Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Demonstrate integrated knowledge of the landscape architectural field, including an understanding of professional practice, environmental management, and applied horticulture in urban and natural settings.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Ability to evaluate types of knowledge and explanations typical within the area of study or practice, through best-practice landscape architectural case studies.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Select and apply a range of landscape analysis and design methods.
• Identify the natural and urban systems that affect the implementation and construction of a project and select the appropriate landscape design methods.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Demonstrate the ability to make decisions and act ethically and professionally, and the ability to justify those decisions and actions drawing on appropriate ethical values and approaches within the landscape professional environment.
• Prepare tender and contractual documentation.
• Estimate costs and undertake financial management of landscape construction projects by creating a cash flow diagram, pricing schedule, and cost estimate.
• Identify the natural and urban systems that affect the implementation and construction of a project and select the appropriate landscape construction methods.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Develop appropriate processes of information gathering (such as AutoCAD) for a given context or use and the ability to independently validate the sources of information and evaluate and manage the information.
• Compare the landscape design intent with the construction process, final product, and maintenance practices by creating a checklist.
• Prepare a detailed risk assessment report for a landscape construction site.
• Determine a list of work tasks to be undertaken on a landscape construction site.
• Use specialist computer software for planning and project scheduling.
• Select individual as well as groups of plants to satisfy site conditions and required engineering roles to be achieved with the landscape function by creating planting palettes and specifications.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Graphically communicate through technical landscape drawing conventions, the interface between natural systems and urban engineered systems.
• Write and draw landscape construction details and specifications.
• Demonstrate sustainable environmental construction and management solutions through report writing and diagrams.
• Demonstrate professional communication with construction and design professionals concerning spatial concepts, financial aspects, and construction problems.
• Including:
  • Letters
  • E-mails
  • Reports
  • Formal meeting procedures (verbal and written e.g. minutes)
• Describe with a drawing or plan, how plants are installed in conjunction with mechanical methods in an urban area to perform an engineering function.