Foundation Degree in Urban Green Space Management

Draft stageAll feedback welcome

Please email David or Sarah

sarah.seery@capel.ac.uk

david.riddle@capel.ac.uk

Any Budding lecturers or Guest Speakers?

SOCIAL

Plants Growth & Development (1)

1. Apply knowledge of the plant kingdoms, taxonomic hierarchy

2. Apply knowledge of morphology and anatomy to plant use

3. Apply knowledge of plant physiology to horticultural situations.

4. Apply knowledge of soil to the sustainable management and improvement of the soil

Horticulture Knowledge (2)

1. Demonstrate routine plant maintenance

2. Apply and demonstrate knowledge of safe horticultural practices to industry standards

3. Analyse and evaluate different approaches to solving problems

4. Identify and describe a range of woody and herbaceous plant

Social and Landscape Evolution (3)

1.Analyse the development of urban green spaces over time

2.Analyse the current system of legal and political governance

3.Evaluate the role of urban horticulture in relation to health and wellbeing, tourism, economics, social cohesion and crime

4.Analyse and evaluate the future role of urban green

Garden Bridge project

Biodiversity and Conservation Management (4)

1.Evaluate current and historical land use

2.Evaluate the role of semi-natural habitats for bio-diversity

3.Demonstrate a range of techniques to monitor biodiversity

4.Demonstrate routine maintenance of urban habitatsThames Water's East Reservoir in Stoke Newington

Community and Stakeholder Working (5)

1.Evaluate and analyse verbal and non-verbal communications skills and barriers

2.Identify a range of outside agencies and sources of funding - networking, forging links and overcoming conflict

3.Demonstrate the bidding process for sources of funding

Commercial Events Management (6)

1.Propose and develop an idea for a commercial event

2.Identify the range of outside agencies involved

3.Identify the physical and human resources

Marketing and Promotion (7)

1.Evaluate the role and effectiveness of marketing

2.Critically evaluate a range of survey methods and marketing data

3.Create a market survey and use the results to propose a promotion

Work Experience (8)

1.Complete a personal skills audit

2.Distinguish both individual and employer responsibilities

3.Negotiate, set and meet targets appropriate to your role within the organisation

4.Evaluate work experience and identify transferable skills

Urban Landscape Features (9)

1.Evaluate the interior growing environment

2.Evaluate the external planting opportunities on buildings

3.Evaluate the use of planters and planted areas within paved pedestrian and vehicular areas

4.Investigate and evaluate landscape reclamation techniques available for the redevelopment of polluted and industrially brown field sites

Advanced Horticultural Management (10)

1.Evaluate maintenance needs in relation to maintenance life cycles

2.Create horticultural management, maintenance and development plans

3.Create data bases and evaluate plant collections

4.Demonstrate more advanced horticultural skills

5.Identify and describe a range of woody and herbaceous plants

Contract, Project and Business Management (11)

1.Interpret and prepare contract and tender documents

2.Demonstrate an understanding of project planning and site management

3.Critically evaluate a completed business plan

Urban Tree Management (12)

1.Demonstrate and evaluate tree valuation systems

2.Carry out a tree inspection and specify remedial works

3.Evaluate the use of trees in urban environments

4.Evaluate tree planting systems within built environments

Human Resources and Volunteer Management (13)

1.Evaluate different motivation theories and analyse how this applies to employees and volunteers

2.Evaluate modern working practices and analyse present and future trends in employment and volunteering

3.Understand employment law and the responsibilities of organisations for employees and volunteers

Estates and Facilities Management (14)

1.Evaluate the requirements and legal responsibilities associated with services and associated contracts

2.Evaluate the maintenance, H&S, legal implications associated with play and sports equipment and areas

Kings Cross development

Entrepreneurship (15)

1.Critically evaluate completed business plans

2.Critically evaluate existing website and social networks

3.Create a business plan for a new business or enterprise

4.Create a company website for a new business or enterprise

Advanced Work Experience (16)

1.Undertake an investigative study relating to the work placement

2.Critically evaluate the organisation of the business

3.Evaluate personal performance and analyse areas for professional and personal development

4.Critically reflect on how individual performance has developed

5.Compare and evaluate the work placement to a range of industry relevant businesses.

Thankyou