Required texts

Lists of recommended texts/readings

This unit does not require any purchasing of books.

Some texts, readings or other reference material may be identified or provided during the lectures or posted on the Canvas site. Students are expected to undertake self-directed research and sourcing of reference material as relevant to lecture topics/tutorials and/or as required for each assessment item.

Recommended book and website:

Barton, G.  2016, Don't Get a Job … Make a Job: How to make it as a creative graduate, Laurance King Publishing Ltd, London (second edition)

myfirstarchitecturejob.com

Other recommended readings:

Additional readings/videos/blogs etc. will be added to the Canvas site as the unit progresses.

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

The following additional Discipline specific regulations and procedures are designed to ensure equity for students in the submission, feedback and assessment of projects.

Use of AI

AI is not permitted to use in this unit.

Non-Conforming Submissions of Assessment Items

Submissions that do not meet the specified content, format or other requirements will be penalised through a reduction in the grade.

Missed Presentations-Tutorials

Students who are unwell or who have unavoidable personal emergencies on their scheduled tutorial presentation days will need to provide supporting documentation to be eligible to undertake a deferred presentation or alternative submission, prior to the presentation date (any agreement must be confirmed in writing by the Unit Convener).

Special Consideration

If circumstances beyond your control prevent your submitting an assignment, notify your Unit Convener at the time they occur.  You can apply for an extension due to illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances. Supporting documentation is normally required. Doctor's or Counselor's Certificates, dated at the time of the difficulty, will be accepted as grounds for Special Consideration.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and Â鶹´å of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

It is expected that students actively engagin in classes.  Engaging in academic discourse with other students and with the tutor/unit convener will provide a greater connection to learning, garner a range of opinions and knowledge in addition to providing the opportunity for greater clarity and assistance in achieving unit outcomes. 

Required IT skills

The ability to use word processing and presentation programs to prepare and present assessment material.

The ability to operate student emails and adequately negotiate the unit's Canvas site.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

Announcements

Announcements made during lectures or tutorials, posted on the unit Canvas site, or sent to your UC student email address, will be deemed to have been made to the whole group. Students are responsible for regularly checking their UC student email and the unit Canvas site.

Consultation with Staff

Contact with staff should generally be within the allocated class times.  Consultation by appointment outside of class is in addition to, not instead of, the scheduled class time. Consultation appointment times are listed on the Canvas site. Students who do not attend classes, and who do not have a medical or counselling certificate or other genuine reason for absence, should not expect additional tutorial or consultation time.

Please note: staff are not able to return calls to long distance or mobile telephone numbers after normal hours or on weekends or holidays. Teaching staff may not be able to attend to phone calls or reply to emails immediately.

Emails

Group emails are sent to your Â鶹´å student email address – you can set up a forward from the student address to a personal address if you wish.

Emails to the lectures / tutors are normally checked during regular business hours, and are usually not checked or answered at nights, on weekends or on public holidays. If you do not receive a reply to an email within three working days, please send it again – sometimes they go astray or are accidentally overlooked. Please include your name and a topic in the ‘subject' line, and your name, student number in the body of the email. 

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