SRR367 - Built Environment Study Tour

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 3: Study Tour

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Susan Ang
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Study Tour: 3 x 2 hour pre practical experience (study tour) seminar, 1 x 2 hour pre practical experience (study tour) travel safe workshop, minimum one week of practical experience (study tour).

Note:

Entry to this unit is via application and interview. Students are required to fund their own travel and accommodation costs and activities undertaken in this unit.

Content

SRR367 is a study tour unit designed for undergraduate students that draws on the area of the student’s study which may be drawn from any discipline or campus. The unit offers students collaborative, immersive and experiential learning opportunities. The study tour enables students to address topical challenges associated with real world problems and to engage first hand with design understanding of the built environment within diverse contexts and cultures. Skills will include cross cultural communication, personal goal setting, self-management and organisational skills, reflection, analysis and design, and development and implementation of study tour project. The substantive outcomes will vary according to the stream of study and will include exhibition quality presentation of both individual and collective effort.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Organise and carry out a program of investigation appropriate to the discipline chosen area that responds to the study tour project and study tour context.

GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
ULO2 Set personal achievement goals and reflect upon action in relation to personal skills and experience goals throughout the study tour experience. GLO6: Self-management
ULO3 Produce and deliver a group presentation for exhibition that may include print media and physical artefacts that clearly communicate the collaborative outcomes of the study tour project.

GLO5: Problem solving
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4 Demonstrate ability to engage with diverse communities and cultures through cross-cultural communication and the application of ethical and sustainable approaches to identified context based problems. GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Pre study tour report
Written report, 2000 word maximum 20% Respective due dates for different study tours
Assessment 2
Study tour group presentation
Mixed media documentation, and a 10 minute maximum oral presentation 50% Respective due dates for different study tours
Assessment 3
Post study tour Reflection
Electronic folio, A3 40 page maximum 30% Respective due dates for different study tours

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRR367 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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