2021/2, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE,
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | FACE-TO-FACE |
Location of delivery: | ME |
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Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Mark Deakin |
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Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
This shall comprise a lecture of up to 2 hours with a linked 1-hour tutorial/seminr/workshop held twice per day over a consecutive five day period. The face-to-face teaching delivered in Week 1 shall be supported by independent guided study and underpinned with work-based learning when back in the office and completing the assessments specified for the module (Weeks 2-15). The module will be delivered by: lectures, workshops and seminar sessions, directed reading, individual and group assignments and private study. Learning activities include: attendance at and participation in lectures, seminars and workshops. Self-directed learning oriented towards preparation of module assignments. The teaching on this module is a mixture of formal contact hours of lectures, seminar and workshop sessions within one semester. Lectures will provide the overall framework for the module and review topical case studies. Students will be supported to actively learn key theories and principles through the use of facilitated group and class exercises, supplemented by individual reading and lecture material.
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This will be an on-going process throughout the module. Lecture sessions will incorporate and conclude with class questions regarding the content. Students will be provided with regular verbal feedback for all un-assessed class workshop sessions, comprising generic comments and analysis from both the module coordinator and student peers. This feedback will be given during and immediately after completion of the sessions.
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Component 1 - Assignment 1 is a seminar in which students lead debates on a key sustainability issues within construction and the built environment and in groups of 3 or 4 students. The seminars shall will develop communication skills by providing the students with a platform to critically reflect and deliberate some of the key resource consumptions issues underlying environmental sustainability in the construction and built environment sector. When participating in the seminars, students will be expected to research the topics in question and be able to make relevant points clearly and coherently. Participation on the student Seminar Key resource consumption issues assess LO 1 (50% of component) and a written synopsis of the key learning outcomes of the seminar assessed LOs 2-3 (50% of component). This component will contribute 40% to overall module mark. Component 2 - Assignment 2 shall be a written report reviewing the environmental sustainability strategy of a corporation with the construction and built environment sector. This shall examine the environmental management systems, which organisations adopt to sustain the development of the construction and business sector. The assessment shall cover the benchmarking systems corporations adopt to evaluate the performance of the environmental sustainability strategy they deploy within the construction and built environment sector. LOs (4-6). This component will contribute 60% to overall module mark.
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Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
Face To Face | Lecture | 24 |
Face To Face | Tutorial | 12 |
Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 82 |
Other | Work based learning | 82 |
| Total Study Hours | 200 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
Oral Presentation | 20 | 1-2 | 1 | HOURS= 0.5, WORDS= 0 |
Report | 20 | 3 | 5 | HOURS= 0, WORDS= 2000 |
Report | 60 | 4 - 6 | 11 | HOURS= 0, WORDS= 1500 |
Component 1 subtotal: | 40 | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 60 | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |