GD189 - Graduate Diploma in Energy Efficient and Sustainable Building

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Plan: GD189 - Graduate Diploma in Energy Efficient and Sustainable Building
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure

Approach to learning and assessment

The learning experiences offered in this program are designed to foster your excellence and support continuous improvement in your learning and professional practice. This program uses a variety of teaching approaches including workshops, lectorials and residential intensives, in conjunction with project work, team based activities and work integrated learning.

The program integrates face to face learning environments and online delivery, enhanced by a range of e-resources. You will engage in diverse learning activities with a focus on student centred learning including individual and small group work, case study analyses, face to face and online discussions, peer to peer presentations, and work simulated scenarios, including industry and research led projects.

You will be encouraged to pursue your own research and intellectual interests related to energy efficient and sustainable building and your learning will be informed and enriched by your critical engagement with current and emerging research in this field. 

Assessment is designed to provide you with opportunities to demonstrate your capabilities. You will find that the forms of assessment used may be different for each course depending on the course objectives and learning outcomes.

Assessment involves ‘learning by doing’ and will include a range of activities such as report writing, written reflection, project based work, problem solving, presentations, peer or industry review.

Ongoing feedback will be provided by your lecturers and your peers to enhance your learning as you continue to refine your capabilities for your future professional practice and learning after graduation.

Details of assessment for each course are provided in course guides. Assessment will include:

  •     case studies
  •     project reports
  •     assignments 
  •     presentations
  •     design projects  

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. experience. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

  • Undertake and be assessed on a structured activity that allows you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
  • Interact with industry and community when undertaking this activity;
  • Complete an activity in a work context or situation that may include teamwork with other students from different discipline

These interactions and the work contexts provide distinctive sources of feedback to assist your learning. Any or all these aspects of WIL may be real or simulated.

The designated WIL course in this program is:

  • BUSM4467 Sustainable Building Technologies

The integration of work-based learning and academic learning in BUSM 4467 Sustainable Building Technologies will allow you to solve authentic workplace problems and/or address real issues faced in organisations. You can expect to receive industry feedback on the solutions you develop that respond to the diverse needs of sustainable building industry project stakeholders.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester
 

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Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Course Code

Campus
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer for Building Science 12 BUSM4727 City Campus
Building Systems 12 BUIL1005 City Campus
Sustainability in the built environment: A focus on building and design 12 BUIL1225 City Campus
Introduction to Project Management 12 BUSM1269 City Campus
Research Design and Methods 12 BUSM4420 City Campus
Sustainable Building Technologies 12 BUSM4467 City Campus
Energy Moisture and Airflow in Buildings 12 BUSM4463 City Campus
Project Management Techniques 12 BUSM1273 City Campus
 

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