Ryerson University

Department of Architectural Science

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COURSE OUTLINE
ARC 41A/B Architecture: Thesis
Calendar Description
Each student selects a topic of an appropriate type, scale and complexity in consultation with the faculty, for
approval by the Department; completes a design proposal, technical and research documentation which
demonstrate proficiency in Architecture. The major project is supplemented by a number of short analytical
problems. (formerly ARC 041). Lab: 8 hours.
Prerequisites
ARC 31A/B Architecture: Studio III
Date, Time and Location of Course
Monday 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The course is structured around regular meetings between students and one of the faculty co-ordinators
assigned to the course. The University Calendar identifies ARC 41A/B as an 8-hour lab. This is intended to
reflect the relative weighting of the course, not an actual schedule. Students are required to meet on a weekly
basis with their co-ordinator at a mutually agreed time.
Any activities such as lecture / workshops or class meetings where all students enrolled in ARC 41A/B
are required to attend will be scheduled on Fridays between 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
Interim presentations will also be scheduled for Fridays.
Presentation sessions will often run past the scheduled course time. Students are advised to plan their
schedules accordingly. Students who have Liberal Studies courses scheduled for Friday afternoons are
required to contact Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth during the first week of the term to facilitate course
section changes.
1. Instructor Information
While the thesis is primarily a self-directed project, there are three resource persons available to guide and
assist students: Co-ordinator, Advisor and Mentor.
1.1 Co-ordinator
Co-ordinators are the faculty members assigned to the course. Each is responsible for a group of students
assigned to the Co-ordinator at the beginning of the Fall term. Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth is the overall
Fourth Year Architecture Option Co-ordinator responsible for administering the thesis course, including
setting and maintaining the schedule, co-ordinating all project evaluations and distributing student grades.
The complete list of co-ordinators assigned to ARC 41A/B is:
John Cirka ARC 310 ext. 6491 jcirka@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Masha Etkind ARC 329 ext. 6503 metkind@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Mark Gorgolewski ARC 323 ext. 6494 mgorgo@ryerson.ca (max. 6 students)
June Komisar ARC 324 ext. 6505 jkomisar@ryerson.ca (max. 6 students)
Jurij Leshchyshyn ARC 313 ext. 6504 jleshchy@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Ian MacBurnie ARC 309 ext. 6496 imacburn@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Colin Ripley ARC 314 ext. 6507 cripley@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Arthur Wrigglesworth ARC 325 ext. 6506 awriggle@ryerson.ca (max. 12 students)
Students are assigned to Co-ordinators on the basis of their thesis topics. Projects have been grouped on
the basis of programmatic building type, thematic similarity or other considerations. Grouping projects allows
students to benefit from having contact with each other’s work, and allows certain areas of study to be
conducted at greater depth and breadth than might be possible on an individual basis. The groups are
assigned to co-ordinators on the basis of the faculty’s areas of expertise, experience and/or interest. Students
will meet with their Co-ordinators on a weekly basis on a mutually agreed schedule throughout the academic
year. Co-ordinators are responsible for evaluating the student work in progress and chair a three-person jury
at the final presentation.
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1.2 Advisor
Students may choose as Advisors any other faculty members in the Department whose advice they believe
might enhance their work. Advisors’ views may be sought occasionally, but they are not expected to meet
students frequently, as are co-ordinators. Advisors form part of the three-person jury at the final presentation.
Advisors may include any full- or part-time member in the Department, including those listed above.
Students may wish to seek the advice of faculty members who are not teaching in the architecture thesis but
who offer expertise pertinent to their projects. Students are reminded that faculty Advisors participate on a
voluntary basis, therefore meetings with advisors should be set up during the faculty’s scheduled counselling
hours.
1.3 Mentor
The Mentor is a practicing architect from outside the faculty with specialized knowledge or experience
appropriate to the student’s project. The purpose of mentorship is to increase the student’s understanding of
the nature of the project and bring some sense of the “real world” to an otherwise hypothetical exercise.
Occasional meetings with mentors may be arranged when the student has prepared sufficient material for an
informed discussion.
The Mentor’s role is to enlighten rather than to dictate what they wish to see in a project. The student’s
academic progress must remain the primary objective. From the range of opinions and advice received from
different sources, including mentors, students take responsibility for the design decisions they incorporate in
their projects. Mentors are invited to attend the final presentation at the end of the Winter term but do not
form part of the three-person jury evaluating the project. Mentors make themselves available on a voluntary
basis. Their time is to be respected by ensuring adequate preparation for any meetings.

2. Course Description
2.1 Course Summary
Each student selects a topic of an appropriate type, scale and complexity in consultation with the faculty, and
completes a design proposal with technical and research documentation that demonstrate proficiency in
architecture. The design project is supported by a number of pre-design analytical exercises. Work-in-
progress is evaluated at various stages throughout the design process. The final presentation is assessed by a
three-person jury chaired by the student’s co-ordinator.
2.2 Course objectives and intended learning outcomes
The objective of this course is to enable each student to carry through the development of an architectural
project of considerable complexity from pre-design (research, program development, site analysis), to design,
to technical detail resolution. Students are required to demonstrate architectural, building science (component
selection and application) and project management (time and resource management and construction cost
documentation) skills in the research and design of a complex building type, along with knowledge of the
legal requirements (zoning by-laws, building code, etc.) of the profession and the industry.
2.3 Topics to be covered
Thesis work is self-directed, and students establish their own topics subject to approval by faculty. The
project is to be of a type, scale and complexity suited to the final year of the four-year program, and of
sufficient scope and depth to provide a challenge and sustain interest throughout the year.
2.4 Texts and Reading Lists
There is no textbook for this course. While the nature of the work demands that students determine their
own individual research and reading material, a number of recommended readings related to particular
assignments are listed below. Additional readings may be assigned for the entire class or by individual co-
ordinators.
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General / Problem Statement:
Hayes, K. Michael, ed. Architecture|Theory|since 1968
Tschumi, Bernard Architecture and Disjunction
Vidler, Anthony Warped Space: Art, Architecture and Anxiety in Modern Culture

Case study analysis:

Clark, Roger H. and Michael Pause Precedents in Architecture
Gruft, Andrew Substance over Spectacle: Contemporary Canadian Architecture
Unwin, Simon Analysing Architecture
Architecture Canada 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997 etc.; The Governor General’s Medals in Architecture

Programming:
Cherry, Edith Programming for Design: From Theory to Practice
Preiser, Wolfgang F.E. Programming the Built Environment
RAIC Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects, Section 2.3.4, “Pre-design”

Site analysis, physical:

Lynch, Kevin and Gary Hack Site Planning
Lynch, Kevin The Image of the City
Moore, Charles, Willam Mitchell and William Turnbull, Jr. The Poetics of Gardens
RAIC Canadian Handbook of Practice for Architects, Section 2.3.4, “Pre-design”
White, Edward T. Site Analysis: Diagramming Information for Architectural Design

Site analysis, cultural/historical:

Arthur, Eric Ross Toronto, No Mean City
Fulford, Robert Accidental City
Fung, Robert A. et al Our Toronto Waterfront
McClelland, Michael and Mark Fram, eds. Toronto Modern Architecture 1945-1965
Sewell, John The Shape of the City
Toronto Society of Architects TSA Guide Map Toronto Architecture 1953-2003

Technical/Management:
Lloyd-Jones, David Architecture and the Environment: Bioclimatic Building Design
Robbin, Tony Engineering a New Architecture
R.S. Means Co. Yardsticks for Costing

In addition to the recommended readings, students are strongly urged to attend the Department lecture
series, which features a variety of speakers representing a wide range of expertise. Please refer to the
Department Web site or lecture series posters distributed throughout the building for details.
2.5 Teaching Methodology
Teaching methods include studio instruction, group discussion, and lecture / workshops. Interim
presentations provide students with commentary from their co-ordinator and guest critics. Lecture /
workshops for all students enrolled in ARC 41A/B address requirements of specific assignments.
2.6 Information Bulletins
Additional information related to course content, schedule and administration will be provided throughout
the course in the form of numbered Information Bulletins. These will be posted on the ARC 41A/B
Blackboard Web site; hard copy versions will be posted on the Thesis Studio bulletin board in the northeast
corner of the fourth floor studio. The Information Bulletins are conceived as appendices to this Course
Outline and constitute an essential part of the course management of ARC 41A/B.
Please note that any changes to assignment deadlines, presentation requirements, course schedules or any
other aspect of course management will be documented in Information Bulletins. Verbal instructions
amending any of the information contained within this Course Outline or other course management
documents are unofficial, regardless of their source. Only those changes documented in writing in the form
of Information Bulletins issued by Professor Arthur Wrigglesworth, Fourth Year Co-ordinator are to be
considered official.
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3. Expectations / Requirements of the Students
Students are required to attend all scheduled workshops and presentations. Students are required to meet
on a weekly basis with their co-ordinator and section group on a mutually agreed schedule throughout
the year. Students are also expected to consult with their advisors and mentors, as appropriate. Students
who are unable to attend scheduled meetings with their co-ordinator are required to advise the co-
ordinator in advance.
Students unable to attend a scheduled meeting due to illness or other unforeseen emergencies are to
contact their co-ordinator as soon as possible and, in the case of illness, to provide a medical certificate
signed by the Student Health Centre or a personal physician within three working days of the missed
meeting. Students who are absent from most of the course meetings and/or fail to submit work for
grading without approval, cause and/or documentation will receive a grade of Failure, Non-Attendance
(FNA).
3.1 Assignments / tests / exams and other work and weighting of each
Assignments and grading for the course will be distributed as follows:
Fall 2006
1. Pre-Design 30
2. Schematic Design 20
Fall Subtotal 50
Winter 2007
3. Project Development 30
4. Technical Report 20
Winter Subtotal 50
Final Jury Presentation 50 50
TOTAL 150
Grades for each component will be provided to students as promptly as possible following the due date.
The final date to officially drop a two-term course in good Academic Standing is February 16, 2007. Students
whose performance indicates a likelihood of failure may be advised to withdraw by this date or risk failing the
course.
All work is due on the date and time specified, unless alternative arrangements are made with the approval
of individual co-ordinators and Professor Wrigglesworth. Due dates for various assignments are identified in
item 3.3 Course Schedule and Deadlines. Students failing to attend a scheduled presentation or missing an
assignment deadline are to contact their co-ordinator and Professor Wrigglesworth as soon as possible. In
the case of illness, students must provide a medical certificate signed by the Student Health Centre or a
personal physician within three (3) working days of the missed presentation or assignment (see
http://www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/currentstudents/forms/medical.pdf ). Students claiming
compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances will be considered on an individual basis.
Students who fail to submit material at the required date and time without medical or compassionate grounds
or other extenuating circumstances approved by their co-ordinator and Professor Wrigglesworth will forfeit
10% of their grade for that assignment for every day past the due date, including weekends.
In certain circumstances and with the prior approval of Professor Wrigglesworth and the Department, a
student whose thesis project is, at the end of the Winter term, of at least passing quality but requires
additional work to be deemed complete, may receive an incomplete grade (INC). If work is completed at an
acceptable level by a specified date no greater than four months from the time the INC grade is assigned, the
appropriate passing grade will be added to the student’s record. If work is not completed at an acceptable
level by the date specified, the student will receive an F for the course. (Please refer to the 2006/2007 Full-
Time Undergraduate Calendar, pp 50-52).
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3.1.1 Assignments / presentations / deliverables
Detailed information related to the requirements of each assignment will be distributed throughout the
year. The information that follows is a general overview only.
1. Pre-Design Value: 30 points
1.a Thesis Proposal – Manifesto
The thesis preliminary proposal and summer research work will be captured and expressed in a concise
visual and written representation that will serve as a concrete reference to inform the year’s work.

1.b Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis

The Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis provide the theoretical foundation necessary for the
preparation of a coherent design thesis. Included are a concise Problem Statement with a clearly stated
theoretical basis for the project, and detailed Case Studies of projects related to the thesis topic and/or
which influenced the student’s thinking.
1.c Programme Development and Code Analysis
Based on the Problem Statement and Case Study Analysis, students prepare a Programme of functional
and spatial relationships appropriate to the project identified in the thesis proposal. Once the project has
been defined such that it can be classified in terms of Major Occupancy, students prepare a preliminary
Building Code Analysis to determine technical and physical parameters related to their projects.

1.d Site Analysis and Selection

Students select three sites in the City of Toronto. Property Data Map information for all sites in the City
of Toronto is available to students from the Ryerson University Library in .DWG format digital files.
Orthoimages (aerial photographs) in TIFF format are also available from the Ryerson Library Web site.
Students selecting sites outside of the City of Toronto are responsible for procuring their own site
information from the relevant authorities. Students analyze three sites in order to determine which, on
the basis of the analysis, is selected as the project site. Analysis includes consideration of zoning, climatic,
and other physical information, as well as cultural and historic elements impacting on the site.
1.e Design Exercise
Prior to commencing Schematic Design, students will prepare a brief design exercise exploring principles
emerging from the Pre-Design analytical exercises. This is not an exhaustive design project, but in the
tradition of a charrette, an exercise intended to facilitate the transition from the analytical nature of the
research conducted to date to the more synthetic nature of design.
2. Schematic Design Value: 20 points
Schematic Design begins immediately following the Design Exercise and is presented during the Exam
Period at the end of the Fall term. At this stage, students develop an architectural concept representing a
synthesis of the philosophical or theoretical objectives of the thesis, the nature of the site, programmatic
and space planning requirements as well as material, structural and other technical strategies for the
project. Projects are required to demonstrate consideration of structure and building envelope.
3. Project Development Value: 30 points
The Schematic Design from the Fall term is elaborated to a more fully developed solution. There are two
major aspects to the Project Development phase in the Winter term. These are not, however, to be
considered separate; rather, they are to be developed in a highly integrated comprehensive building proposal
that demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between various aspects of the project.
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3.a Design Development
This aspect of Project Development refines organizational and compositional strategies developed in
Schematic Design. With respect to site design, this stage includes the detailed development of urban design
and landscape strategies, including a landscape proposal articulating the relationship between hard and soft
surfaces, strategic planting for environmental control (shading, wind screening, water retention etc.),
resolution of parking requirements. Architecturally, the project will demonstrate detailed resolution of
programme, relationships between spaces, circulation, accuracy and appropriateness of net to gross ratio, and
relationships to exterior conditions and context. A key consideration will be the consistency between detail
articulation and the overall conceptual and aesthetic ambitions of the project.

3.b Technical Development

This aspect of Project Development addresses structure and building envelope at a high level of detail,
and integrates mechanical and other systems. At this stage students must also ensure that their projects
demonstrate compliance with building code requirements such as exiting, limiting distance, fire ratings,
etc. Students will be required to develop technical strategies and solutions that are not only successful
with respect to issues of building performance, but that are also appropriate to the scale, typology and
physical and cultural context as well as the conceptual, aesthetic and thematic ambitions of the overall
thesis.
4. Technical Report Value: 20 points
The Technical Report covers, in general: relevant Building Code requirements; Systems and Technical Issues
affecting design such as structure, plumbing and HVAC (passive or active), other relevant systems such as
lighting, acoustics etc., Outline Specifications, and a Preliminary Cost Estimate (based on Yardsticks for
Costing).
5. Final Jury Presentation Value: 50 points
The project is presented to a jury chaired by the student’s co-ordinator, and which may include: an advisor, or
a second juror from full or part-time faculty; a third juror from full or part-time faculty; a mentor from
outside the Department; invited guest critics. The grade for the presentation is dependent on the work
submitted at the time. Marks will be deducted for items missing from a list of required material that will be
issued during the Winter term. For the final presentation students are required to produce graphic work of
professional quality. Students are also to prepare one panel specifically for inclusion in a year-end exhibition
of thesis work, details of which will be provided during the Winter term.
In addition to presentation drawings, models or multi-media visuals, students are also required to submit at
the time of the Final Jury Presentation a Final Thesis Report. This will collect and update all the material
from the Fall Term Pre-Design Analysis and the Winter Term Technical Report, and in addition includes, in
reduced form, the final presentation material (drawings and digital photographs of models). Three hard copies
and a digital version on CD-ROM are to be submitted at the final presentation. Marks will be deducted for
missing items.
3.2 Posting of Grades
Grades for individual phases of the work will be posted on the course Blackboard Web site, to ensure
confidentiality. Students who do not wish to have their grades posted in this manner must inform Professor
Wrigglesworth in writing no later than Monday, September 18, 2006. Individual Co-ordinators will not
release grades to their sections; only grades posted on the Blackboard Web site are to be considered accurate
and official. Final grades for the course will not be posted, per university policy. Students will receive their
final course grades only from the Registrar.
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3.3 Course Schedule and Deadlines
Fall 2006
Week/Date Activity Milestones
1. Sept. 5-11 Review of Course Outline/Assignment of co-ordinators, Introduce Stage 2 Proposals due Wed.
Manifesto , Friday September 8, 9:00 a.m. Sept. 6, 2:00 p.m.
2. Sept. 12-18 Case Study Analysis, Programming and Building Code Analysis Manifesto due Fri., Sept. 15,
Workshop, Friday September 15, 2006, 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 5 points
Manifesto presentations Fri., Sept. 15, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
3. Sept. 19-25 Site Analysis/Selection and Design Exercise Workshop, Mentor Information due
Monday September 25, 3:00 p.m. Mon. Sept. 25, 3:00 p.m.
4. Sept. 26- Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings
Oct. 2
5. Oct. 3-9 Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings Oct. 9 – Thanksgiving

6. Oct. 10-16 Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings

7. Oct. 17-23 Continue Pre-Design analysis, co-ordinator meetings Pre-Design Analysis Report
due Mon. Oct. 23, 3:00 p.m.
20 points
8. Oct. 24-30 Pre-Design Analysis / Design Exercise presentations Friday Oct. 27, Design Exercise due Fri. Oct.
beginning at 9:00 a.m. 27, 9:00 a.m. 5 points
Schematic Design Workshop, Monday Oct. 30, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
9. Oct. 31- Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings
Nov. 6
10. Nov. 7-13 Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

11. Nov. 14-20 Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

12. Nov. 21-27 Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

13. Nov. 28- Continue Schematic Design, co-ordinator meetings

Dec. 4
Exam Period Schematic Design Presentations Schematic Design submission
due Dec. 5, 3:00 p.m. (see
below) 20 points

All students are required to submit Schematic Design presentation drawings in hard copy form on
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Students who fail to submit material at this time without medical
or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances approved by Professor Wrigglesworth will
forfeit 10% of their schematic design grade for every day past the due date. Late submissions without
medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances will not be accepted after Friday
December 8, 2006. Students failing to submit presentation material by this date will receive a zero for this
portion of the course.
Material will be collected and secured until the time of Schematic Design presentations, which will take
place during the week of Monday December 11 to Friday December 15, 2006. Additional details related to
required presentation material will be specified in an Information Bulletin.
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Winter 2007
Week/Dates Lecture Topic Milestones
1. Jan. 8-12 Project Development Workshop, Monday Jan. 8, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
2. Jan. 15-19 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

3. Jan. 22-26 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

4. Jan. 29- Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

Feb. 2
5. Feb. 5-9 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

6. Feb. 12-16 Interim Project Development Presentations Interim Project Development

Monday February 13, 3:00 p.m., Friday February 13, 9:00 a.m. Submission due Mon. Feb.
13, 3:00 p.m. 30 points
Feb. 19-23 Study Week Study Week
7. Feb. 26- Technical Report Workshop, Monday Feb. 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m.
Mar. 2
8. Mar. 5-9 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings Draft Outline Spec due Mar.
5, 3:00 p.m.
9. Mar. 12-16 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings

10. Mar. 19-23 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings Draft Technical Report due
Mar. 19, 3:00 p.m.
11. Mar. 26-30 Final Presentation Workshop, Monday Mar. 26, 2007, 3:00 p.m. Student Course Evaluations

12. Apr. 2-6 Continue Project Development, co-ordinator meetings Draft Cost Estimate due
Apr. 2, 3:00 p.m.
13. Apr. 9-13 Planning and preparation of final presentation

Exam Period Final presentation Monday April 23 to Friday April 27, 2007. Final submission due Tues. Apr.
17, 3:00 p.m. (see below) 50 points

All students are required to submit Final Presentation drawings in hard copy form and digital photographs
of presentation models on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. At this time students will also submit one
panel suitable for inclusion in the Year-End show of student work, specific details of which (i.e. content,
dimensions etc.) will be provided during the Winter term. Students who fail to submit material at this time
without medical or compassionate grounds or other extenuating circumstances approved by Professor
Wrigglesworth will forfeit 10% of their Final Presentation grade for every day past the due date. Submissions
will not be accepted after Friday April 20, 2007. Students failing to submit presentation material by this date
will receive a zero for this portion of the course.
Material will be collected and date stamped, and will be secured until the time of final jury presentations,
which will take place during the week of Monday April 23 to Friday April 27, 2007. Additional details related
to presentation material will be specified during the Winter term.
3.4 Other Expectations and Requirements
Examples of student work from each submission in this course will be collected and archived by the
Department for M.Arch. accreditation review. The process will be in accord with University and
Departmental policies.
Students are encouraged to work in the Fourth Year Studio, which occupies all four bays of the northeast
corner and the centre-north bay adjacent to the exit stairs of the fourth floor and the southern half of the
southwest bay of the fourth floor (floor plans will be posted). Fourth year students from all options will share
use of these spaces. Advantages to working in a collegial environment include the benefit of comments,
advice and support of other students.
Students preparing material on computer must allow ample time for plotting and printing prior to
presentations. Ensure the availability and condition of equipment and/or service providers well in advance
of due dates. Students preparing material on computer are responsible for maintaining their hardware and
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software in proper working order and for backing up work on a regular and frequent basis. Computer
malfunction and/or lost data due to carelessness, neglect or failure to maintain systems will not be accepted
as an excuse for late or incomplete work.
Access to and use of the workshop for model making will be particularly vital in the Winter term. Advise
Workshop Technician Frank Bowen of any special material or technical requirements well in advance of due
dates. Allow ample time for procurement of material and execution of work.
Students encountering stress-related or other emotional difficulties are encouraged to contact the
Engineering Faculty Counsellor, Colleen Conroy, M. S.W., at cconroy@ryerson.ca or at (416) 979-5000 ext.
4262. Counselling is conducted on the basis of strict confidentiality.
The Report components of ARC 41A/B require students to demonstrate proficiency in research and
writing. Students who encounter difficulty with writing skills are strongly advised to consult the University’s
Writing Centre. For details, refer to http://www.ryerson.ca/writing-centre/
4. Variations within a Course
Each co-ordinator is responsible for directing and assessing student work within his or her section. Individual
co-ordinators may assign specific readings, or may attach unique requirements/working methods to particular
aspects of the work, provided they are consistent with the general intentions of the course. The thesis faculty
will collectively review work of different sections comparatively to ensure a consistent standard of
assessment.
5. Department of Architectural Science Policies
Students are referred to the Department of Architectural Science Student Handbook for information on Department
policies.
6. Ryerson University Academic Policies
Academic matters are regulated by the Student Handbook of the Department of Architectural Science, Student
Codes of Academic and Non-academic Conduct and the Academic Policies and Procedures of the University as
detailed in the Calendar of Ryerson University. This material is also available online at
http://www.ryerson.ca/acadcouncil/. Students are referred to these policies.
Students are advised to pay particular attention to the section on Plagiarism and related Academic
Dishonesty (page 71 of the 2006/2007 Full-Time Undergraduate Calendar). It is recommended that students
visit http://www.ryerson.ca/academicintegrity/students.html and review the Academic Integrity Student
Guide information.
While this course does not make routine use of an electronic plagiarism detection service, if the instructor
has reason to suspect that an individual piece of work has been plagiarized, that work may be submitted to a
plagiarism detection service. Students who are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism are advised to
discuss their concerns with Professor Wrigglesworth.
7. Student E-mail Accounts
The University has initiated a policy whereby all students are required to have a Ryerson University e-mail
account. Students must establish and maintain this account in order to have access to the course Blackboard
Website. All notices and announcements of an official nature will be posted on the site. It is a requirement of
this course that students regularly review postings on the course Blackboard Website. Please visit the University’s
Computing and Communications Services Web site at http://www.ryerson.ca/services/ccs.html for details.
8. Student Accommodations
Students with special needs who require accommodation must register with the Access Centre
(http://www.ryerson.ca/accesscentre/ ) and follow their procedure.
Students who require accommodation for religious observance obligations are required to adhere to the
University Policy and must submit the Student Declaration of Religious Observance form
(http://www.ryerson.ca/undergraduate/currentstudents/rr/observemain.htm) to Professor
Wrigglesworth no later than Monday September 18, 2006. Any request for accommodation made after
this time may not be considered. Refer to pages 4-13 of the 2006/2007 Full-Time Undergraduate Calendar
for a complete list of Significant Dates throughout the academic year.
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9. Date of Issue
The date of issue of this Course Outline is September 8, 2006.