Course

LAA216 Competitive design

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Kristin Marie Berg

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:Maximum of 30

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:Total workload: 250 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel. The course ends three weeks before the end ot semester.

About this course

The course is built up as a series of lectures and compulsory activities that support the students' work on two assignments. There will be some cooperation with LAA215.

First a mandatory short task is completed.

Then a design assignment is carried out with drawings and descriptions aimed at construction consisting of several parts.In order to solve the thesis, all lessons learned through previous courses in the LING programme should be applied. This is e.g. knowledge of tarrain and surface water, materials, foundations, coatings, edges, other constructive solutions, soil and plant use, as well as knowledge of descriptions, drawings and contracts. Relevant literature and project examples are referred to. Project management and process understanding will also be included. In addition to previous lectures, students must find relevant sources through searches in literature, websites and project examples. Guidance will be given in groups.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • The student has knowledge of general guidelines for development towards more sustainable solutions for developing new green spaces in urban environments.
  • The student has knowledge about of soil condition, terrain grading, stormwater management, materials, foundations, coatings, edges and simple structures - as well as soil and vegetation used in green spaces

Skill:

  • The student can find out the overall requirements of relevant legislation, Tek17 and Norsk standard, as well as the Byggforsk series and industry standards for the design of a public green system with good quality.
  • The student has the ability to use digital tools for designing an illustration plan, overall technical plan and technical detailed drawings.
  • The student is capable of doing risk analysis of plant use.
  • The student has the ability to create an offer basis for describing an entry price using NS3420

General competence:

  • The student has the ability to carry out a binding collaboration with other students, document this and carry out self-control of the design.
  • The student has the ability to new thinking and independently obtain relevant background material in order to acquire new skills.
  • The student can plan and carry out varied assignments and design in accordance with professional and professional ethical requirements.
  • Learning activities
    Lectures, trips, short assignment with drawings and technicalø description, project assignment as group work with supervision.
  • Teaching support
    • Previous and new lectures and literature from the LING programme.
    • Help literature on CANVAS
    • The students receive supervision in groups of auxiliary teachers with different professional competence.
  • Prerequisites
    An approved 2 year study in Landscape engineering from NMBU or other educational institutions, or the equivalent. An approved two-year basic block in Landscape Architecture from NMBU or the equivalent. .
  • Recommended prerequisites
    LAA115/LAA221/LAA233, PHG113/PHG213 and LAD100.
  • Assessment method
    Final project assignment is assessed with grades A-F where F has not been passed. Individual adjustments are then made to the grade for the group's individual members. This will be based on the criteria of efforts / participation / collaboration in the project group and requires that the group has reported on these criteria.

    Project work Karakterregel: Letter grades
  • Examiner scheme

    External examiner participates in the evaluation of the assessment system itself.

    Two examiners evaluate all exam papers together with assistant teachers in the course.

  • Mandatory activity
    • an assignment with oral presentation in February
    • 100% participation in excursions, material seminar and oral presentation of project assignment that are market on the time-table - absence requires a medical certificate. Absence here requires extra activity or task for approval.
    • Approved compulsory activity one year will only be valid for this academic year, as well as for the next year. After this, new approval of the compulsory activity is required.
  • Notes
    NMBU covers mandatory trips and excursions.
  • Teaching hours
    Lectures and seminars: approx. 35 hours. Workshop/joint reviews: approx. 10 hours. Excursion and field inspection approx. 12 hours. Supervision in groups: approx. 2 hours per student.
  • Preferential right
    B-LI
  • Admission requirements
    Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse) or approved vocational training for the study..