CE1DPR-Design Project 1

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:4
Terms in which taught: Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Dr Mate Janos Lorincz
Email: m.lorincz@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module will teach students fundamental and practical design knowledge of building design for good physical and mental health. It will cover broad health-related knowledge in the built environment including thermal comfort, indoor air quality, ventilation and infectious disease transmission and control. This module is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn from problem-based teaching and learning approaches. Apart from regular lectures on healthy building design, students will work in teams to address engineering problems by applying what they have learnt from lectures as well as independent study beyond the lectures. In addition, students will be provided with the opportunity to develop their teamworking skills and learn from each other and develop their critical thinking as well as research skills.

Aims:

This module aims to develop a range of key skills with a strong emphasis on independent learning and problem-solving related to healthy building design and operation. The module will provide students with the opportunity to begin to engage in the process of research and to develop their underpinning research skills.

Assessable learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Understand healthy building design for controlling airborne infectious disease


• Understand thermal comfort and indoor air quality


• Develop a project plan to address the requirement of the project and take ownership of the project


• Propose a methodology to achieve the objectives of the project


• Critically analyse the collected data


• Critically evaluate the outcomes of data analysis

Additional outcomes:

• To provide an opportunity for students to develop their ability to work individually as well as part of a team,


• To build personal self-confidence for students by applying the theory and concepts learnt in the taught modules,


• To develop IT skills such as word processing, PowerPoint and the use of spreadsheets.

Outline content:

Healthy and liveable workplace

Design for good thermal comfort

Indoor air quality and health

Infectious disease transmission and control in buildings

Ventilation design

Group project on healthy building design

Global context:

The skills and knowledge that students will acquire from this module have global applications.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Teaching in this module will be by means of lectures, workshops and group discussions. These sessions will be complemented by project activities and guided independent study.

Independent study hours needed depend on the learning style of each individual. The following guide for independent study hours is just an example.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures		10
Tutorials		2
Project Supervision		4
Fieldwork		20
Guided independent study:
Wider reading (independent)		16
Wider reading (directed)		5
Peer assisted learning		5
Advance preparation for classes		8
Preparation for presentations		4
Preparation of practical report		24
Reflection		2
Total hours by term	0	100	0
Total hours for module	100

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Project output other than dissertation	80
Oral assessment and presentation	20

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Two summative assessments are designed for this module. First is a 1000-1200 words individual project report that should be submitted online by the end of week 11 of the Spring term. The second summative assessment would be an oral group presentation of the project outcomes that should be presented in week 10 of the spring term. This provides the opportunity for students to learn from the comments they receive on their project presentations to further enhance the quality of their project report.

Formative assessment methods:

This module includes formative assessments by both peers and lecturer(s) participating in a series of workshops/discussion groups.

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/cqsd-old-site-documents/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

A mark of 40%

Reassessment arrangements:

Students who have failed in their first attempt will be provided with a resit project brief and they should submit a 1400-1500 words project report online.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

1) Required text books:  None

2) Specialist equipment or materials:  None

3) Specialist clothing, footwear or headgear:  None

4) Printing and binding:  None

5) Computers and devices with a particular specification:  None

6) Travel, accommodation and subsistence:  None

Last updated: 30 March 2023