Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning: Contextualised Graduate Attributes
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Research and Inquiry
Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning will be able to create new knowledge and understanding through the process of research and inquiry.
- to identify and formulate problems, and to envisage and enact processes in response to them
- to exercise critical thinking and judgement in creating new understanding
- to think critically, creatively and imaginatively
- to have an informed respect for the principles, values, methods and scope of their discipline, and the ability to question them
- to critically evaluate existing understandings and recognise limitations with their own knowledge
Information Literacy
Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning will be able to use information effectively in a range of contexts.
- to recognise the extent of information needed
- to locate available information efficiently and effectively
- to evaluate information and its sources
- to use information in critical thinking, making informed judgements, solving problem, and in constructing knowledge and arguments
- to understand economic, legal, social, cultural and other issues that may arise in using information to use contemporary media and technology to access, manage and communicate information
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning will be able to work independently and sustainably, in a way that is informed by openness, curiosity and a desire to meet new challenges.
- to be intellectually curious and able to sustain intellectual interest
- to be able to think rigorously and independently
- to be open to new ideas, methods and ways of thinking
- to be able to respond effectively to unfamiliar problems and contexts
- to be able to formulate strategies to learn and meet new challenges
- to be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning, and engage in continuous reflection, self-evaluation and self-improvement
- to have a personal vision and goals, and ability to work towards them
Ethical, Social and Professional Understanding
Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning will hold personal values and beliefs consistent with their role as responsible members of local, national, international and professional communities
- to strive for truth, honesty, integrity, open-mindedness, fairness and generosity
- to acknowledge their personal responsibility for their own value judgements and behaviour
- to understand and accept social, cultural, global and environmental responsibilities
- to be committed to social justice and principles of sustainability
- to have an appreciation of and respect for diversity
- to hold a perspective that acknowledges local, national, and international concerns
- to work with, manage and lead others in ways that value their diversity and equality, and that facilitates their contribution to the organisation and the wider community
Communication
Graduates of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning will recognise and value communication as a tool for negotiating and creating new understanding, interacting with others, and furthering their own learning.
- to use oral, written, visual and other forms of communication to further their own learning
- to make effective use of oral, written, visual and other forms of communication to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding
- to be able relate to, and interact and work with others using a range of forms of communication




