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Professional Practices in Landscape Architecture

ARCH X 493.9

Covers professional contract relations, responding to a request for proposal (RFP), and other areas of landscape architecture ethics and practice.

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What you can learn.

Understand professional ethics, contract agreements, project management, communication, firm management models, management styles, and organizational profiles
Learn about business models, business marketing, project/firm typologies, and various project delivery systems
Study the design and construction document approval process, the submittal process, and construction observation responsibilities

About this course:

This course covers professional relationships and the rights and responsibilities between parties in the public and private sectors. Instruction emphasizes professional practices and project management, including licensing and consumer protection, setting up and managing a private practice, cost estimating and bid solicitation, contracts and contract documents, liability and insurance, administering projects under construction, and professional ethics.

Prerequisites

Completion of year one and two courses.