MABY5070 Rehabilitation of Buildings Course description

One written group project assignment must be approved.

Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity.

MAEN5300 Research Methods and Ethics, or or a course with an equivalent learning outcome

Graded scale A-F.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student should have knowledge of:

• challenges facing the built environment
• causes, agents of deterioration and the impact of repair materials on the overall performance of the building
• standards, inspection techniques and rehabilitation practices
• environmental impact assessments and sustainable practices in rehabilitation.

Skills

The student is able to:

• define rehabilitation measures and plan
• select repair materials
• develop cost estimates and budgets for the rehabilitation plan
• maximize returns on investment in the field of building's rehabilitation
• apply in-depth knowledge to a case study

General Competence:

The student can:

• conduct thorough market research, or literature to gather data and information
• write clear, detailed, and technically sound reports outlining the rehabilitation plan
• work effectively in a team and skillfully deliver a compelling pitch.

John Östh; Email: john.osth@oslomet.no

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Type of assessment:

1) Pitch presentation on the selected project of 20min delivered in groups of 2-5 students, weighted 30 %

2) Project report collaboratively prepared by the same group as in 1), approx. 20-30 pages, weighted 40 %.

3) Individual oral exam of about 20min, weighted 30%.

Individual pitch presentation or project report are not accepted. To pass the course, a minimum grade of E is required in all assessment parts (1), (2) and (3). Only the project report grade (2) can be appealed. In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, oral examination may be used instead. If oral exams are used for resit and rescheduled exams, the result cannot be appealed.

1, 2) All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with

3) No aids are permitted

Grade scale A-F

Two internal examiners will assess (1) and (3), with one of them responsible for evaluating (2)

Sarra Drissi