Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AR50326 Practice and project management |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Masters |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX100 |
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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 confirm the candidates' competence for the practice of architecture and through the demonstration of professional awareness, knowledge, understanding of the context for practice, and their ability in the management of architecture and the management of construction. Learning Outcomes: Candidates who have completed this unit should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as professionals to clients, employers, to the profession, to other members of the building team and to society, and to demonstrate competence and capability to practice within the profession. Skills: Candidates are required to demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of professional practice and project administration, and to convey a clear ability to apply this knowledge in practice in a co-ordinated, accurate and relevant manner, and to demonstrate sound professional judgement in decision-making. Content: The unit will develop the candidates' knowledge and understanding of the overall structure and management of professional practice and the legal and legislative matters that impact upon the practice of architecture through the appreciation of the ethical, legal, legislative and practical attributes required for the practice of architecture and the administration of construction projects. The programme will deliver the following subjects to on which the candidates will be examined in two closed papers: * The context for Practice: The construction industry and the architect in practice; the anticipation of difficulty. Professional practice and the Codes of Conduct. * Contract forms and their application: Procurement, Rights and project Administration. * Constraints and Law: Legislation, Regulations and Disputes, Risk management and control. * Professional Practice: The management of practice, appointments, fee structure and the role of the architect in the process. |