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Students improve research, documentation and writing skills, learning to apply greater critical thinking in the appraisal of a current situation.
On completion of this module students should have
- Prepared a review of current literature on a chosen topic
- Improved familiarity of research methods and applied them in pursuit of knowledge about a topic
- Demonstrated critical thinking in the appraisal of an issue of contemporary importance in landscape architecture
- Demonstrated academic writing skills in the documentation and communication of their research and the process
Landscape related issues of contemporary importance to society
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 18 |
Conversation Class | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 96 |
Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Critical analysis, and report | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Assignment: Literature review | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | Yes | 20 |
Presentation: Class presentation and report of your site selection process. Analysis. | Week 9 | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Continuous Assessment: Contribution to class discussion | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Individual feedback follows submissions and/or presentations.. Peer review and self assessment activities are part of a formative assessment strategy.