Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The development of an urban sustainability concept integrating the various issues required to create a sustainable community. [SM7M, SM9M, D10M]
- The relationship between urban design, architecture, engineering and sustainability to develop a holistic approach. [SM7M, SM9M]
- The set-up of a scoping study for a selected topic including targets to achieve the goals of the study. [EA6M, D9M, D10M]
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Concept and design development. [G1]
- Team work. [P11m, G4]
- Oral presentation. [G1, G4]
- Plan and organise both time and resources. [P11m, G4]
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Research appropriate technologies for your scoping study. [G1]
- Develop clear and concise presentation material to convey your design and engineering ideas. [G1, G4]
- Demonstrate the ability to present and defend a projected urban development concept in a team. [G1, G4]
- Write and illustrate a scoping study with appropriate graphs. [G1]
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Formulate an integrated design / engineering concept and evaluate the solution in response to given requirements. [EA7M, D10M, D11M, P12M, P9m]
- Analyse a design task. [EA6M]
- Analyse the principles and evaluate the constraints to achieve more sustainable communities. [EA7M, D9M, D10M, D11M, EL11M, P10m]
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 20 |
Follow-up work | 2 |
Wider reading or practice | 60 |
External visits | 8 |
Lecture | 36 |
Practical classes and workshops | 18 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 6 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
UK Government, 2009. Planning Policy Statements..
Textbooks
Heywood H. (2013). 101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture. RIBA.
Pelsmakers S., (2012). The Environmental Design Pocketbook. RIBA.
Halliday, S., (2008). Sustainable Construction. Oxford:. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann - An imprint of Elsevier..
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Group report | 35% |
Individual Presentation | 15% |
Individual report | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Individual report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal