Design and Architecture Research Project PG (9773.3)

Required texts

Students are expected to undertake self-directed research and sourcing of reference material as required for their research topic.

The Library can order books on interlibrary loan through the Document Delivery service.  Please work with Library staff as eaerly as possible to ensure timely receipt of materials as relevant to the project.  Where students identify monographs or other research tools that will add generally to the University, teaching staff may be able to request acquisition: discuss with your Project Supervisor.

Individual reading lists and/or practice/professional/iconographic bodies of work will normally be proposed by each student as part of the Assessment Item 1 Proposition submission and must be agreed by the Academic Supervisor.

Readings from Design and Architecture Research Methods PG (9772) may provide a base line background reading in terms of method or approach.

You are encouraged to identify relevant sources to your Academic Supervisor as part of the collective research endeavour.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

5c         Additional information - Good design and architecture practices

The following additional Discipline specific regulations and procedures are designed to ensure equity for students in the submission, feedback and assessment of projects.

Submission requirements and protocols

It is UC policy that students submit all work on Canvas in the appropriate assignment dropbox for this unit.

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 Canvas 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.

Artificial intelligence

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

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.

Participation requirements

Students are expected to engage regularly with their Academic Supervisor. This will generally take the form of sending or presenting work to the Academic Supervisor ahead of an individual meeting to discuss the work.

Required IT skills

Students are expected to have sufficient IT skills to source and analyse research material and to prepare and present exhibits as relevant to the research project. Word processing skills are essential for all project types.  Ability to use bibliographical software is desirable. Other IT skills as needed according to the student's research project.

In-unit costs

Materials and equipment needed to prepare and process analytic drawings, text, models and other required software, tools, materials, production and research aspects appropriate to the research question, mode of investigation, and final submission.

Any cost incurred for projects/research must be covered by students. Please plan your project according to your financial capacity.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Professional academic supervision

Additional information

Additional information: Additional information, including assignment and submission requirements may be provided in separate handouts and posted on the Unit Canvas site. Reading and complying with this information and instruction is a requirement for students enrolled in this unit.

Announcements: Announcements made during lectures, or posted on the LearnOnline (Canvas) site, will be deemed to have been made to the whole group. Students are responsible for regularly checking their UC student email for individual emails that the Unit Convener may decide to send.

Consultation with Staff: Contact with staff should generally be within the allocated class times.  Consultation outside of these hours shall be 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.

Retained Work: Due to the requirements of professional accreditation samples of student work may 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.

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