Interior Architecture Studio: Unstable Space (11900.1)

Required texts

As part of this unit, students are expected to read widely and research thoroughy. Please see unit's Canvas Reading List for further details.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

All assignments must be uploaded to Canvas. When an assignment cannot be uploaded to Canvas, e.g. Presentations in person, physical models or objects or files too large to upload then your Unit Convener will tell you the submission details in section 5b. For all assessment items submitted online via the unit Canvas site the first page of each assessment submission should include the following information:

Student Name:
Student ID:
Assessment Name:
Word Count (if applicable):

Use of AI

In this unit, the use of AI is permitted exclusively for initial conceptual development and as a generative tool during the first project phase. Students are encouraged to leverage AI to brainstorm and generate preliminary ideas. However, AI-generated content is strictly prohibited for producing final imagery or written work in any subsequent stages. All design visuals and textual submissions must be created independently, ensuring the authenticity and originality of each student's work beyond the initial conceptual stage.

Please refer to the Academic Intergity Procedure for further information. 

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.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

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.

Learner engagement

The amount of time you will need to spend on study in this unit will depend on a number of factors including your prior knowledge, learning skill level and learning style. Nevertheless, in planning your time commitments you should note that for a 3cp unit the total notional workload over the semester or term is assumed to be 150 hours. These hours include time spent in classes. The total workload for units of different credit point value should vary proportionally. For example, for a 6cp unit the total notional workload over a semester or term is assumed to be 300 hours.

Participation requirements

Full attendance at all lectures, studios and seminars is expected. Students must contact the studio tutor in advance if they are unable to attend. There is a significant link between a student's attendance/participation, and the quality of their learning outcomes demonstrated by the submitted assessable project components. To this end, attendance records are kept and may be used to guide and inform aspects of our evaluation and feedback.

Please advise the Unit Convener if you are unable to attend a particular class or studio.

Students who attend campus for class or other purposes must play their part in keeping our campus and community safe by following these basic guidelines to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission:

• Practise good hand hygiene, washing hands regularly;
• If you do happen to cough or sneeze, please do so into the crook of your elbow, dispose of tissues immediately and wash hands immediately
• Practise effective physical distancing;
• Follow all directions of teaching and other UC staff regarding safety measures;
• Stay off campus if you are unwell and get tested according to ACT Government guidelines, and 
• Follow University communications about campus arrangements https://www.canberra.edu.au/coronavirus-advice

Required IT skills

Students are expected to have advanced skills in word processing, report compilation and digital presentation programs such as Rhino, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. 3D Digital Flythroughs are to be produced in software equivalent to Twinmotion, Enscape or similar.

In-unit costs

Materials and equipment needed to undertake the projects, such as drawing and model making materials, and costs associated with any site visits, are generally the responsibility of each individual student. This could be in the order of $500 per semester. Students should prepare to be responsible for panel printing and mounting costs associated with the Graduating Exhibition (FADx).

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Good studio practices

The following additional Discipline specific regulations and procedures are designed to ensure equity for students in the submission, feedback and assessment of projects.
i) Submission requirements and protocols.
It is UC policy that students submit ALL written work on Canvas in the appropriate assignment dropbox for this unit. You should ensure that your name, student number, and unit name is provided on the front cover and as a running head on each page. 
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the correct version of any given assignment is submitted by the due date and time as indicated in the unit's Moodle site and unit outline.
CD/DVD/USB/emailed assignment submissions will not be accepted. Submissions that do not meet the specified content, format or other requirements may be penalised
through a reduction in marks. 
Where students are required to submit models, drawings, posters or other physical artefacts that cannot be submitted electronically, students must create an electronic record (digital image, scanned copy, PDF version, or video) of the artefact and submit this in the appropriate assignment dropbox as evidence of their completed and on time submission.
Students will not be required to submit preparatory field notes, visual journals or design studio portfolios, unless specifically required as part of the unit assessment tasks. Students may be asked to provide evidence of these in class at the request of the unit tutor or unit convenor.

ii) Late Submissions will not be accepted
All assessments must be submitted at the due time and date and in the form and manner stated in the assessment outline.
Only in exceptional circumstances as stated in UC policy, will applications for an extension be considered. An extension needs to be applied for in writing and in advance of the submission date. The application must specify the length of the extension being sought and provide documentation such as counselling or medical certificates that cover this period. Extensions can only be given for the period stated in the documentation submitted. Counselling certificates are not a guarantee of an extension.
A late submission will attract a penalty of 10% for the first day, then an additional 5% per day for days 2 to 6. A weekend does not count for the purpose of this policy. On the 6th day the student will receive a fail grade. 
All assessments must be submitted on time in order to pass the unit. Unless otherwise stated in the Unit outline. Re-submissions for failed work will not be accepted. This assessment policy is designed to be fair to all students. Adherence to deadlines is essential in the design professions. Students should aim to complete all work to a high standard. In the event that the assessment is incomplete at the due date, students are encouraged to submit their work at the stage they are up to.

iii) Feedback and return of material
Apart from the grades/marks/comments given for the progressive assignments, feedback will be provided in the form of verbal comments and critique during studio
classes and at juries. In design education and practice the fundamental vehicle for receiving feedback is the verbal response or critique. Designers are expected to listen carefully and dispassionately to what is said and respond accordingly. It is therefore important that you develop the facility for recording what is said – this may include enlisting a
fellow student to take notes on your behalf during your presentation. Unless otherwise advised, assignments, together with marks and feedback, will be
available for collection from the lecturer during class. All grades will be posted on the dedicated studio unit on Canvas. Work will not be available for collection before the nominated return date. Students must retain a digital copy of their assessable work; this includes the electronic copy of physical artefacts (see point (i) above). Students should expect that tutors will write on or otherwise alter their work as a part of the assessment and feedback process.

Announcements made during tutorials/practicals, or sent to your University of Canberra student email address, will be deemed to have been made to the whole group. Students are
responsible for regularly checking their UC student email.

Consultation with Staff
Contact with staff should generally be within the allocated class times. Consultation outside of these hours shall be made by prior appointment, and in addition to, not in lieu of, the
scheduled class time. Students who fail to attend classes, and who do not have a medical or Counsellor's certificate or other genuine reason for missing classes, should not expect
additional tutorial or consultation time.
Please note: staff are not able to return calls to long distance or mobile telephone numbers after normal hours or on weekends or holidays. Emails are normally not checked or answered at nights, on weekends or on public holidays. Teaching staff (and particularly part-time staff) may not be able to attend to phone calls or
reply to emails immediately. Please ensure any urgent matters are brought to their attention within the allocated class time, or request assistance in notifying the Convener through the Administrative Assistant for the Course.

Retained Work
Due to the requirements of professional accreditation, samples of student work will be retained and stored at the University for periods of up to three years. Where possible, each
student should make a copy of any assignment (prior to submission), as that work may be retained and inaccessible thereafter.

Late Collection of Assignments
Designers, and design students, are expected to take responsibility for their work. In the context of the design studios, this is considered to include both submitting the work on time,
and collecting it following assessment. Collection times will be advised for submissions where appropriate. Where a project/assignment is not collected by that time, the project is subject to a 5% marks penalty. The project may be discarded without further notice. This penalty will not apply when prior arrangements have been made with the Unit Convener,
or when the work is being retained, such as for accreditation.

Clean Up
Project materials are to be cleared away at the end of each studio session. Unless work is identified for retention by staff, work not collected at this time will be disposed of.
In addition, studios are to be cleared of work and generally cleaned up at the end of each semester. Projects not removed by the advertised date may be discarded without further
notice.

Courtesy in Tutorials/Studios
All mobile phones and MP3 players are to be turned off during seminar presentations and group discussion sessions. Laptop computers may only be used for purposes directly related to the seminar/group discussion (i.e. no games, emailing, internet browsing etc.).

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