Course development
HN2024 Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments 7.5 credits
On this page, you can track the course's development over time. Once the course analysis is published, data for each course offering is displayed, including the number of registered students, course results, and planned improvements for the next session. All course syllabuses and course memos are shown on the page Archive.
The information can help prospective, current, and former students with course selection, or to follow up on their own participation. Teachers, course coordinators, examiners, program directors, and others can use the page as a resource for course development.
2026
Course analysis not published
2025
Autumn 2025-50811 ( Start date 25 Aug 2025, English )
Changes planned for the next course offering
• Update the project requirements so that groups incorporate references, resources, and methods specific to their needs; this would demonstrate an ability to search, identify, and incorporate relevant information
• Clarify the alternatives in the project assignment when it is not possible to find a partner organization that is planning or undergoing a renovation or building planning process.
• Update the project requirements document ‘report checklist’ to align with the newly required waypoint assignments and report sections.
• The project requirements will be updated to reflect the rationale and extent of collaboration that is required, as well as the resources and expectations around supervision and conflict resolution.
Coordinator
Catherine TraskExaminers
Catherine TraskStudents
12Course syllabus
Course syllabus HN2024 ( Autumn 2024 - )Course memo
Course memo HN2024 Autumn 2025-50811Compulsory within programme
No information insertedResults on course
Total number
11
A
1
B
3
C
5
D
0
E
2
FX
0
F
0
2024
Autumn 2024-50993 ( Start date 26 Aug 2024, English )
Changes planned for the next course offering
• Formalize individual participation into the Canvas rubric for group project activities, like presentations and group supervision sessions.
• Add a project feedback opportunity specifically on requirement specifications to make sure students get feedback on this before proceeding with their design proposals.
• Create a list of resources to help with this, like links to provisions and standards. Despite pointing to provisions, Emphasize the holistic design focus (i.e. this is not a risk assessment project like some others in the program).
Coordinator
Catherine TraskExaminers
Catherine TraskStudents
10Course syllabus
Course syllabus HN2024 ( Autumn 2024 - )Course memo
No course memo addedCompulsory within programme
No information insertedResults on course
Total number
9
A
3
B
0
C
3
D
3
E
0
FX
0
F
0
2023
Autumn 2023-10124 ( Start date 28 Aug 2023, English ) , Autumn 2023-51682 ( Start date 28 Aug 2023, English )
Changes planned for the next course offering
No information inserted
Coordinator
Catherine TraskExaminers
Catherine TraskStudents
14Course syllabus
Course syllabus HN2024 ( Autumn 2019 - Spring 2024 )Course memo
No course memo addedNo course memo addedCompulsory within programme
No information insertedCourse analysis
Course analysis HN2024: 19 Feb 2024Changes introduced for this course offering
Over the past 4 years the course seminars have been aligning more and more with the course project to add more meaning and real-world application to how the course objectives are achieved. This year we plan to keep refining in this direction by reordering some of the main topics so that the learning arrives just before it is needed in the course project. The project requirements will get more detail to specifically include links to provisions and standards, more guidance on development of requirement specifications, and more a holistic design focus (i.e. this is not a risk assessment project like some others in the program).Examination grade
0%
2022
Autumn 2022-10073 ( Start date 29 Aug 2022, English )
Changes planned for the next course offering
No information inserted
Coordinator
Catherine TraskExaminers
Catherine TraskStudents
10Course syllabus
Course syllabus HN2024 ( Autumn 2019 - Spring 2024 )Course memo
No course memo addedCompulsory within programme
No information insertedCourse analysis
Course analysis HN2024: 18 Oct 2023Changes introduced for this course offering
We have successfully added more practical application through seminars and ‘flipped classroom’ style recorded lectures. We have increased communication with guest teachers to improve the course-specificity and pedagogy of their sessions, and we need to continue with this. We have developed some ‘Guest teacher guides’ which we will share with guest teachers next year. We will also enact ‘studio days’ during class time to benefit more from teacher expertise and provide coaching during supervision sessions.Examination grade
80%
Autumn 2022-52102 ( Start date 29 Aug 2022, English )
Changes planned for the next course offering
No information inserted
Coordinator
Catherine TraskExaminers
Catherine TraskStudents
6Course syllabus
Course syllabus HN2024 ( Autumn 2019 - Spring 2024 )Course memo
No course memo addedCompulsory within programme
No information insertedCourse analysis
Course analysis HN2024: 18 Oct 2023Changes introduced for this course offering
We have successfully added more practical application through seminars and ‘flipped classroom’ style recorded lectures. We have increased communication with guest teachers to improve the course-specificity and pedagogy of their sessions, and we need to continue with this. We have developed some ‘Guest teacher guides’ which we will share with guest teachers next year. We will also enact ‘studio days’ during class time to benefit more from teacher expertise and provide coaching during supervision sessions.Examination grade
83.3%