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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1: Report on the role, responsibilities and duties of an architect as an ethical professional in contemporary and future society;
2: Critically engage with content about climate literacy related to the built environment, including planetary resources, carbon, adaptation and mitigation, whole of life design.
3: Appraise a number of basic characteristics of existing buildings using an evidence-based approach;
4: Critically reflect on the outcomes of key tasks undertaken over the course of the module, in a peer learning environment.
Over the course of the module students will:
Learn about the changing social, economic, political and ethical contexts for architecture practice;
Be introduced to key concepts related to the design and care of the built environment in the context of emerging low carbon transition, including how it relates to infrastructure, energy, materials, adaptation, performance, passive strategies, health and well being, people and communities.
Carry out a series of short tasks informed by the lecture content and build critical reflection skills in relation to them.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 40 |
| Lectures | 22 |
| Total | 102 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflective Assignment: Students critically reflect upon 3 of the first 4 tasks completed in written format, appending the output of the tasks. | Week 6 | Graded | No | 40 |
No |
| Reflective Assignment: Students are asked to reflect upon 3 of second 4 tasks they have completed between Week 7 and 11, appending the outcome of these tasks and summary conclusion. | Week 12 | Graded | Yes | 60 |
Yes |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Spring | No |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Feedback will be offered to students collectively in a timely manner. Individual feedback will be offered to students on request.