Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
AR50327: Professional practice |
 Credits:
| 24 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW100 |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Before taking this unit students must have completed a total of 24 months practical experience within a practice registered with the Architect's Registration Board and completed a minimum of 12 months practical experience following achievement of qualifications giving exemption from the RIBA Part II examinations. Aims: To provide through the research and preparation of a case study, a means by which the candidate can demonstrate his/her ability to investigate a project within the context of professional practice and the construction industry as a whole, and to present their findings in written form. The study is to take the form of a professional piece of writing structured within a clear descriptive format, and to include analytical and balanced argument and conclusion derived from the candidate's particular professional experience. Awareness of the project within the context of the Building industry, the Profession and the political and economic influences should be shown. Learning Outcomes: Candidates who have completed this unit should be able to demonstrate their professional, analytical and communication skills and their knowledge of the administration and management of professional practice as applied to project administration. Skills: Independent research and analysis of the practical issues involved in the structure and management of a building project and the exposition of considered argument, opinion and conclusion in clear written English. Content: The analytical Case Study is to be based upon a building project selected by the candidate with which the candidate has had direct practical involvement, and requires from first-hand experience the description, analysis and formulation of conclusions concerning the evolution and operation of the project from its inception to site construction. The study should be written as an objective commentary upon the nature and progress of a project within the context of the particular management and organisational processes that have guided it, and should include individual analysis of and opinion upon the circumstances that may have arisen and the professional decisions taken during the course of the project. Emphasis is to be placed upon the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of the management of the project within the circumstances described, and the speculation upon the efficacy of the decisions taken that may have affected the overall outcome. It is to be prepared and developed under structured supervision and guidance of the University through periodic individual tutorials and the commentary and advice upon draft submissions during its preparation. It is to be written in English, have a maximum length of 12,000 words, and be illustrated as necessary. It is to be appropriately referenced and bound. |