ARCH 7020 - Professional Practice (M)

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2019

This course examines practice management and project management in the built environment professions, particularly architecture and landscape architecture. Topics in practice management include: ethical practice; the character and operation of practices; legal requirements; cash flow and profitability; running a business; professional memberships and registration; risk and professional liability; and personal career planning. Topics in project management include: project stages; procurement and feasibility; statutory requirements; management of time, cost and quality; and contracts and contract administration in private and public realms. Alternative and innovative pathways through the profession are also considered.

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Course Details

Course Code	ARCH 7020
Course	Professional Practice (M)
Coordinating Unit	School of Architecture and Built Environment
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Corequisites	ARCH 7019 or LARCH 7019
Incompatible	ARCH 7014 or LARCH 7014
Restrictions	Available to M Arch (Cswk) and M L Arch students only
Assessment	seminar papers, reports, quizzes

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Teodoro Verbi

Name	Role	Building/Room	Email
Teo Verbi	Coordinator	Off campus	teodoro.verbi@adelaide.edu.au
Craig Lovering	Lecturer/Tutor	Off campus	craig.lovering@adelaide.edu.au

Contact Protocol: EMAIL ONLY

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:
This course is designed to provide an insight into a number of topics relevant to graduate employment, professional conduct and the practice of architecture and landscape architecture.

Lectures, tutorials and assignments are designed to encourage an awareness and basic knowledge of the nature of design practice, business and professional roles, organisational frameworks, management and legal procedures, business and project-based activities, in order to further develop and apply this knowledge in graduates early working lives.

Skills:
The continuing development of good professional, inter-personal and communication skills is widely recognised as important for all graduates, plus:

1	Develop a basic understanding of the scope of professional practice
2	Understand the building procurement process
3	Acquired knowledge and skills sufficient for early stages of directed activity in an existing design practice, including the ability to design and document projects
4	Developed intellectual and creative approaches and adaptability to form a basis for continued learning and development throughout professional life
5	Communicating – the communication and documentation of designs for presentation to clients and other stakeholders, and for construction; the preparation of professional reports
6	Managing – the management and operation of a design practice
7	Professional ethics, environmental sustainability, cultural, social, economic responsibilities of the design professions
8	The recognition of the contribution of the design professions to society

University Graduate Attributes

No information currently available.

Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Australian Institute of Architects www.architecture.com.au
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects www.aila.org.au

Speaker Series:
The School has a fortnightly lecture series where respected practitioners and academics from the field deliver a public lecture on contemporary architectural practice. In order to expand your knowledge of contemporary directions in design it is recommended that you attend these sessions. The sessions are scheduled for Tuesday 6pm at the Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre, and the exact detail of dates and speakers is available from the School website and the Front Office.

Academic Support:
The Professions Learning Centre (PLC) provides postgraduate coursework students of the Faculty of Professions free academic skills advice on critical analysis and structuring assignments, paraphrasing, referencing, oral presentation skills and other skills to assist with success at university. You are encouraged to take advantage of the service to enable you to improve your performance in your studies. To contact a Learning Advisor please send an email to professions.learningcentre@adelaide.edu.au.

Online Learning

All course communication via MyUni. Please check your course MyUni account regularly as all important Course-related announcements will be communicated via this means.

Consultation will only be available during tutorials.

University Email
The school uses the University email system to get in touch with the students. So it is imperative that you check your email regularly and keep up to date with any new announcements.

Noticeboard/Handbook
General information about the activities at the School is available online from the Student Noticeboard. Students can also access a copy of the Student Handbook on-line.

Learning & Teaching Modes

Students in this course are expected to attend all lectures throughout the semester plus one tutorial class each week.

Classes will be held weekly. Tutorial groups are listed with the course timetable. There is only one tutorial session and all students are expected to participate.

Tutorials are an important component of your learning in this course. The communication skills developed in tutorials by regularly and actively participating in discussions are considered to be most important by the School and are highly regarded by employers and professional bodies.

See timetable above.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The University expects full-time students (ie. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote at least 48 hours per week to their studies. Accordingly, students undertaking this 3 unit course are expected to devote 12 hours per week to contact activities and self-guided studying.

These 120 hours should be used towards preparation of weekly tasks and for completion of the various assignments associated with the course, including development of various skills required to complete the same. Please organise your time wisely.

Learning Activities Summary

Lecture schedule

Week	Topic	Lecture
1	Introduction	Starting out in design practice - a career or a calling?
2	Teams	Establishing your team, team structure and team rules
3	Agreements	Client proposals & agreements
4	Return briefs	Developing a brief
5	Programming	Project planning
6	Cost	Cost planning
7	Procurement	Tendering
8	Contracts	Building contracts
9	Administration	Contract administration
10	Starting a design practice	Preparing a business plan
11	Employment Law	Employment
12	Collaboration	Collaboration

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Due	Learning Outcomes
Create a CV	Individual	20%	13 March	5
Fee proposal	Individual	10%	27 March	1, 2, 3
Fee agreement	Individual	10%	10 April	1, 2, 3, 5
Building contract	Individual	10%	8 May	1, 2, 3, 5
Business plan	Group	30%	29 May	4, 6, 7, 8
Attendance	Individual	10%

Assessment Detail

Tutorial Participation & Engagement
Assessment: 10%
This grade is obtained through satisfactory attendance and engagement (but note, NOT ATTENDANCE ONLY) with the learning environment at all scheduled lectures and tutorials. Engagement will be assessed by the course co-ordinator. (Absences without a Medical, Compassionate or Extenuating Circumstances Application submitted and approved within 1 week of the absence or as soon as students can reasonably submit them, bearing in mind the constraints of their illness, will result in a record of Absent.)

Assignment 1 (individual submission)
Title: CV
Assessment: 20%
Due Date: At the end of the tutorials on 13 March
Summary: Develop a CV including a letter of introduction to a prospective employer.
Assessment Criteria: This assignment will be assessed on structure, content, style and presentation.

Assignment 2 (individual submission)
Title: Client Proposal
Assessment: 10%
Due: At the end of the tutorials on 27 March
Summary: Write a fee proposal based on a project (to be advised) as context.
Assessment: This assignment will be assessed on structure, content, style, presentation and research.

Assignment 3 (individual submission)
Title: Client Agreement
Assessment: 10%
Due Date: At the end of the tutorials on 10 April
Summary: Prepare the client agreement based on the fee proposal prepared in Assignment 2 as context.
Assessment: This assignment will be assessed on structure, content, style, presentation and research.

Assignment 4 (individual submission)
Title: Building Contract
Assessment: 20%
Due Date: At the end of the tutorials on 8 May
Summary: Prepare a building contract based on the project provided in Assignment 1 as context.
Assessment Criteria: This assignment will be assessed on structure, content, style, presentation and knowledge.

Assignment 5 (group submission)
Title: Business Plan
Assessment: 30%
Due Date: At the tutorials on 29 May
Summary: Now that you have successfully completed your very first project, develop a business plan for your new design studio. Form groups of say 4 with at least one member from the opposite discipline.
Assessment Criteria: This assignment will be assessed on structure, content, style, presentation and research.

Submission

See previous sections above for submission details.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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