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Construction Methods A (ABPL90286)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email:djobrien@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject, running intensively in Week 5 of Semester 1 and delivered in Barmah (northern Victoria) , explores the idea of construction as a process linking specific principles, materials, elements, systems and techniques strategically. Using a set of individual construction types as case studies, Construction Methods A will review and explain the physical anatomy of given technological types, emphasising parameters concerned with connectedness, stability, assembly and performance. Students will learn techniques to represent these types with drawings and models.
The subject overview and health and safety work will happen during Week 5.
Approximate costs to students:
This subject has a residential component at the University of Melbourne’s Dookie campus. Students will be required to cover travel costs to and from Dookie, purchase safety equipment (work boots, hard-hats, etc.) and additional presentation materials estimated at $400 per person.
Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:
- Relate basic building principles to small to medium scale construction projects;
- Understand logics, conventions and challenges of technical representations;
- Appreciate both the relationship and the distance between building conception and building implementation;
- Transform this appreciation into an interpretative framework for the organization of small to medium scale architectural practice.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students will have the ability to:
- Identify and follow the logics of construction;
- Communicate with peers and the community at large concerning construction matters;
- Select materials and systems to achieve coherent three dimensional designs;
- Select and work with constructional types suitable to building scale and function;
- Identify and access necessary areas of knowledge.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following courses:
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture (300-point entry)
MC-ARCH3Y Master of Architecture (300 points)
MC-ARCHENG Master of Architectural Engineering
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Workbook 1 - should be submitted at the conclusion of Week 5
| Week 5 | 50% |
Workbook 2 - should be submitted at the conclusion of Week 9
| Week 9 | 50% |
Additional details
Each Workbook includes written and/or graphic submissions (e.g. tutorial exercises, class presentations, materials, construction or site reports, construction drawings and models) due in Weeks 5 and 9 to the total equivalent of 5000 words.
ABPL90286_FEB : Assessment Due Dates
Workbook 1: End of the week 1 of teaching period
Workbook 2: End of the assessment period
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator David O'Brien Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Up to 60 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Email:djobrien@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Week 5 of semester is conducted at the University of Melbourne Dookie campus (2.5 hours from Melbourne).
- Food and drink is at the student’s own expense.
- Students will need to purchase safety boots, safety glasses, hard hat and ear muffs before the start of semester. Approximate cost $150. Enrolled students will be notified about travel arrangements, accommodation, food and other information including safety requirements prior to the start of semester.
- Safety boots, safety glasses and ear muffs are required for workshop activities in this subject (to be provided by the student).
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Architectural Engineering Course Master of Architecture - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024