Modules

Core Module Information
Module title: Consultancy Project (GA)
SCQF level: 10:
SCQF credit value: 40.00
ECTS credit value: 20
Module code: BSV10400
Module leader: Mark Deakin
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Built Environment
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

This module asks the graduate apprentice to take on the role of a consultant and work as the member of a team charged with the task of driving a major development project. Each project team shall then present the development proposal to a panel of experts who will judge the quality of the material. Each graduate apprentice shall also present an individual report on a matter of expertise specific to the pathway they are registered and conduct a self and peer group assessment of the experiences gained as members of the project team. The module shall develop the graduate apprentice's skills in group-work, time management and presentation of development project proposals to clients. It shall also enhance the development of the graduate apprentice's own subject specific skills as a turnkey aspect of the development project.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Work as a member of a development team contributing your subject-specific expertise to the project.

LO2: Plan and manage the efforts of the team.

LO3: Contribute to the team's technical, commercial and financial appraisal of the development collectively and individually and presentation of this in appropriate oral and written format.

LO4: Assess your contribution to the development relative to other members of the team.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Mark Deakin
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Lecture 8 These lectures will set out the Module Guide and Development Brief for the Consultancy Project. They will define the terms of reference for the group-work the project is based on and contribution that each member of a team can make to the development of a sustainable community, comprised of 20-minute neighborhoods and climate strategy which drives towards net zero.
Face To Face GROUPSCHEDULED 52 Assembling the development. This groupwork shall be coordinated by a team leader, who will organize the contributions needed from each member of the team to assemble the development as a sustainable community.
Online Guided independent study 180 This involves individual members of the team working independently and reporting on a subject-specific contribution they have made to the sustainable community development.
Online Guided independent study 160 Self and Peer Group Assessment. This involves fellow members of the team assessing what others in the group have contributed to the sustainable community development.
Total Study Hours400
Expected Total Study Hours for Module400


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Oral Presentation 50 1~2~3 Week 2 HOURS= 30 minutes. Oral presentation of development proposal by each group. 20 minutes for the presentation to the assessment panel and 10 minutes for questions and answers.
Project - Written 25 3 Week 11 , WORDS= 2,000 Written individual report on subject-specific aspect of the development project.
Reflective Log 25 4 Week 12 , WORDS= 2,500-3,000 Reflection on individual contribution to the development and of other team members.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
BSV10400: Consultancy Project
 

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