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Traineeship I

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Course abstract

The aim of the traineeship is to acquire skills and experience necessary in landscape planning, design or implementation companies, offices, municipal councils. The traineeship occurs both in a post of an executive in the speciality and in a managerial post acquiring experience of landscape design, planning and technological process of implementation.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

1. Knowledge: about landscape research methods for applied research, basic research principles in the field of landscape architecture. 1st practical work
2. Skills: to independently choose the appropriate landscape research methods according to the scale and specificity, to carry out the research in a team or independently. 1st practical work/4th practical work
3. Competence: conduct field studies for different landscape objects, collect data, analyze and interpret results. Use research results for landscape planning and management. 2nd practical work/ 3rd practical work

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Basic principles and methods of landscape research.
2. Basic principles and methods of landscape research.
3. Basic principles and methods of landscape research. 1st practical work
4. Field research.
5. Field research.
6. Field research.
7. Field research.
8. Field research.
9. Field research.
10. Field research. 2nd practical work
11. Data collection, analysis and interpretation.
12. Data collection, analysis and interpretation.
13. Data collection, analysis and interpretation.
14. Data collection, analysis and interpretation.
15. Data collection, analysis and interpretation. 3rd practical work
16. Defense of practice report 4th practical work

Requirements for awarding credit points

Class visiting should be at least 75%. Assessment works have to be done in time. Works, that are handed in later (if there is no justified reason), evaluation is lowered by one mark. To pass the study course, study work assessments have to be positive.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

1st practical work – according to the task (landscape object) to evaluate the application of appropriate landscape research methods, to prepare evaluation matrices, cartographic material. To find literature related to your research topic (at least 20 printed sources), to prepare a summary of each source on 2-3 pages (pictures and diagrams, tables can be included). Prepare a correct reference list for all sources - bibliographic records according to VBF methodological materials.
2nd practical work – to carry out field research on individual landscape objects using pre-prepared materials. Planned expeditions.
3rd practical work – collect data by field studies, analyze data, interpret results. Prepare a report on the subject, including - review of archive materials, data analysis and report of field study, 3D model of the current situation.
4th practical work – prepare a study report. Prepare a practice report by tasks (printed). Submit in printed form and prepare a defense presentation (10 minutes).

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The assessment of the study course test depends on the cumulative assessment of the practical work of the study course.

Practical work and seminar are evaluated according to the evaluation procedure set in the task.

Compulsory reading

1. Ainavu plānošana, apsaimniekošana un aizsardzība lauku pašvaldībās. Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija. Rīga, 2001. 28 lpp.
2. Briņķis J., Buka O. Teritoriālā plānošana un pilsētbūvniecība. Rīga: Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte, 2001. 219 lpp.
3. Swaffield S. Theory in Landscape Architecture: A Reader. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. 265 p. 4. Van den Brink A., Bruns D., Tobi H., Bell S. Research in Landscape Architecture: Methods and Methodology. Routledge, 2016. 330 p.

Further reading

1. Dārzkopības enciklopēdija. Galvenais redaktors K. Brikels. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2002. 648 lpp.
2. Kortje Dž. Dārzs ikvienam. Rīga: Jumava, 2001. 222 lpp. 3. Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework M. Richter, U.Weiland (eds.). Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 235 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Latvijas Architektūra : arhitektūras, dizaina un vides apskats. Rīga : Lilita, 1995- Burtn. ISSN 1407-4923
2. Journal of Landscape Architecture (Jola). [tiešsaiste] : European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS). Online ISSN 1862-6033. [skatīts 05.03.2011]. Pieejams: http://www.info-jola.de/heft_current_issue.htm 3. Dārzs un Drava. ISSN 0132-6457

Notes

Compulsory practice in full-time studies of VBF study program "Landscape Architecture and Planning" (Master of Professional Higher Education). The study course is also taught in English.