LARC40520 Landscape Study II

Academic Year 2021/2022

Building on the knowledge gathered in Autumn, this studio module deepens insights into the system formed by a complex landscape, and the people that live there. Students pursue self-directed individual project work, exploring chosen aspects of this anthropogenic landscape through readings, research and fieldwork, under the guidance of studio staff.

Tutorials support progress as necessary, with occasional reviews involving school staff and visiting experts. A studio report is submitted at the end of the trimester, summarizing the process and progress of the work and reflecting the student's thinking on the territory of enquiry. Each student assembles a portfolio of work that deals substantially with issues identified through the semester. By the end of this trimester, students should have developed a thesis proposal for further study over the summer.



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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

This module further orients students towards action, towards a process of analysis that leads to creative strategies in landscape architecture.

Upon completion of the module the student will have demonstrated evidence of:



1. Advanced ability to identify, research, document and argue issues to do with the production, perception and innovation of a complex site of study

2. Ability to engage and communicate with members of the public as part of a research process.

3. Ability to use a range of media to represent, test and communicate ideas

Indicative Module Content:

Independent research into, critical thinking about and communication of issues of contemporary importance to a particular landscape

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

18
Field Trip/External Visits

6
Specified Learning Activities

24
Autonomous Student Learning

228
Total

276
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active case-based learning; reflective learning; self-directed enquiry; debate; transdisciplinary engagement; critical writing 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Exhibition of work Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50
Project: Studio report or Exhibition catalogue Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

50

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback is in the form of active discussion that takes place throughout the semester and aims at improved understanding, expression and communication of ideas