesday 4.00 6.00pm in Rm G.22/Practice ffices by arrangement 48 (lectures/seminars: 24 X 50 mins. tutrials/wrkshps: 24 X 50 mins.) Week 1 - Wednesday 28 th February Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3pm Tpic: Charting yur Prfessinal Pathway: Overview & Intrductin: Discuss the unit utline: a. Lectures (with Specific Examples) b. Mentr Grup Time and Visits c. On the Cuch (Discussing Specific Tpics) d. Diaries (5min turns in discussing earlier weeks mentr tpic) e. Assessment (tw majr assignments & fur minr exercises) Nting primary learning bjectives, lectures, wrkshps, seminars & assessment details. Intrduce the links between the design disciplines and practice with emphasis n the realisatin r prductin f architecture & landscape architecture in a prfessinal envirnment. Discuss team wrk philsphies, and their strengths and weaknesses. Intrduce the Architects Lg Bk f prfessinal practice and the pathways t prfessinal registratin fr architects and fr landscape architects. Allcate Mentr Teams: Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: GG / PB 3.15-3.45pm Allcate Unit Office Teams & Mentrs Sara Stace 4.00 5.45pm Wrkshp Tpic: Building the Team Sara Stace, B.Arch. MBA. Architect. Take-Away Exercise 1: Imagining the team [Sara Stace t intrduce] Week 2 - Wednesday 7 th March Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm 4
Tpic: The Prfessins: The brief histry f each prfessin will be utlined, fcusing n prfessinal respnsibilities, duties, cdes f cnduct, and ethics. Intrduce & Discuss with Peta-Maree Ashfrd and Jessica Stead- Richardsn: Landscape Students nly. Give ut Letter, Reprt and CV Templates. Mentr Grup Time: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: 4.00 5.45pm - Office Mentr Visit 1 Tpic: The Office and its Affiliatins: The Prfessinal Institute r anther entity; and, The cncept f the Prfessin. Take-Away Exercise 2: a. Write a letter f intrductin, frm yu, t a prspective emplyer. Week 3 - Wednesday 14 th March b. Write a draft CV. c. Write ne page n where yu want t be in 5 years time. Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Office Management 1: S yu want a jb? The transitin frm student graduate t prfessinal architect r landscape architect. The idea f the CV. Presenting yurself t an emplyer. Emplyment cntracts & cnditins, prfessinal rles & respnsibilities in the practice and in the ffice. Wrkshp: GG/PB/Others: Diary Presentatin: Mentr Grup Time: On the Cuch 1: Take away exercise 2 t be submitted in hard cpy 4 minute Presentatin. Grups Arch. 2, 6, 10, 14 Larch. Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin 4.00 5.00pm Tpic: The Past, Present & The Future f the Prfessinal Institutes. Guest Office Practitiners: Stuart Pullyblank, TRACT - President f AILA WA Grup; Julian Crudace - ECOSCAPE, Secretary AILA WA: Rd Mllet - STH ARCHITECTS, Architects Bard f WA; & Lee Symintn - JONERS COU LTER YOUNG Architects & Urban Designers. Student Office Crdinatin Grups: Arch 1, 5, 9, 13, Larch 1 Week 4 - Wednesday 21 st March Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2 2.30pm Presentatin and discussin f Take hme exercise 2 [CV, Letter f Intr.] Lecture/Seminar: Tpic: Team Office Grup Dynamics, wrking issues & managing team wrk with Sara Stace. [2.45 3.45] Mentr Grup Time: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin 5
Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: 4.00 5.45pm - Office Mentr Visit 2 Tpic: Emplyment: Staff management plicies: skills sught: emplyment cntracts; mutual respnsibilities. Take-Away Exercise 3: In yur respective student ffice grups, undertake the fllwing mentr visit exercise : Write a letter f appintment t a new staff member [chsen within yur team] Append t the letter a descriptin f the rle they are being appinted t, their salary and benefits, general cnditins f emplyment etc; T be written in letter frmat. Week 5 - Wednesday 28 th March Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Office Management 2: Office management structures; staffing; getting a prject marketing, briefs, prpsals; public liaisn & participatin; Financial structure: Prject presentatins. Wrkshp: GG/PB/Others: Take away exercise 2 t be submitted in hard cpy Diary Presentatin: 4 minute Presentatin. Grups Arch. 3, 7, 11, 15, Larch 3. Mentr Grup Time: On the Cuch 2: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin 4.00 5.00pm Tpic: The Prfessins: Practice r Business? Guest Office Practitiners: Anna Chauvel - HASSELL, Chris Newtn McNALLY NEWTON; Gus Fergusn - R J FERGUSON ARCHITECTS; Ahmed Abbas GRESLEY ABASS ARCHITECTS Student Office Crdinatin Grups: 2, 6, 10, 14, Larch 2. Week 6 - Wednesday 4 th April Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Prject Cntracts: Cntracts what are they? Cntract types, terms, stages & cnditins; the dcuments letters, drawings, specificatins; cmmn prblems with cntracts things t watch ut fr? Specific architecture & landscape architecture case studies t be discussed. Presentatin and discussin f Take hme exercise 3 [Letter f appintment] Mentr Grup Time: Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: Take-Away Exercise 4: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin 4.00 5.45pm - Office Mentr Visit 3 Tpic: Cntracts Draft a cntract fr the prvisin f architectural r landscape architectural services t a private individual. Include scpe f wrk, fees, abrtive fees, additinal wrk prvisin etc. Use RAIA standard frm f cntract r ther recgnised frm by arrangement with unit staff. Draft cver letter t client with cntract enclsure. 6
SEMESTER BREAK Week 7 - Wednesday 18 th April Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Trts & Liability: Liability apart frm cntracts; negligence; duty f care; giving advice; cpyright; and intellectual prperty rights Wrkshp: GG/PB/Others: Diary Presentatin: Mentr Grup Time: Take away exercise 4 t be submitted in hard cpy 4 minute Presentatin. Grups Arch. 4, 8, 12, 16 [Larch students t Larch jury week]. Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin On the Cuch 3: 4.00 5.00pm Tpic: Prject Cntracts: Our Best & Wrst Experiences Guest Office Practitiners: Andy Sharpe - HASSELL; Peter Wdman BLACKWELL & ASSOCIATES; Pat Pinder ; Rebecca Mre COLLIN MOORE ARCHITECTS. \Week 8 - Wednesday 25 th April Week 9 - Wednesday 2 nd May Student Office Crdinatin Grups: Arch. 3, 7, 11, 15, [Larch students t Larch jury week]. NO CLASSES: ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Planning statutes in WA fr Architects & Landscape Architects: Planning & Envirnment statutry authrities, acts & regulatins, cdes & standards, apprvals & appeals Intrduce Ian Brashaw Planner/Urban Designer - URBANPLAN Presentatin and discussin f Take hme exercise 4. [cntract fr Arch/Larch services] Mentr Grup Time: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: 4.00 5.45pm - Office Mentr Visit 4 Tpic: Planning issues fr architects & landscape architects. Knwing the prcess, knwing when t get help. Take-Away Exercise 5: Yu have just purchased a R40 husing lt with n height restrictins in the Twn f Vincent and wish t build yur dream hme. Explain in brief the planning prcess yu require t achieve a DA, Develpment Apprval. Fill ut a DA applicatin [Building data supplied] Re-write ne page n where yu want t be in 5 years time. 7
Week 10 - Wednesday 9 th May Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: The New Office The New Practice?: Management, staffing, prject types visins f the future. Wrkshp: GG/PB/Others: Take away exercise 5 t be submitted in hard cpy Diary Presentatin: 4 minute Presentatin. Grups Arch.1, 5, 9, 13, Larch 1 Mentr Grup Time: On the Cuch 4: Allcated time fr Mentr Grup Discussin 4.00 5.00pm Tpic: Law fr Architects & Landscape Architects: Wrking with Planners, Wrking with Cdes. Guest Office Practitiners: Greg Grabasch, UDLA; Ian Brashaw, Urbanplan; Sasha Ivanvich; Bb frm BGE & Engineer Cnsultants. Student Office Crdinatin Grups: Arch 4, 8, 12, 16, Larch.3 Week 11 - Wednesday 16 th May Week 12 Wednesday 23 rd May Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-30pm Presentatin and discussin f Take hme exercise 5 [DA] Tpic: Assignment 2 Presentatins & Unit Summary 1 Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: 2.45 5.45pm - Assignment 2 Presentatins Week 12 - Wednesday 23 rd May Week 12 Wednesday 23 rd May Lecture/Seminar Tpic: GG / PB 2-3.45pm Tpic: Assignment 2 Presentatins & Unit Summary 2 Wrkshp GG/PB/Others: 4.00 5.45pm - Assignment 2 Presentatins Week 13 - Wednesday 30 th May 6.00 Wrap up. Fli Week N Classes 8
unit assessment: This unit is assessed by the satisfactry cmpletin f tw majr assignments and fur minr exercises undertaken thrughut the curse f the semester bth inside and utside frmal class meeting times. Typically, assignments will invlve a degree f teamwrk and individual dcumentatin and will be prblem based requiring bth investigatry and prpsitinal respnses. Assignments will be set that permit an evaluatin f tpics cvered in the unit and will be designed t extend and develp the frmal instructinal prgram. In class time will be spent mst weeks dealing with particular aspects f the assignments and exercises, all f which are assessable. Each assignment requires a demnstratin f the abilities t lcate, select, analyse and rganise relevant prject infrmatin and t cmmunicate that infrmatin clearly, unambiguusly and in a prfessinal manner. Particular emphasis will be placed n the ral presentatin f sme elements f the prjects. Assessment in this unit cnsists f three Assignments. As fllws; unit assignments: Students will need t run these assignment/prjects cncurrently as presentatins and submissin dates will run frm Weeks 3 t 12. These particular assignments will require effective team wrk amngst all grup members. Team wrk requires a substantial amunt f pre-planning, crdinatin, genuine participatin and fair-play. Yu will need t learn these prject and team management skills as they are cnsidered vital skills when practicing as a prfessinal landscape architect r architect. Assignment Grup/Individual Weighting Submissin Date 1a. Grup Scheduled Week: Mentr Scheme PROFESSIONAL 15% 16 th May : Week 11 Grup presentatin PRESENTATION 23 rd. May: Week 12 Scheduled week 1b. Mentr Scheme Individual reprts Individual SHORT REPORT WRITING 20% [ 4 X 5%] Week 2 Visit due week 3 Week 4 Visit due week 5 Week 6 Visit due week 7 [after semester break] Week 9 Visit due week 10 2a. On the Cuch Wrkshp Grup GROUP MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 15% Scheduled Week: Week 3: Due 14 th March Week 5: Due 28 th March Week 7: Due 18 th April Week 10: Due 9 th May 2b Scheduled Week: On the Cuch Wrkshp Individual reprts Individual LONG REPORT WRITING 20% Super Grup C1: Due Week 4 Super Grup C 2: Due Week 6 Super Grup C 3: Due Week 9 Super Grup C 4: Due Week 11 9
Scheduled Week: Hand in Week 3 - present week 4 Week 5 present week 6 Week 7 present week 9 Week 10 present week 11 3 Take Hme Exercises Individual Varius Prfessinal Issues 30% [ 4 X 7.5%] assignment 1: ffice mentr scheme ttal 35% f unit assessment Purpse Office visits are rganised fr students t learn abut ffice and prject management prcedures frm practising Landscape Architects and Architects. The intentin f the ffice visits is: a. T fcus n the prject activities f the ffice as a means t supplement and reinfrce the infrmatin prvided at lectures and wrkshps; b. T cmpare and mre easily understand the ways in which the different ffices, and the jbs within thse ffices, perate; c. T intrduce students t the range f prfessinal ffices in Perth and the wrk they undertake d. T develp, where pssible, a mentring rle between ffice staff and the students, and genuinely seek pprtunities t discuss bth educatin and practice related issues pertaining t the respective prfessins. In the past, sme students have been able t arrange practical wrk experience with their assigned ffice, and in sme cases such wrking relatinships have develped int full-time emplyment pprtunities. T facilitate the visits an Office Lg Bk prfrma will be issued t each student and t each participating practice. This unit guide includes a recmmended utline fr each visit and an attendance recrd fr signature by yur mentr. Attendance at scheduled ffice mentr visits is cmpulsry. Students and Offices are encuraged t define and discuss issues and tpics utside thse cvered in the unit utline, which are bth relevant and beneficial. Prcedure Students have been assigned t an Office Mentr grup. Each grup will undertake the ffice visits during the wrkshp time slts [4 t 6 pm, alternate Wednesdays] fr a meeting f n less than 1 hur per week fr 4 alternate weeks. Each grup will be assigned t a separate ffice. The types f Offices will vary frm large t small, public t private. The crdinatr f each team will persnally cntact the ffice directly in Week 2, Mnday, t cnfirm the time fr the meeting n Wednesday March 7 th. in the scheduled afternn wrkshp sessin unless therwise nted n the team allcatin ntice. The scheduling f subsequent visits shuld be cnfirmed at the first meeting. Yur Office Lg Bk may be cmpleted by each student r ne cpy may be cmpleted fr the team. As nted abve, individuals may use the Lg Bk Prfrma as a guide and template fr recrding ntes during the visits. Each grup shuld prepare fr each ffice visit. Whenever pssible, issues and tpics shuld be identified befre ffice visits take place. Make the mst f yur limited time at each visit. The Offices cntribute their valuable time t this prgram and it is therefre imprtant t maintain prfessinal standards in cmmunicatin, as well as cmplete the visits. Respect this prgram as it is intended that 10
such ffice visits will cntinue fr future students. 11
28 February 2007 Dear Office Mentrs: Subject: Prfessinal Practice Office Visits Office Mentr Scheme Thank yu fr participating in the Office Visits Prgram fr this year s Prfessinal Practice unit in Landscape Architecture & Architecture. We attach the Unit Schedule with lecture and wrkshp tpics and themes. Nted theren are suggested tpic details f this Office Visit Prgram. Please nte this is a guide nly, and we encurage bth students and the ffices t define and discuss issues and tpics utside thse cvered in the unit utline, which are bth relevant and beneficial. The students have been issued with a Lgbk pr-frma n which t recrd tpics f discussin and their attendance at scheduled meetings. We wuld ask that this dcument be signed by yurself as certificatin f the grups attendance. Student crdinatrs f each grup will be in cntact with yur ffice in the next few days t cnfirm the time f the first meeting. Fur students have been allcated t yur practice: they will intrduce themselves n their first visit. Where pssible, we wuld appreciate if the times fr the subsequent three visits culd be scheduled within the Wednesday afternn allcated time slts fr this unit. We understand hwever that this will nt always be pssible. There are tw assessable cmpnents specifically derived frm the mentr scheme cmpnent f this unit. The first is a shrt written reprt f each meeting t be submitted in the week fllwing each visit t the ffice. Each grup will have the pprtunity t deliver this shrt reprt live at sme pint in the term as preparatin fr the majr cmpnent. This requires the students t make and present a 10 minute reprt n all that they have learnt abut the mentr practice as part f the prfessin, its wrking prcesses, management, prjects and future ambitins. In the past several practices wh have been clsely invlved with the prgram ver a number f years have chsen t sit in n these presentatins: we wuld welcme yu t jin us n the scheduled afternns at the apprpriate times if yu wuld be interested in attending. The UWA mentr scheme in this frmat was very successful last semester: indeed students fund it t be the key cmpnent f the unit. On behalf f the 2007 chrt we wuld like t thanks yu nce again fr supprting this imprtant study prgram. Regards, Unit Crdinatrs Patrick Beale - Phne 6488 1562 Greg Grabasch - Phne 9336 7577 with Peta-Maree Ashfrd & Jessica Stead-Richardsn (AILA Crdinatrs) 12
assignment 1a: grup presentatin ttal 15% Each student grup will present a 10 minute (n mre n less) presentatin [PwerPint r ther apprpriate media] giving an verview f the practice, its wrk, its guiding principles and its future directin. Presentatins will be scheduled during class and wrkshp time in weeks 11 and 12. All students are expected t attend all presentatins. Apprpriate prfessinal dress cde shuld be bserved. In preparing presentatins students shuld cnsider: what is distinctive abut the ffice? what is their specific prfessinal philsphy? what is their management style? hw des this reflect in the design utcmes? Be sure t refer key lecture tpics: hw are design/jb teams frmed and managed? what cntracts are used and why? what insurances are carried by the practice and why? t what degree des this practice cnsider itself a business? what future visins r strategies d they have? 15% (f the ttal fr the unit) will be allcated t the presentatin. One mark will be given t all members f the grup. The assessment criteria fr this assignment are: Clear, cncise and cmprehensive cverage f subject material. Apprpriate use f media and public presentatin technique. Respnse t questins frm the flr. Nte that all examples r extracts f infrmatin and r drawings frm the Offices shall nly be reprduced with their permissin. If preferred, ne r tw grup members can deliver the Pwer Pint presentatin. All grup members will receive the same presentatin mark. Please refer als t assignment 1b mini presentatins. A cpy f the presentatin n CD must be submitted by each grup n Wednesday 16 th May 2007 at 2pm. The CD must be clearly labeled with the grup number and names f team members. 1a. Grup Scheduled Week: Mentr Scheme Grup presentatin PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION 15% 16 th May : Week 11 23 rd. May: Week 12 assignment 1b: individual submissins ttal 20% 4 x 5% = Ttal 20% Individual Submissins In the week fllwing each mentr visit scheduled in this unit guide a tw page (apprximately 1000 wrds) diary reprt f the previus week s visit and discussins will be submitted in hard cpy. These bi-weekly reprts are t be individually written and shuld take the frm f a shrt reprt. Each reprt is wrth 5% f the ttal marks fr the Unit. An electrnic cpy f each f the reprts assembled as ne dcument with cver sheet and end page must be submitted fr reference with the Presentatin CD by each grup. Time will be allcated during the secnd hur f the lecture perid n alternate weeks t discuss issues raised in these reprts. 13
On each f the fur weeks fllwing the mentr visit fur grups will have the pprtunity t make a fur minute ral presentatin t the class cvering issues raised in previus mentr visits. This presentatin may be accmpanied by images, drawings etc at each grup s discretin. These mini presentatins ffer the pprtunity t practice frmal presentatin methds and will be used by the unit staff as a caching sessin in preparatin fr the final presentatins in weeks 11 and 12. While n marks will be allcated t these presentatins each grup must make a presentatin n their scheduled week. Attendance is required at all sessins Scheduled week: 1b. Mentr Scheme Individual reprts Individual SHORT REPORT WRITING 20% [ 4 X 5%] Week 2 Visit due week 3 Week 4 Visit due week 5 Week 6 Visit due week 7 [after semester break] Week 9 Visit due week 10 assignment 2: n the cuch ttal 35% f unit assessment On the cuch wrkshps are scheduled ver fur afternns in the Semester alternating with the ffice mentr scheme. On each f the scheduled afternns a grup f fur teams will be respnsible fr hsting a wrkshp sessin f ne hur s duratin in Rm G22 ff the Cullity Gallery. Guest practitiners frm architecture, landscape architecture and the related prfessins have been invited t participate in these sessins and each f them has been given the theme fr discussin fr the afternn. assignment 2a: wrkshp grup assessment ttal 15% Team grups will need t rganise themselves in such a way that they can efficiently and effectively cnduct the wrkshp sessin which will include but is nt limited t: preparing guest prfessinals fr what t expect in the wrkshp preparing the venue greeting guests and ensuring that prvisin is made fr car parking etc intrducing guests t the class making apprpriate recrd f the prceedings ensuring that all guests have an pprtunity t speak ensuring a cherent and lively discussin perid crdinate and facilitate questin time amngst the class A single mark will be given t all f the team members f the grups participating in each afternn wrkshp accrding t the fllwing criteria: Assessment Criteria: Overall management and presentatin f the event. Clear, cncise and cmprehensive cverage f subject material. Clarity f questins and management f grup questin time. 2a. Grup Scheduled Week: On the Cuch Wrkshp MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 15% Week 3: 14 th March. Grup C1 Week 5: 28 th March Grup C 2 Week 7: 18 th April Grup C 3 Week 10: 9 th May Grup C 4 14
assignment 2b: individual reprt ttal 20% Each student will write a reprt n the whle prcess f the wrkshp sessin fr which they are respnsible. The reprt shuld include a recrd f the prcess frm the initial rganisatinal meetings t the cnduct f the afternn sessin and any debriefing by the grup including an evaluatin f the perfrmance f the grup and f individual cntributins t the grup wrk. The reprt shuld cntain a recrd f the cntent f the actual On the cuch discussin. This will frm the majr cmpnent f the reprt assignment. This shuld be presented as a frmal reprt and nt as a transcript f the prceedings. [Transcripts may be used t back up reprt writings] Reprt frmat templates will be issued t the class prir t the first On the cuch sessin. These reprts must be submitted n the Wednesday fllwing the wrkshp sessin in hard cpy and n CD. Please ensure that CDs are clearly labeled with grup number and name f the individual. 2b. On the Cuch Wrkshp Individual reprts Individual LONG REPORT WRITING 20% Scheduled Week: Super Grup C1: Due Week 4 Super Grup C 2: Due Week 6 Super Grup C 3: Due Week 9 Super Grup C 4: Due Week 11 assignment 3: varius prfessinal issues ttal 30% f unit assessment Take Hme Exercises 4 x 7.5% = Ttal 30% Individual Submissins An exercise tpic has been assigned t crdinate with the subject matter f the lectures and the tpics assigned t each f the scheduled mentr sessins. These exercises are assessable and are designed t assist students in preparing their persnal and prfessinal dcumentatin fr presentatin t prspective emplyers. The wrk required t cmplete these exercises will vary frm week t week and will be determined in part by the individual s prir experience. Students may wish t seek cmment and guidance frm their mentrs n sme f these exercises. Examples f cmpleted exercises will be wrked thrugh in class in the secnd part f the lecture sessin prir t the fllwing Mentr visit wrkshp sessins (see schedule). It is therefre essential that in additin t the hard cpy (submitted fr assessment) all students cme prepared with an electrnic cpy (CD/thumb drive/prtable media etc) ready t plug and play fr discussin and caching in class. Scheduled Week: 3 Take Hme Exercises Individual Varius Prfessinal Issues 30% [ 4 X 7.5%] Hand in Week 3 - present week 4 Week 5 present week 6 Week 7 present Week 9 Week 10 present week 11 15
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faculty plicy and prcedures: Plicy and Prcedural infrmatin fr the Faculty is available n the web at www.alva.uwa.edu.au/current_students/frms_and_plicies expected unit csts: Students will need t be aware f the fllwing expected csts assciated with the Unit s prgram. Where pssible, students are encuraged t share resurces, car pl, buy in bulk, and split csts equitably! Curse Guide als available in Clsed Reserve @ EDFA Library say +/- $5 Assignment 1: presentatin materials say +/- $10 Assignment 2: ffice visits travel csts (try t car pl) say +/- $10 Assignment 3: presentatin materials say +/- $10 Misc. Materials: phtgraphy, paper nte bks, phtcpying & printing, etc say +/- $10 unit resurces: Essential texts and unit handut material will be kept in the Resurce Rm (RR) and are strictly nt t be remved. The primary texts fr this unit are: Australian Institute f Landscape Architects. Membership Handbk. Available thrugh student membership with the Western Australian AILA Chapter, P.O. Bx 3229 Bradway Nedlands, 6009. Phne: 1800 020 063. Ryal Australian Institute f Architects. Practices Services Advisry Ntes. Available frm Practice Services, Melburne. Phne 03 9650 2477. A cpy is held in the Resurce Rm. Practice Ntes fr Landscape Architects, Margaret J. Hendry CCAE, 1985. Ready set practice, Bruce Sharkey, 1994. Tennant, R. & N. Grmry. (2001). Guide t Prfessinal Practice fr Landscape Architects. This is available n CD Rm held in Reserve at EDFA. A cpy is als n the cmputer in the Resurce Rm. Other references will be detailed thrughut the curse f the unit. Fr example: Practices 5/6. Centre Fr The Study Of Practice. Cllege f Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. University f Cincinnati, Ohi, USA. 1997 Students are advised, hwever, that the references prvided will nt be exhaustive and further independent searches shuld be made. Refer t bibligraphy in Curse Guide Prfessinal Practice ARCH5561. Care shuld be taken when referring t texts tailred t American r British audiences where language, terminlgy and prcedures are nt always cnsistent with Australian practices. 19
unit rules, plicies & regulatins: Students will need t be aware f the Plagiarism and Assignment Extensin Plicies, as utlined in the Faculty f Architecture, Landscape & Visual Level Guide-bks. With respect t the latter, extensins will nt be allwed except n grunds f sickness r persnal prblems. Extensins are applied fr using the fficial Extensin frm available frm the frnt ffice, and presented t the Sub-Dean Ms Kate Hislp befre the submissin date, accmpanied by an explanatin in writing. The bject f these plicies is t ensure that all students are treated fairly, and that submissin date schedules, designed t prduce rdered and prfessinal wrk patterns fr students, are nt disrupted. The specific relevant faculty plicies include: Submissin f assignments FALVA Extensin plicy * (See ALVA website) FALVA plicy n late wrk * (See ALVA website) FALVA plicy n digital submissins * (see ALVA website) Academic Miscnduct/plagiarism FALVA plicy detailed belw * (See ALVA website) Plicy n Academic Miscnduct Faculty f Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts Academic Miscnduct: What is it? Academic miscnduct includes plagiarism, cllusin and ther frms f cheating. Plagiarism ccurs when smene disguises r misrepresents the authrship r wrk and claims it as his r her wn. It can ccur in varius frms: (i) presenting, part r whle f anther student's essay, design prject r artwrk as ne's wn; (ii) cpying phrases, sentences r passages frm a published surce (usually an article r a bk) withut acknwledging this by qutatin marks and a reference; (iii) substantially cpying design elements r images frm ther design prjects r artwrks, such as t misapprpriate and misrepresent the substance, strategy r persnal expressin f the riginal design prject r artwrk; (iii) presenting in yur wn wrds an idea, argument r interruptin frm anther surce, withut indicating the surce by means f a reference. INSERT REFERENCES WHEN USING OTHER PEOPLE'S IDEAS. What are the penalties? Plagiarism strikes at the heart f ethical schlarship, and the Schl has grwn increasingly cncerned abut plagiarism in student essays. In additin t being a frm f fraud, plagiarism negates the value f essays, designs r artwrks as a means f develping independent thught, analysis, design strategy r creative expressin. If the Schl finds that yur wrk includes intentinal plagiarism the minimum penalty is that the essay, design prject r artwrk will be failed. Unintentinal plagiarism will als be penalised. The Faculty f Architecture, Landscape & Visual Arts views Plagiarism very seriusly and substantial r repeated plagiarism may result in a student's failing the curse r, in extreme cases, being expelled frm the University. The defense "but I have dne this fr ther departments r teachers" is unacceptable - it is rather like the driver wh, when caught speeding, cmplains that (s)he hasn't been caught befre. Fr further infrmatin n regulatins fr student cnduct and discipline, including penalty prvisins and appeals prtcls, refer t The Amended Statute N. 17: Student 20
Discipline. (www.uwa.edu.au/students/ data/page/19919/statute_17_regulatins.pdf) Hw t avid plagiarism: (i) Essay Writing The best way t avid plagiarism in essay writing is t get int the habit f distinguishing yur wn wrk frm that by ther peple. We assume that unreferenced wrk is yur wn, s make sure that phrases and sentences that are nt yur wn are in qutatin marks and given precise references, and that ideas and arguments that are nt yur wn are prperly referenced. In cases f cncepts r facts that are widely used r knwn this may nt be necessary fr example "liberals believe in the imprtance f individual freedm" r "Australia has six states". T avid accidental plagiarism, ensure that the ntes yu use t prepare yur essay clearly identify qutatins and have full references. Hw t reference? There are tw cmmnly used methds f referencing: One, smetimes called the Harvard systems, enables yu t signal the authrship f a qutatin r an idea in the text, with the full reference appearing at the end f the essay. Fllwing the qutatin r idea drawn frm anther surce yu shuld insert in brackets the surname f the authr, the date f publicatin and, in cases f a direct qutatin r where an idea is dealt with in sme detail in yur surce, the pages number(s). Sme examples f hw Harvard references appear in the text are: (a) (Berlin, 1969: 33) in the case f a bk (b) (Rawls, 1984: 37) in the case f a chapter in an edited bk (c) (Barry, 1990: 513) in the case f an article frm a jurnal These references refer t the precise publicatin details set ut in a list f references at the end f the essay, as fllws: (a) Berlin, Isaiah (1969) Fur Essays n Liberty, Oxfrd: Oxfrd University Press (b) Rawls, Jhn (1984) 'The Right and the Gd Cntrasted', In Michael Sandel (ed.) Liberalism and its Critics, New Yrk: New Yrk University Press. (c) Barry, Brian (1990) 'Hw Nt t Defend Liberal Institutins', British Jurnal f Plitical Science 20: 1, pp 1-14. In this system yu wuld nly use ftntes r endntes t add supplementary infrmatin t the argument in yur essay. Anther system, smetimes knwn as the Oxfrd system, uses ftntes r endntes, nt nly fr supplementary infrmatin, but als fr references t surces. The first reference t a surce is in full, the secnd and subsequent reference in an abbreviated frm. There is a variety f acceptable means r presentatin; we suggest the fllwing: (a) Isaiah Berlin, Fur Essays n Liberty, Oxfrd, Oxfrd University Press, 1969 (b) Jhn Rawls, 'The Right and the Gd Cntrasted', in Michael Sandel (ed.) Liberalism and its Critics, New Yrk, New Yrk University Press, 1984. (c) Brian Barry, 'Hw Nt t Defend Liberal Institutins,' British Jurnal f Plitical Science vl. 20 n 1, 1990 pp l-14 Subsequent references shuld appear in an abbreviated frm. lbid. refers t reference in the previus ftnte, with the page number if it is different frm the ne previusly cited. Op. cit. fllwing an authr' s name refers t a reference t a wrk that has already been cited. Add a date t distinguish different wrks by the same authr (eg. Rawls p. cit., 1984 p.37.) If yu use the Oxfrd system yu will als need t prvide a full bibligraphy at the end f the essay. There many guides available which give mre details f these referencing systems. (ii) Design Prjects and Artwrk It is cmmn practice t make use f surce material such as ther design prjects, r styles f artwrk. Hwever, in rder t avid the perceptin f plagiarism, yu are encuraged t clearly identify the surce material as a cmpnent f yur presentatin. This may be dne thrugh a cmbinatin f images and text. The cllaging r mntaging f apprpriating elements in rder t create a new wrk is an acceptable practice, hwever the substantial apprpriatin f anther wrk, such that the meaning and intent f the riginal has been brrwed withut reference, is unacceptable, and cnstitutes plagiarism. Appeals against academic assessment University Plicy* (See ALVA website) http://www.secretariat.uwa.edu.au/hme/plicies/appeals Charter f Student rights University Plicy* (See ALVA website) http://www.studentadmin.uwa.edu.au/welcme/rights Cver image: Barcelna Team: Richard Rgers Architects. 21