Sustainable Design Research Project

Course aim

To demonstrate familiarity with basic research practices in sustainable design through the development and completion of a small independent research project proposed in ARCH 6004 Research in Sustainable Design.

Course content

The development and completion of an independent research project as a thesis on a topic proposed in ARCH 6004 Research in Sustainable Design; workshops on developing and completing a thesis, postgraduate research, the relationship between theory and method, argument, point of view, style and content, visual elements and written text; individual student work-in-progress presentations with feedback from course coordinator and relevant Masters supervisors.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ARCH 6004	Research in Sustainable Design
ARCH 6012	Sustainable Design Studio B
ARCH 6001	Consumer Culture, Technology and Sustainable Design
ARCH 6005	Nature, Culture and Sustainability
ARCH 6006	Principles of Sustainable Design
ARCH 6011	Sustainable Design Studio A

Corequisite(s)

It is recommended that this course is taken concurrently with ARCH 6010 Independent Sustainable Design Project.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Written Thesis / Research Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
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