Designing Environments
Subject ENVS10004 (2013)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.
Credit Points: | 12.50 |
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Level: | 1 (Undergraduate) |
Dates & Locations: | This subject is not offered in 2013. |
Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 1 x 1.5 hour lectures for the first 7 weeks of semester; 1 x 3 hours studio per week throughout semester Total Time Commitment: 120 hours |
Prerequisites: | None |
Corequisites: | None |
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None |
Non Allowed Subjects: | None |
Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry. It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability |
Contact
Email: aewhuts@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview: |
This subject provides an introduction to how people identify needs and wants and devise ways of satisfying them through built or engineered manipulation of the environment. Students will consider the antecedents, processes, actors and consequences of designing constructed and engineered environments, systems and artefacts. Issues of movement and perception, environmental behaviour and the responsible use of physical environmental systems will be explored. The subject will address:
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Objectives: |
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
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Assessment: |
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Prescribed Texts: | None specified |
Recommended Texts: | Lawson, B. How Designers Think. |
Breadth Options: | This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:
You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Generic Skills: |
At the completion of this subject students should have the following skills:
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Links to further information: | http://www.benvs.unimelb.edu.au/ |
Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Environments |
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
Architecture major Civil (Engineering) Systems major Construction major Environmental Engineering Systems major Environmental Geographies, Politics and Cultures major Environmental Science major Environments Discipline subjects Geomatics (Geomatic Engineering) major Landscape Architecture major Landscape Management major Property major Urban Design and Planning major |
Related Breadth Track(s): |
Architecture Architectural Design Urban Design and Planning |
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