Additional course evaluations for LK0393

Academic year 2022/2023

Open space management – quality and control (LK0393-40023)

2023-03-22 - 2023-06-04

Academic year 2021/2022

Open space management – quality and control (LK0393-40044)

2022-03-24 - 2022-06-05

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Syllabus

LK0393 Open space management – quality and control, 15.0 Credits

Utemiljö – kvalitet och uppföljning

Subjects

Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Single module	15.0	0101

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirementsBachelor’s level (G2F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 90 credits in landscape architecture.

Objectives

The purpose of the course is to provide the student with skills used by a landscape engineer to execute and follow-up outdoor-environment projects as well as knowledge on the most common quality requirements from planning and procurement to inspection and maintenance.



After completion of the course, the student will be able to:



Knowledge and understanding

- explain the basics of construction law and how the most common agreements work to regulate liability during the construction process and the management phase; 

- explain different forms of contracting as well as the roles and relationships of different actors in these forms of contracting and how this is connected with quality assurance of outdoor-environment projects;

- identify different ways to control the construction process and describe how they can lead to different results;

- describe different types of inspections and the purpose for them;



Competence and skills

- make a life cycle analysis of an outdoor-environment project;

- perform continuous quality control and follow-up during ongoing construction work;

- apply the basics of inspecting an outdoor environment project;



Judgement and approach

- reflect on interests and priorities in the interaction between clients, designers, contractors, outdoor-environment managers and maintenance contractors;

- suggest how the landscape engineer can contribute to high quality in outdoor-environment projects that are run under their own management, as well as various forms of contracting;

- discuss how quality can be ensured at different stages of the management cycle.

Content

In this course, students will gain professional knowledge on techniques used by the landscape engineer to contribute to high value-experience and sustainable ecosystem services linked to outdoor-landscape environments. By alternating between theory and practice, students develop their ability to contribute to appropriate quality in outdoor-environment projects through quality control and follow-up in planning, procurement, design, construction, inspection and operation. The course contains compulsory elements.



The students will improve their knowledge on the construction process, different forms of contracting and the legal conditions that apply to the procurement of consultants and contractors in the construction of land facilities through lectures, literature studies and case studies. The students will equally develop their knowledge in construction law and the regulation of the construction process according to Swedish standard agreements that regulate construction processes from the planning to the execution stages. This also includes knowledge on how these regulations affect the quality of a project, as well as what common tools one has for controlling the quality of a construction project. The student is also given an introduction to the tools life cycle analyses and calculation of life cycle costs for project management.



Within the course, a case study of a construction project will be examined from a project manager and contract law perspective. Special focus is on the quality requirements set at different stages of the project.



Inspection is an important part of this course. This means that students deepen both their knowledge and their practical skills in inspecting various types of outdoor-environment projects. This is done through lectures and compulsory parts in the form of excursions and practical exercises.

Formats and requirements for examination

Approved assignments and written exam, as well as active participation in compulsory excursions and seminars. If a student fails a test, the examiner may give the student a supplementary assignment, provided this is possible and there is reason to do so.

If a student has been granted targeted study support because of a disability, the examiner has the right to offer the student an adapted test, or provide an alternative form of assessment.

If this course is discontinued, SLU will decide on transitional provisions for the examination of students admitted under this syllabus who have not yet been awarded a Pass grade.

For the assessment an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after  the deadline for submission.  For more information, please refer to the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

• If the student fails a test, the examiner may give the student a supplementary assignment, provided this is possible and there is reason to do so.
• If the student has been granted special educational support because of a disability, the examiner has the right to offer the student an adapted test, or provide an alternative assessment.
• If changes are made to this course syllabus, or if the course is closed, SLU shall decide on transitional rules for examination of students admitted under this syllabus but who have not yet passed the course.
• For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline. For more information on this, please refer to the regulations for education at Bachelor's and Master's level.

Other information

The right to take part in teaching and/or supervision only applies to the course instance which the student has been admitted to and registered on.

If there are special reasons, the student may take part in course components that require compulsory attendance at a later date. For more information, please refer to the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

Recommended prior knowledge:

- Knowledge in construction law corresponding to the course LK0364 Project Management for Landscape Engineers 2.

Responsible department

Department of Urban and Rural Development

There are no Grading criteria posted for this course

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