Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AT WORKPLACEAAH150
Credits: 30. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G2 (First Cycle). Main field: Architecture. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. Optional for: A4. Course coordinator: Ass Professor Tomas Tägil, Tomas.Tagil@arkitektur.lth.se, Architecture. Prerequisites: To be registered in the course is required an established contract between the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, the chosen workplace and the student. Acceptance to the course requires three years of completed and approved studies of architecture (after the sixth term). Assessment: Education is training work at a workplace. A paper shall be written independently after the practice is finished. To pass the practicing part of the course the student shall be working minimum 16 weeks. The supervisor shall confirm time, active participation and eventual illness. To pass the theoretical part the student must write a theoretical/reflecting paper, which is to be presented at a seminar hold by the course coordinator three times per year. The paper shall be sent to the course coordinator latest one week in advance. Presence and active participation at seminar is requested. Before the seminar the participants shall read each others papers. Grade: In the course is given the grades Passed or Not Passed. In order to get the grade the above mentioned assessments must be fulfilled. Parts: 2. Further information: Specific rules for the course are decided by the Education Board and can be found on the homepage. The course may be started at any date.

Aim
The work experience is to provide the student a basic understanding of the requirements and possibilities of architecture within the branch of architecture which the organisation selected represents. The student is to be given the opportunity to gain insight into how actual problems and tasks with which an architect is confronted can be dealt with in a professional way and into the knowledge this requires.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

after completed course individually and independently with support by an extern tutor be able to:

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

after completed course individually and independently with support by an extern tutor be able to:

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

after completed course individually and independently with support by an extern tutor be able to:

Contents
The course consists of the following two parts:

Workplace training part, 24 credit points
The student is to be given the opportunity to gain insight into how actual problems and tasks with which an architect is confronted can be dealt with in a professional way and into the knowledge this requires. The course involves close contact with an organization engaged in architectural work and the student's taking part actively in as many aspects of the day-to-day work there as possible. This external organization is to provide the student an advisor available throughout the period in question. The advisor is to invest the time needed to support the student's work.
Requirements for credit: 16 weeks of full-time work at the external organization.

Theoretical reflections/paper and seminar, 6 credit points
This second part of the course involves the student's writing a critical and theoretically oriented paper based on the experience gained and the observations made during the practical work carried out. The paper can be written as a report dealing with the architectural profession generally, the on-the-job experience amassed and critical reflections concerning the project.

Literature
The literature for the course can be chosen in consultation with the on-the-job training coordinator and the organization where the work is carried out.

Parts

Code: 0109. Name: Workplace Training Part.
Higher education credits: 24. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: Practical work experience under supervision at selected work place during at least 16 weeks. The supervisor shall after fulfilled work period confirm presence and active participation at the work place during the period. In case of illness the coordinator shall be informed in order to decide if the period of absence is reasonable in relation to the length of the work period or not. Contents: The student is to be given the opportunity to gain insight into how actual problems and tasks with which an architect is confronted can be dealt with in a professional way and into the knowledge this requires. The course involves close contact with an organization engaged in architectural work and the student's taking part actively in as many aspects of the day-to-day work there as possible. This external organization is to provide the student an advisor available throughout the period in question. The advisor is to invest the time needed to support the student's work.

Code: 0209. Name: Theoretical Reflections; Paper and Seminar.
Higher education credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: To pass the theoretical part the student must write a theoretical/reflecting paper, which is to be presented at a seminar hold by the course coordinator about 3 times per year. Special rules for the paper are presented on the LTH website. The paper shall be sent to the coordinator latest one week before the seminar. Presence and active participation at the seminar is required. Before the seminar the participators of the course shall read the other’s paper to prepare for a relevant discussion. Contents: This second part of the course involves the student's writing a critical and theoretically oriented paper based on the experience gained and the observations made during the practical work carried out. The paper can be written as a report dealing with the architectural profession generally, the on-the-job experience amassed and critical reflections concerning the project.