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Higher Technical University College of Architecture
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Grao en Estudos de Arquitectura
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  Architectural Design 1
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Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Workshop A34 A39 A50 A55 A63 B1 B2 B3 B6 B10 B12 C1 C5 C6 C7 C8 Progressive, continuous and global assessment.
Pass conditions are:
1. Students are expected to hand in every scheduled piece of work. There must be a positive progression in our evaluation of their work.
2. Students are expected to attend every workshop session. A minimum of 80% attendance is required.
The assessment of the Design Workshop will take into account the student's personal work, supervised by the teacher.

Evaluation criteria:
- Layout composition.
- Adequate selection of the graphic content.
- Coherence between purpose and proposal.
- Precise graphic representation: adequacy of scale, enough information to define the space, spatial and mastering architectonic criteria (light, order, rythm, proportions) Orthographic projections (plans, elevations and sections) must agree.
- Line weight and types.
- Configuration and position of stairs, circulation paths and entrances.
- Accuracy and precision of anthropometric measurements.
- Implementation of theoretical contents delivered on lectures within the workshop practices
80
Guest lecture / keynote speech A50 A53 B10 B12 C1 C3 C4 Compulsory attendance. Global assessment will not be possible without attending 85% of the classes.
Lectures include theoretical content, giving exercises and appraisal sessions.
All master classes are considered those in which theoretical contents , explanations of jobs and collective opinions are held.

The keynote sessions will be recorded in a personal notebook (student portfolio) that will be reviewed periodically.
1
Objective test A63 B1 B2 A test will be held on site, within a timeframe. Compulsory to pass a subject.
A minimun grade of 5 out of 10 is required in this test for an overall pass.
All the professors of the subject will constitute an Assessment Boart to evaluate the performance and grade the test of all students.
10
Student portfolio B1 B2 B3 Personal notebook containing notes, sketches, drawings, pictures, plans and so on, reflecting the content of the lectures and the design process during the workshop and homework. 9
 
Assessment comments
General conditions to pass the course:

- Hand-ins of works: 100%. A maximum of 20% delivered with a fortnight of delay with respect to the scheduled date. 
- Lecture attendance: 80%

- Student portfolio: It has to meet the requirements stated in the methodology and evaluation sections.
- Workshop attendance (three hours per week): 80%

FINAL EVALUATION:
A. OPPORTUNITY JUNE
Requirements: comply with the general conditions of follow-up of the course and get in the objective test the minimum score: 5 out of 10

B. OPPORTUNITY OF JULY.

B.1 Comply with the general conditions of follow-up of the course and get in the objective test the minimum score: 5 out of 10.
B.2 In the case of failure to comply with the general conditions of follow-up:
the minimum score on the objective test: 9 out of 10. In any case, the final mark will be of 5.0.
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