AR10497: History, theory and engineering practice
[Page last updated: 02 August 2022]
Academic Year: | 2022/23 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
Level: | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW100 |
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Learning Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
* Recognise the role and responsibilities of a professional engineer. (K4) * Discuss the industry approach to risk management, health and safety regulations and ethical frameworks. (K4) * Identify and explain engineering design solutions for a range of specific applications.(K2,I2) * Describe how materials have been used historically in architecture. (K2) * Recognise how structural forms have developed over time. (K2) |
Synopsis: | You will be introduced to the global historical survey of architecture and engineering and the development of vernacular traditions. You will learn how architecture and engineering is responsive to, and informed by, material choices, and the designer's relationship to social, cultural, economic and environmental factors. You will also learn about the contemporary practice of Civil Engineering, and the role of the institutions, describing the nature of the construction industry. |
Content: | Vernacular architecture and engineering and its role in modern design.
Relations between materials, form and climate. Sustainability in contemporary engineering design. Roles and responsibilities of professional engineers and the institutions they represent, including Health and Safety legislation. |
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AR10497 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
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