Course Title: Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings

Part A: Course Overview

Course ID: 033950

Program: C5143

Course Title: Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 40.0

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ARCH5141	City Campus	TAFE	320T Design (TAFE)	Face-to-Face	Term1 2007

Course Contact: Michael Goss

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819

Course Contact Email: Michael.goss@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit relates to creating design solutions for Type ‘C’ Classification 2 to 9 commercial, industrial or residential buildings, and presenting them as design drawings from which construction documentation can be derived.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit must be assessed after attainment of competency in ALL the CORE units of the Certificate IV in Residential Drafting, except for “Produce Drawing Documentation for Private Residential Buildings”.

National Competency Codes and Titles

LCWC	Provide Design Solutions for Type C Buildings
Elements:	Ensure that the design meets minim um requirements for fire resistance, access and e4gress, occupants with disabilities and energy use.
	Evaluate design solutions and refine.
	Investigate the development of national public building styles and international influences from settlement to the start of World War II.
	Produce designs for a given Class 2 to 9 building limited to Type “C” construction as specified in the BCA.
	Solve design problems associated with a given client brief for any Class 2 to 9 building project.

Learning Outcomes

Produce designs for a given Class 2 to 9 building limited to Type “C” construction as specified in the BCA.

Evaluate design solutions and refine.

Solve design problems associated with a given client brief for any Class 2 to 9 building project.

Develope an understanding of national public building styles and international influences from settlement to the start of World War II.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this course is progressive and will require demonstrated competence in one or more of the following ways:

Practical projects, drawings and documentation, visual and oral presentations, written assignments, CAD modelling, digital presentations, visual recognition tests, written reports and studio based activities, Hand Built 3D Models.
All assignments will have set due dates which must be adhered to. Late submission of work will carry a penalty but may be considered by prior arrangement if supported with a medical certificate or other appropriate documentation.