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RAIC SYLLABUS RENEWAL UPDATE

RAIC SYLLABUS RENEWAL UPDATE. Barry Johns FRAIC (Hon) FAIA & Dr. Margaret Haughey Vice President Academic Athabasca University. on behalf of the RAIC (Interim) Program Advisory Council RAIC Executive Office Athabasca University Provincial/Territorial Roundtable Ottawa 17 October 2008.

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RAIC SYLLABUS RENEWAL UPDATE

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  1. RAIC SYLLABUS RENEWAL UPDATE Barry Johns FRAIC (Hon) FAIA & Dr. Margaret Haughey Vice President Academic Athabasca University on behalf of the RAIC (Interim) Program Advisory Council RAIC Executive Office Athabasca University Provincial/Territorial Roundtable Ottawa 17 October 2008

  2. Update from 24 September 2007 • RAIC Update 10 September 2008 • Reaffirmation of Partnership • MOU Athabasca University • RAIC Board to review and execute • Formal Agreement RAIC pending Alberta Government approval • GOALS • complete all academic and work study programs by September 2010 • governance model & Program Advisory Council • transition & transfer of students and records to AU • branding • long term cooperation agreement RAIC / AU • ArchEd by Architects: the Professional Advisor and the Teaching Office

  3. Facts • Current Syllabus functioning - to remain until spring 2010 through transition phase • Program operational by Fall 2010 • BSc (Architecture) • Post Diploma BSc (Architecture) • G.Dipl. Architecture • French language content developed concurrently to follow post 2010 • Funding for Director (search fall 2008), full time Associate Professor, Editor and support staff • Course Development underway • Pro Practice • Technology stream • AU Governing Council scheduled approval Oct 2008, final application Alberta Quality Council and Government of Alberta • RAIC – AU long term agreement

  4. RAIC Centre for Architecture at Athabasca University

  5. What makes this model better? • Institutional partnership • Institutional rigour • Updated to meet CES and Student Performance Criteria – focus on CACB requirements for certification • ‘Greening’ the program - LEEDAP a requirement • Degree outcomes for those who do not complete the full program • Alternate path to licensure • Institutional support for FTA’s

  6. Precedents • Upgraded program remains an alternate path to licensure • The Professional Advisor and The Teaching Office • Robert Gutman (Princeton) • Co-Op Systems / work experience • Apprenticeships • Face to face and real time, virtual studios

  7. Learning Sites - The Virtual Studio & Teaching Office • Root studio sequence in offices where students are based • Supplement with exposure to real time student design experiences • The qualified Teaching Practitioner (Professional Advisor) & The qualified Teaching Office

  8. Learning Sites - The Virtual Studio & Teaching Office

  9. Developments / Process • Letters of Support to AU received from • RAIC • Alberta Association of Architects (December 2006 and October 2008) • University of Manitoba • Letters of Support to AU pending from • EVDS University of Calgary • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) • Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) • AU Approvals • Academic Council June 2008 • Governing Council October 2008 • Alberta Quality Council 2009 • Government of Alberta 2009 • Submissions • Overview [BSc (Architecture) with Executive Summary] • Final Submission • Bilingual Program • Tele Q/UQUAM

  10. Transition • Current students continue in program & will register with AU. Timing to be determined as part of transition strategy • Some students taking AU courses • Athabasca University encourages qualified candidates in current RAIC Syllabus to continue in renewed program The program reaffirms its focus on the design studio, delivered by qualified architects under contract with full accountability to AU, RAIC and the student.

  11. Summary/Next Steps • Old school principles as a new form of education in the information age • Fair alternate path to licensure • Certification of graduates by CACB • graduates certified • program not accredited • Supports the academy and CACB re: FTA’s • Does not compete with Accredited Canadian Schools of Architecture • Recommend removal of Intern Architect status (most > 5600 hours exp) • Recommend recognition of students as student members of provincial associations • Recommend support all provincial associations and CCUSA AU Distance Education is aligned with the program administration and delivery standards required to meet the CES and CACB accreditation standards. This includes competency based assessment for advanced standing in all streams.

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