AD7601: Landscape Professional Practice

The module provides an introduction to Professional Practice within the context of a professionally accredited Course in Landscape Architecture. As well as covering Contract Law and Professional procedures, the module examines ethical and employment issues in a professional context.

It is a requirement of accredited courses that they teach a sound understanding of the essential principles, processes and legislation through which Landscape Architects practice. This module covers these areas to a level commensurate with LI Licentiate membership. As students become practitioners, they must be both professionally and technically competent, but also be able to understand, evaluate and revise their practices in the light of critical approaches and practical research.

The module focuses on the following main areas:

1. Professional practice - engagement, remuneration, office management, job running, acquisition of work, professional and client relationships, contract and tender procedure, contracts and contract law.
2. Professionalism and its wider context - history, current status, ethical issues, emerging professional roles in response to national and global change, private and public practice and policy - making, role of the Landscape Institute, economics and society in the late 20th century.

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. Understand the principles and operations of fee-tendering and professional engagement including 'The Landscape Architect's Appointment.
2. Understand the operation of contracts relevant to Landscape Architecture, with particular emphasis on the JCLI Contract.  
3. Understand the principles of landscape project management.