LADE410 – Garden Design Principles
Module code
LADE410
Module title
Garden Design Principles
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop students’ knowledge of the principles and composition of garden design.
Programmes
- SX1703
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
10
Delivery method
- Web-Based
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 100
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1: Interpret historic influences on selected designed gardens.
2: Identify the principles and elements of garden design. - Content
- - Historical garden typologies
- Principles and elements of garden design.
- Garden Design themes and styles; features, layouts, features, plant types
- Design theme habitat and style
- Professional practice attributes: sustainable practices; effective communication skills; professional and ethical behaviour; teamwork; accurate record-keeping. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Assessment Criteria
- The weight of the overall assessment is equally distributed across learning outcomes.
The portfolio of evidence will demonstrate the achievement of the required knowledge, competencies and capabilities across all learning outcomes.
