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This document outlines the course syllabus for Professional Ethics & Practice - I. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the architectural profession and the importance of ethics. It covers topics like the role of architects, registration requirements, professional codes of conduct, engaging an architect for services, architectural competitions, and various legal aspects and legislation that affect practice. The syllabus is divided into 5 units that will introduce students to the profession and teach them about conduct, services, competitions, copyrights, and other regulatory issues.

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Syllabus

This document outlines the course syllabus for Professional Ethics & Practice - I. The aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the architectural profession and the importance of ethics. It covers topics like the role of architects, registration requirements, professional codes of conduct, engaging an architect for services, architectural competitions, and various legal aspects and legislation that affect practice. The syllabus is divided into 5 units that will introduce students to the profession and teach them about conduct, services, competitions, copyrights, and other regulatory issues.

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COURSE SYLLABUS

Course code: AR C 5101

Course Name: Profession Ethics & Practice - I

Semester : IX 'A'

Academic Year: 2019-2020


PROFESSIONAL ETHICS & PRACTICE 1
AIM:
To provide the students a general understanding of the architectural profession and the importance of
ethics in professional practice

OBJECTIVES:
• To give an introduction to the students about the architectural profession.

• To enable the students to grasp the elementary issues concerning professional practice.

To teach the students about the importance of code of conduct and ethics in professional practice.

• To expose the students some of the important legislation which have a bearing on the practice of
architectural profession.

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION


Importance of Architectural Profession - Role of Architects in Society - Alternatives open on entering
the profession - Registration of Architects - Architect's office and its management (location,
organization structure, responsibility towards employees, consultants and associates, elementary
accounts, tax liabilities).

UNIT 2 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CODE OF CONDUCT

Role of Indian Institute of Architects - Architects Act 1972 (intent, objectives, provisions with regard to
architectural practice) - Council of Architecture (role and functions) importance of ethics in
professional practice (Council of Architecture guide lines) - Code of conduct for architects as
prescribed by Council of Architecture, punitive action for professional misconduct of an architect.

UNIT 3 ARCHITECT'S SERVICE AND SCALE OF FEES

Mode of engaging an architect - Comprehensive services, partial services and specialized services -
Scope of work of an architect - Schedule of services - Scale of fees (Council of Architecture norms) -
Mode of payment - Terms and conditions of engagement.
UNIT 4 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITIONS

Importance of Architectural competitions - Types of competitions (open, limited, ideas competition) -


Single and two stage competitions - Council of Architecture guidelines for conducting Architectural
competitions -International Competitions (case studies).

UNIT 5 LEGAL ASPECTS AND LEGISLATION

Copy rights and patenting - (provisions of copy right acts in India and abroad, cop right in architectural
profession) - Easement - (meaning, types of casements, acquisition, extinction and protection) -
Development Regulations in Second master plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area, Chennai
Corporation Building rules 1972 - The Panchayat rules 1940 - Persons with Disabilities Act
(provisions, responsibilities of architect and local body on creating barrier free environment).

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