Planting Design, Technology and Management (11843.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Arts And Design |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Design & Built Environment | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Recognise plant morphology and use it to identify common plants used by landscape architects;
2. Understand soils and other plant growing media technologies;
3. Produce planting plans and installation and maintenance specifications; and
4. Appreciate issues and methods of managing plants in diverse landscape situations.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Ms Gay Williamson |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 09 August 2027 | On-campus | Ms Gay Williamson |
| 2028 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 07 August 2028 | On-campus | Ms Gay Williamson |
Required texts
There is no required text, and resources, but there will be texts referred to that will be in UC Library or posted to Canvas.,However the following will help students learn about growing plants in the Canberra environment as well as common species, and are readily available:
- Australian Native Plants Society Canberra Region Inc. Australian Plants for Canberra Region Gardens. 5th ed. Canberra: Australian Native Plants Society Canberra Region Inc, 2015.
- Barrett, Russell, Meredith Cosgrove, and Richard Milner. Field Guide to Plants of the Molonglo Valley: Natural Temperate Grassland, Box Gum Woodland, Riparian Vegetation. Canberra: ACT Government, Parks & Conservation Service, 2018.
- Le Mesurier, John, ed. The Canberra Gardener. 10th ed. Canberra: The Horticultural Society of Canberra, 2010.¿
The following are additional useful or interesting books
- Capon, Brian. Botany for Gardeners. Portland: Timber Press, 2010.
- Oudolf, Piet, and Noel Kingsbury. Planting: A New Perspective. London: Timber Press, 2013.
- Pryor, Lindsay. Trees in Canberra. Canberra: Deprtment of the Interior, 1962.
- Rainer, Thomas, and Claudia West. Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes. Portland: Timber Press, 2015.
- Raxworthy, Julian. Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening. Cambridge, Massachussetts: The MIT Press, 2018.
- Robinson, Nick. The Planting Design Handbook. 2nd ed. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2004.
- Thompson, Paul. Australian Planting Design. Melbourne: Lothian, 2002.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Artifical Intelligence
Guided - Students will be guided in how GenAI must/may be used in completing the assessment as detailed in the unit outline and assessment instructions. More detailed information can be found at GenAI and Assessment at UC
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
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UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Tutorial activities inform Assessment 1B Forum Posts, so attendance is important.
Required IT skills
Utilisation of word processing software will be required for the report, and while graphic skills would be helpful in relevant software for the planting design, it is possible to complete the task by hand.
In-unit costs
Car-pooling or other transport costs to visit local field sites for tutorials may be required.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
Additional information
Wearing appropriate footwear and sun-protection during tutorials to field sites is recommended.
