APL8011 : Landscape Professional Practice, Planning and Law
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Ms Stef Leach
- Lecturer: Dr Usue Ruiz Arana
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To provide an introduction to: elements and areas of practice in landscape architecture, planning and management, including ethics and values.
To provide an introduction to key areas of the Landscape Institute's Competency Framework: professional judgements, ethics and values; sustainability, climate and resilience; planning, legal, policy and regulatory compliance; contract administration and contract management; landscape assessment; environmental legislation; professional relationships; and broader issues associated with professional practice.
To provide an introduction to research by design, in advance of the design thesis module in semester 2 (APL8012).
Outline Of Syllabus
The module provides an introduction to professional practice as a landscape architect/professional in Britain. The module follows the Landscape Institute's entry standards competency framework syllabus.
1. The landscape profession: ethics and values. The role of the Landscape Institute. Charter and Code of Practice. Ethics, values and professional relationships. Forms of practice. CPD.
2. Basic concepts of land law, contract law and the law of tort. Contracts of employment.
3. Planning law and the laws related to environmental protection.
4. Tendering and contract administration.
The module includes four seminars led by local landscape professionals.
The module also introduces research by design and its application to landscape architecture. Students put together a research by design proposal to undertake in semester 2.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 4 | 3:00 | 12:00 | Seminars led by local practitioners |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 2 | 2:00 | 4:00 | Small group presentations |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 1 | 84:00 | 84:00 | N/A |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Present in Person. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 2 | 4:00 | 8:00 | Present in person, conducive to the development of a research proposal |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 80:00 | 80:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Knowledge of the key areas of the Landscape Institute's competency framework is delivered through a combination of seminars and workshops, supplemented by guided reading. Students also learn experientially by discussing practical questions related to each topic in workshops.
Research by design is introduced through a lecture and a series of workshops where students present incipient research proposals to tutors and peers in small groups.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 1 | M | 70 | Diary of weekly questions and reflections |
| Research proposal | 1 | A | 30 | Research by design proposal |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
A written diary encourages learners to engage with and reflect on learning material on a weekly basis. It also mirrors the Landscape Institute’s Pathway to Chartership approach where graduates reflect on their learning as they practice.
The research by design proposal involves identifying a topic to research, carrying out literature and practice review, selecting a site, producing a brief and undertaking initial fieldwork for a thesis design undertaken over the second semester of stage 2.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- APL8011's Timetable