Course coordinator
Ms Carroll Go-Sam
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Architecture, Design and Planning School
This course focuses on knowledge and application of research methods relating to cultural awareness and diversity in built environments and landscapes including understanding of Indigenous perspectives and cross-cultural approaches. Students will critically evaluate methods in stakeholder engagement, observational research and mapping studies to formulate propositions to meet identified social and environmental challenges with a focus on cultures and regions.
ARCH7094 is one of four Research Labs offered in the Master of Architecture program. Each Research Lab offers an exploration of the theoretical and methodological aspects of a particular sub-discipline within architectural research. Students will learn specific content through a series of seminars or lectures, and then develop a research project based on the theories and methods specific to this sub-discipline area. The project students develop in a Research Lab can be extended into the ARCH7063 Research: Thesis course.
ARCH7094 Culture and Place Research Lab introduces architecture related to Indigenous peoples andﾠplaces based on understanding place settings, approaches, theories and methods to generate evidence-informed solutions toﾠproduce a research report or essay.
Course requirements
Restrictions
MArch & MUrbDevDes students only.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Ms Carroll Go-Sam
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to extend students' understanding of research methods to address social and environmental challenges focusing on cultures and regions.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Conduct a critical review of relevant academic literature and/or architectural projects and proposals in response to a culture and place of indigeneous people.
LO2.
Apply an appropriate strategy to undertaking research informed by cultural awareness.
LO3.
Evaluate primary and secondary research evidence related to indigenous perspectives.
LO4.
Independently and/or collaboratively formulate a research proposition that is grounded in indigenous cultures.
LO5.
Independently prepare a research synthesis report/essay.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Notebook/ Logbook, Tutorial/ Problem Set |
REMOTE PLACES AND SOCIAL HOUSING CULTURES RESEARCH JOURNAL
|
30% |
23/08/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard |
| Presentation, Poster |
REMOTE SOCIAL HOUSING AND CLIMATE WELLBEING POSTER
|
30% |
Poster submission 11/10/2024 2:00 pm Presentation of poster to peers in class 15/10/2024 8:00 am |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation |
SOCIAL HOUSING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND LIVEABILITY ENABLING STUDY
|
40% |
12/11/2024 2:00 pm
Digital submission: via Blackboard |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
REMOTE PLACES AND SOCIAL HOUSING CULTURES RESEARCH JOURNAL
- In-person
- Mode
- Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia, Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Notebook/ Logbook, Tutorial/ Problem Set
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
23/08/2024 2:00 pm
Digital Submission: Via Blackboard
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
This individual task requires students to develop their own critical summary of lectures and tutorial tasks learning into journal evidence from surveyed literature and other scholarly information each week on Indigenous wellbeing, place, place settings, social housing, housing cultures and climate. Students will form small research groups (3-4 persons) to evaluate literature and critically discuss in class core research sub-themes about two different regional place settings in Australia. Students will individually synthesise their own critical summaries on key themes in their research journal covering wellbeing, place, culture and climate comparing evidence-based information from Queensland and Northern Territory on the following topics:
- Dimensions of Indigenous social housing and wellbeing
- Australian, regional and remote geographies and climatic zones
- Gununa and Jurnkkurakurr infrastructure settings
- Indigenous housing cultures, supply and needs
- Culturally responsive housing design
- Regional housing statistics
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
REMOTE SOCIAL HOUSING AND CLIMATE WELLBEING POSTER
- Hurdle
- Identity Verified
- In-person
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Presentation, Poster
- Weight
- 30%
- Due date
Poster submission 11/10/2024 2:00 pm
Presentation of poster to peers in class 15/10/2024 8:00 am
- Other conditions
- Student specific, Time limited.
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
The purpose of this two-part assessment is to demonstrate and communicate your research intention on climate wellbeing and remote social housing that will inform your final assessment for this course. Students will synthesise research focus on social housing and climate wellbeing in the form of a poster. The format of the poster allows for a vibrant engaging communication of your research proposition combining text and graphics. Each student will incorporate the two study regions identifying comparative research question/s and key supporting evidence to enhance climate resilience and liveability. The core research question is not expected be answered in this submission and will be the subject of further study in the final assessment. The submission is individual work comprises of (a) written submission and (b) in class presentation (oral and visual).
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Hurdle requirements
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied to receive a specific grade in the course. 'Submission 2 assessment item is designated as a Hurdle in this course. This means a minimum achievement of 50% (a grade of 4) is required for this assessment item in order to pass the course. Meeting the hurdle requirement for a course does not guarantee a passing grade for the course and in order to pass this course, students also need to achieve a minimum grade of 4 overall.Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
SOCIAL HOUSING CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND LIVEABILITY ENABLING STUDY
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- 40%
- Due date
12/11/2024 2:00 pm
Digital submission: via Blackboard
- Other conditions
- Student specific.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L05
Task description
Assessment Rationale:
Undertake an individual social housing and climate resilience study discussing research findings that enhance liveability and wellbeing. The final study scope and research questions identified in Assessment 2 will be answered in your study in detail. A total of 3,000 words (excluding bibliography) presenting an evidence-informed understanding of Indigenous remote housing, wellbeing and climate resilience complexities plus graphic illustrations (e.g. climate modelling showing the attributes of each climate region and its impact on housing design to create more energy efficient and sustainable houses) and population profile tables for Gununa and Jurnkkurakurr.
Complex/Authentic assessment using AI or MT to support learning: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Translation (MT) are emerging tools that may support students in completing this assessment task. Students may appropriately use AI and/or MT in completing this assessment task. Students must clearly reference any use of AI or MT in each instance.
A failure to reference generative AI or MT use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Submission guidelines
The School of Architecture, Design and Planning uses Blackboard and Turnitin for assessment submission. Turnitin is accessed through the course Blackboard site. Turnitin also checks for plagiarism or instances where the original work of others is not appropriately acknowledged.
Students are advised to commence assignment uploads with sufficient amount of time (consider possible technical problems with computers, internet speed, etc). After successfully submitting an assignment through Turnitin, a ‘Submission Complete!’ screen will be displayed. It is the student’s responsibility to check assignment preview and confirm successful submission. If the ‘Submission Complete!’ screen isn’t displayed, the student should regard the submission as unsuccessful. Students should download a copy of the digital receipt as proof they have submitted the assignment. Students who are experiencing upload issues must advise the Course Coordinator immediately by email and should include screenshots and a copy of the assessment for submission.
To meet professional accreditation, public engagement and quality assurance obligations, digital copies of all course assessment items must be submitted in addition to any hard copy submission requirements specified in individual Course / Studio Outlines. Any physical models should be photographed and a minimum of two photographs describing the complete and full model must be included in the digital submission.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
If a student wishes to apply for an extension, they must apply online on or before the assignment due date. When possible, it is suggested that requests are submitted 2 business days prior to the submission due date for the assignment to allow processing time. Students with outstanding applications for extensions are advised to submit their assessment by the original due date, irrespective of whether the work is complete, so that what has been done can be graded.
Late submission
The late penalty for this assessment item will be calculated as follows:
First 1-hour block - initial 1 hour grace period no penalty.
Second 1-hour block - An penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted
Third 1-hour block - An additional penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark allocated for the assessment item will be deducted. (adding up to a total penalty of 20% of the maximum possible mark)
Any submissions received after three hours will not receive any marks unless an extension has been approved. Each one-hour block is recorded from the time the submission is due.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. |
Additional course grading information
Identity verified assessment with a hurdle (IVAH)
To meet assessment validity and integrity obligations, this course includes at least one piece of individual Identity Verified Assessment with a Hurdle (IVAH) that is unambiguously completed by that student, and in which a minimum level of achievement is reached. IVAH assessment item(s) contribute at least 30% towards the final grade. Examples of IVAH items include any activity in which a student’s individual performance is directly monitored, such as performances, fieldwork, oral assessment (including design critiques), design studio project work and invigilated exams. In order to pass this course students must achieve a minimum grade for the IVAH designated assessment item(s) as stated in the Assessment Task Description in the ECP.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 10 |
Lecture |
Lecture Week 1 - Dimensions of Indigenous Place, Culture and Wellness Week 2 - Remote Indigenous Housing in Two Different Social and Climatic Regions of Australia Week 3 - Mornington Island, Queensland Built Environment Setting Week 4 - Tennant Creek, Northern Territory Built Environment Setting Week 5 - Comparative Place and Housing Settings, Cultures and Climate Week 6 - Evidence informed housing - key remote Indigenous housing principles Week 7 - GUEST LECTURE: TBC Week 8 - GUEST LECTURE: Ray Maher - Passive Design & Climate Modelling Week 9 - GUEST LECTURE: Nina Lansbury - Housing and health Week 10 - How much supportive evidence is needed Week 11 - No Lecture - Submission 2 tips Week 12 - No Lecture Week 13 - DESIGN WEEK - no lecture Learning outcomes: L01, L03 |
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 12 |
Tutorial |
Tutorial Week 1 - Evidence informed understanding of Indigenous settlement, housing and wellbeing Week 2 - Understanding remote Indigenous places - two contrasting social and climatic zones Week 3 - Gununa, Queensland social housing setting Week 4 - Jurnkkurakurr, Northern Territory social housing setting Week 5 - Comparing Gununa and Jurnkkurakurr social housing settings Week 6 - Precedent housing design types evaluation Week 7 - Understanding remote climate design needs Week 8 - Climate modelling to develop sustainable place specific housing Week 9 - Individual tutorials on research proposal poster Week 10 - Household dynamics and climatic factors impacting on wellbeing Week 11 - Comfort enabling housing research proposal Week 12 - Individual tutorials Week 13 - DESIGN WEEK - no tutorial |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
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