Internship Training

Module Introduction

This module is aimed at introducing students to the requirements, activities and operations involved in working in architectural / construction practices. The purpose is to facilitate the involvement of students in professional attachments to architectural practices in order to develop an understanding of the general nature, principles and procedure of law and legislation as applied to architectural drawings, especially the Building by-laws. Students will also be exposed to the process of authority submission for various drawings from an architectural practice and the range of contract documentation produced to support these drawings. Via a full-time internship attachment, students will further appreciate the documentation and report-writing skills required of an employee (architectural assistant / architect) in a typical architect’s firm.

Module Objective

1. Create awareness and understanding among students of the existence and application of the Uniform Building by-laws and similar Building Regulations existing nationally and internationally.

2. Generate an awareness among students with regards the different activities that occur within the typical architect’s office

3. Introduce students to the requirements of keeping log-books and accurate/informative project documentation.

Task 1: Weekly, Formative Assessment

Students will be required to keep a weekly logbook of activities, to be discussed with lecturers and assessed via lecturer / employer observation & feedback upon the visitation.

Below are the images of my log sheet throughout my training process in DP Architects Sdn Bhd:

Task 2: Final Report, Summative Assessment

Students are to produce a Report (A4 format, with A3 foldouts where necessary) detailing their contribution to their respective offices during the work attachment period.

Below is the report for my internship training in DP Architects Sdn Bhd:

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

1. Recognize and recall authorities’ procedures and requirements with regards Planning Submission and/or Building Submission drawings.

2. Appreciate the requirements of a complete set of Planning and/or Building Submission drawings and the need for compliance with the relevant by-laws.

3. Appreciate a typical written specification in support of a set of working drawings

4. Produce a typical set of Client-Consultant Meeting (CCM) minutes

5. Work successfully in small teams for the success of medium-sized projects.

6. Appreciate the resource planning issues that take place in a typical architect’s practice.

7. Produce a complete logbook documenting experience in a typical architect’s practice.