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BLAR12055 - History and Theory of Building Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides a broad introduction to the history and theories of building design with specific focus on the cultural importance, practical uses, construction and stylistic designs of those buildings. The fundamental knowledge gained in this unit will underpin many design processes and decisions that you will encounter in your work as licensed building designers. The study topics and assessment tasks will develop skills that will enable you to identify and evaluate the successes and failures of historic and contemporary building types as well as the suitability of those buildings for conservation, re-use or re-development.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Prerequisite: BLAR11045

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2020

Term 3 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation and Written Assessment 30%
2. Group Work 30%
3. Examination 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 33.33% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Student Feedback
Feedback
The unit was full of interesting content and could be expanded to cover two units.
Recommendation
The unit will continue to cover the same content with assessments providing students the opportunity to explore buildings and design and construction history and theory further. Whilst the subject matter does span a lot of ground we are unfortunately unable to split the unit into two.
Action Taken
The unit covers the same content and provides students the opportunity to explore building design and construction history and theory, which creates awareness and deepens understanding of various engineering, spatial distribution, social and cultural issues as they relate to the design of buildings.
Source: SUTE Student Feedback
Feedback
The online test was thought provoking and sufficient time was provided to answer all questions.
Recommendation
The online test will continue to be offered in the current format and time limit.
Action Taken
The online test continues to be offered in this format.
Source: SUTE Student Feedback
Feedback
The weekly activity forum was useful as an overview that provides examples of buildings from different time periods, construction techniques and building styles and helped get work on the assessments started.
Recommendation
The weekly activity forum will continue to be offered to collate information relevant to the history and theory of building design.
Action Taken
The weekly activity forum continues to be offered to provide students the opportunity to explore building design and construction history and theory further.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The subject matter and the recommended texts are really enjoyable and supportive of learning.
Recommendation
The subject matter and texts will continue to be offered.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The weekly activity forums are full of interesting information and help keep progression through the unit material on track.
Recommendation
The weekly activity forums continue to be offered to support student learning.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse the historical development of building design and construction
  2. Explain culturally diverse values in buildings and spaces
  3. Compare the major stylistic trends of building design around the world
  4. Describe the historic and contemporary styles of building design in Australia
  5. Apply the reasoning behind an exemplary building’s design to a team solution.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Presentation and Written Assessment
2 - Group Work
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Presentation and Written Assessment
2 - Group Work
3 - Examination