Part 3 Guide 27032007

Guide to the Part 3
Examination in Practice and

Management
School of the Built Environment
2007
Department of Architecture
Guide to the Part 3 Examination in Practice & Management
The School of the Built Environment embraces the

Universitys policy on Equal Opportunities and looks
forward to working together with examiners and
candidates, the Universitys Equal Opportunity Office and
the Student Disability Service to endeavour to meet the
spirit of equality legislation and secure the objectives of
the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, the Disability
Discrimination Act 1995, and the Special Educational
Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) 2001, amongst others
If you have any difficulty in accessing the information

contained in this document, please let us know by
contacting Steve Race on: Tel 01865 483 195 or at:
sfrace@brookes.ac.uk
The details in this Guide were correct at the time of going to press.
However, the Department cannot guarantee that minor details of the
actual examination process may differ slightly from those stated in this
Guide.
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Contents
1.
WELCOME
2.
SUMMARY
3.
PART 3 AT A GLANCE
4.
ELIGIBILITY
5.
READINESS
6.
APPLICATION
7.
PREPARATION
10
8.
THE SPRING AND AUTUMN SEMINARS
11
9.
THE CASE STUDY CLINIC
12
10.
THE EXAMINATION
13
10.1.
Requirements
13
10.2.
The Documentary Submission
13
10.3.
The Personal Statement (Including CV)
14
10.4.
The Case Study
14
10.5.
Written Examinations
15
10.6.
The Oral Examination
16
10.7.
Submission Dates
18
10.8.
Results
18
10.9.
Assistance
18
11.
GUIDE TO SELF-LEARNING
20
11.1.
The Importance of Self Study.
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11.2.
Study Groups
20
11.3.
ARB/RIBA Criteria
21
12.
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES
22
13.
NOTES ON THE REFERENCES FOR THE PART 3 EXAMINATION
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13.1.
The Appointment of an Architect
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13.2.
Contract Documents
23
13.3.
Building Acts
24
13.4.
Planning Acts
24
14.
APPENDIX 1 - READING LIST
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15.
APPENDIX 2 THE ARB/RIBA CRITERIA AND MAPPING FOR PART 3.
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16.
APPENDIX 3 REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TAKING WRITTEN

EXAMINATIONS
32
17.
APPENDIX 4 APPEAL AND COMPLAINTS REGULATIONS
34
18.
APPENDIX 5 EXAMINATION REGULATIONS
36
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1. Welcome
1.1. Welcome to the Department of Architecture in the School of the Built Environment,
Oxford Brookes University.
1.2. Founded in 1927, the Department of Architecture is one of the largest in the UK and a
highly regarded centre of education for architecture and the built environment. Design,
practicality and social purpose are central to the Departments tradition.
1.3. The Department is at the forefront of thinking about how professionals and the industry
can work together in the public interest both in the EU and worldwide.
1.4. It has over 1,000 students, supported by some 200 academic and support staff. Many
students are from overseas, many in postgraduate programmes including taught Masters
programmes and research degrees.
1.5. The Department has extensive academic links with over 120 universities and
organisations across the world, which provide opportunities for collaboration and study
abroad. There are also strong links with industry worldwide and it has a highly rated
research portfolio.
1.6. The Department runs architecture programmes that are accredited by the Royal
Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for Parts
1, 2, and 3 and has strong links with architectural practices. For further information about
the departments activities please have a look at our website at: www.brookes.ac.uk
1.7. This guide is intended to help you to prepare for the Part 3 Examination in Practice
and Management, that allows you entry into the architectural profession, and we hope that
you will find it informative. If you have and suggestions that might improve the guide please
convey them to Steve Race, the Professional Studies Advisor.
Good luck with your preparations for the examination.
Professor Mark Swenarton
Head of the Department of Architecture
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2. Summary
2.1 The Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management is the final stage in an architects
education and training and the foundation for life-long learning and development as a
member of the architectural profession.
2.2 Candidates who successfully pass the Part 3 examination are entitled to register as an
architect in the UK (ARB Registration) and to apply for worldwide corporate membership of
the Royal Institute of British Architects. The term architect is a protected title and can only
be used by ARB registered architects. Once you have registered with the ARB you can
practice as an architect. However, concomitant with full professional status is the
requirement to pay an annual registration fee to the ARB and to comply with the
professions code of conduct and to maintain and develop professional skills (CPD). See
www.arb.org for further details.
2.3 This guide aims to give you advice on a range of issues that face you when you are
contemplating taking the Part 3 examination. Questions such as, am I eligible, when and
where can I take the examination, what does the examination consist of, do I have all the
necessary material ready for submission and to a satisfactory standard?
2.4 The guide also makes some suggestions on how you might work with your fellow Part
3 candidates to further your understanding and test your knowledge of important topics
that you will encounter in the examination.
2.5 Reading around the subject is important to establish basic knowledge. Solving
problems in architectural practice very often has no right and wrong answer so it is also
important to read widely, keep abreast of current trends and form your own opinions.
Appendix 3 provides you with an indicative reading list.
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3. Part 3 at a Glance
3.1. Eligibility, readiness and application

3.1.1 Do you have the necessary academic qualifications (RIBA and ARB Parts 1 and 2)?
3.1.2. Are your Professional Experience Development Record (PEDR) sheets up to date
and signed on time?
3.1.3 Will you have a minimum of 24 months practical experience, at least 12 months postPart 2, by the time you sit the exam?
3.1.4 Do you have the conviction that you are ready to take the examination at Part 3?
3.1.5 Is your application form correct and does it demonstrate the breadth and depth of
your experience?
3.2. Preparation of submission material

3.2.1 As soon as you have applied to take the Part 3 examination and been accepted you
should begin to prepare your case study, your Personal Statement and continue to
complete and submit your PEDR sheets on time.
3.3. The Spring Seminars

3.3.1 The Spring Seminars held over two days will build on your professional practice
experience gained so far and cover for example; minimising professional risk, the financial
management of practice and handling disputes.
3.4. Summer Case Study Clinic

3.4.1. The Summer Case Study clinic is an opportunity for you to have a one to one
session with your Professional Studies Advisor to help you assess whether your case
study is progressing satisfactorily.
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3.5 Autumn Seminar

3.5.1. The Autumn seminar series held over three days is delivered by a group of industry
experts on construction law, contract, Health & Safety and Planning issues. You will be
required to submit two copies of your Case Study, Personal Statement including CV and
PEDR sheets at the start of the Autumn Seminar.
3.6. The Formal Examinations
3.6.1 The examination consists of two written papers and an oral examination.
3.6.2 The two written papers are held on the same day. The first written paper is a
question and answer paper and the second requires you to interpret a particular scenario
that you might experience in practice.
3.6.3 The oral interview, which takes about 45 mins, is held approximately three weeks
after the written papers are taken.
3.6.4 Results are given to all candidates on the same day as the oral exam.
3.6.5 Written advice can be sent to unsuccessful candidates on request.
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4. Eligibility
4.1. You are eligible to take the Professional Practice Examination only if you have gained
ARB and RIBA Parts 1 and 2.
4.1.1. You must be able to provide documentary evidence that you have gained RIBA and
ARB Parts 1 and 2 from a prescribed school of architecture or directly from the ARB.
4.1.2. If you obtained your Part 2 overseas through a CAA or an RIBA recognised school
abroad you will not be eligible to take the Part 3 examination. You will need an individual
assessment by the ARB to gain ARB Part 1 and Part 2 before you can take the Part 3
examination.
4.1.3. For further clarification of these requirements, click on the following websites:
www.arb.org and www.riba.org
4.2. Additionally, to be eligible to take the Professional Practice Examination you must
have gained the prescribed period of practical experience (a minimum of 24 months
practical experience, at least 12 months post-Part 2, by the time you sit the exam). The
ARB specify that candidates have:
"completed at least two years practical training experience working under the direct
supervision of an architect registered in the EU,12 months of which must be undertaken in
the UK, under the direct supervision of a UK-registered person. A minimum 12 months of
the pre-requisite training experience must be undertaken after completion of [Part 2]."
(Paragraph 13a of the ARBs General Rules)
4.2.1. If you are currently working abroad and not working under the supervision of an EU
registered architect (e.g. in the USA) the above rule will not apply retrospectively, as long
as you have 12 months UK experience and you were working under the supervision of
someone established as an architect within the country you were working (e.g. registered
by a state licensing authority).
4.2.2 If you are in any doubt about experience obtained outside the EU, please contact
ARB direct who will advise you accordingly.
4.2.3. As far as ARB is concerned, freelance work is acceptable so long as arrangements
are in place for the work to be supervised by a registered architect. Provided that the
Professional Studies Adviser is satisfied that the supervisory arrangements are sufficient,
then ARB is generally willing to agree with the decisions of the individual Department PSAs
on this matter.
4.2.4. The ARB will accept evidence of Professional Studies experience other than the
PEDR in exceptional cases.
4.2.5. Mature candidates with 5 years or more experience, who have studied part-time or
just delayed taking the Examination, can use Certificates of Professional Experience
(covering a 6-year period) as an alternative to the detailed PEDR (covering 2 years). They
are obtainable from the RIBA Education Department.
4.2.6. The ARB will also accept a wider variety of evidence of Professional Studies on a
case by case basis. ARB should be contacted at www.arb.org for advice on individual
cases for exemption from the PEDR.
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5. Readiness
5.1. The Part 3 examination presents a series of challenging assessments and
examinations, devised to test your professional knowledge, skill and judgement and your
understanding of the requirements of professional conduct.
5.2. The experience that you record in your PEDR sheets should show a gradual
accumulation of knowledge and understanding of architectural practice and management
issues.
5.3. The case study should illustrate your ability to handle the many complex situations that
occur in practice in a professional way.
5.4. Preparation for the examination is paramount and adequate time should be set aside
to investigate thoroughly topics that are likely to occur in the exam. Time spent at this
stage is a worthwhile investment now and in your future career.
5.5. But perhaps the most important factor is your own confidence and conviction that you
are ready to take the Part 3 examination. Only you will know when that time has arrived.
5.6. Examiners will allow for a certain amount of nervousness but they must be convinced
that you have the self-assurance to act properly under pressure and in the best interests of
all the parties involved.
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6. Application
6.1. Your Application Form must be completed and sent in no later than 31st January of
the year of Examination. The Professional Studies Adviser will look at this carefully to
determine your readiness to take the Examination and may accept or reject your
application.
6.2. An annual fee is charged for the examination which covers:
the signing of your PEDR/Log Sheets,
advice on request from the Professional Studies Advisor,
attendance at the 2-day Spring Seminar,
attendance at the 1-day Summer Case Study Clinic,
attendance at the 3-day Autumn Seminar,
the Written and Oral Examinations.
Please note that the Oxford Brookes Part 3 Examination is not a taught programme and
does not provide you with an academic award.
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7. Preparation
7.1. The aim of your preparations is to enable you to demonstrate, within the terms of the
Part 3 examination, the levels of knowledge, skills, experience and competencies required
for entry into the architectural profession.
7.2. The basic groundwork for the Part 3 examination should have begun in the practice
and management component of your Part 1 programme and then extended in the practice
and management component of your Part 2 programme.
7.3. Additionally, your practical experience, pre and post Part 2 (see 4.2 for details), will
have provided you with an opportunity to relate theory to practice and giving you firsthand
insights into job-running, office management etc.
7.4. As soon as your application to take the Part 3 examination has been accepted you
should begin to prepare your Case Study and Personal Statement.
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8. The Spring and Autumn Seminars

8.1. You are advised to attend both the Spring and Autumn Seminars, prior to sitting the
Examinations.
8.2. The purpose of the Spring Seminar is to address management issues related to
practice and to monitor your experiences in professional training as a group. The seminar
will consist of a number of presentations on key areas of the Criteria (see Appendix 2) by
expert speaker.
8.3. This Seminar is complemented by the Autumn Seminar, which reviews legal and
legislative aspects of practice, using working sessions to help you prepare for the
Examination. It concludes with a detailed briefing for the Examination and a reception at
which you can meet your examiners informally and discuss previous examination papers.
8.4 The Spring and Autumn Seminars will take place at Oxford Brookes University. A
detailed timetable will be sent to you separately.
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9. The Case Study Clinic

9.1 In addition, you may also attend an optional Summer 'Case Study Clinic' to discuss
your written submission with the your Professional Studies Advisor, as well as view
previous documentary submissions which have been marked as 'exemplary' by the
examiners.
9.2 The Summer 'Case Study Clinic' will take place at Oxford Brookes University. A
detailed timetable will be sent to you separately.
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10.
The Examination
10.0.1. The scope and content of the Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management are
designed to align with the RIBA Description & Regulations for the Recognition of Courses
and Examinations in Professional Practice and Management (Part 3) in the United
Kingdom (2003) and the RIBA Criteria for Validation. Both documents are available in
digital form from the RIBA website (www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Also/Education_460.html)
10.0.2. Your attention is also drawn to the following summary of the Department's
requirements and arrangements for the Examination.
10.0.3. The purpose of the Examination is to test not only your skill and knowledge but also
your experience and judgement, regarding the organisation and management of
architectural practice, the design and procurement of buildings and the operational
relationships between the architect, client, associated professions, statutory authorities and
the building industry.
10.0.4. In essence, you will be examined on your knowledge of professional practice, your
ability to apply that knowledge in practice, and the quality of the professional judgement
you exhibit in so doing. This will be the result not only of your academic and office
experience, but also of your own private study during this time.
10.0.5. The minimum standard of the examination and assessment at Part 3 is that of an
ordinary, competent practitioner exercising a duty of skill and care that is deemed to be
reasonable for an architect working on buildings of medium complexity at the outset of their
professional career. This minimum standard is defined by the Part 3 Criteria (see Appendix
2).
10.1. Requirements
10.1.1. The requirements for Part 3 fall into three sections and each carry the following
marks:
Section 1
Documentary Submission
Personal
Statement
10
PEDR/pract
ical
experience
10
Section 2
Written Examinations
Case Study
20
Paper A
10
Paper B
30
Section 3
Oral
Examination
Interview
20
10.1.2. The overall pass mark is 50% and you should note that all the marks are subject to
moderation (up or down) until ratified by the final Examination Committee.
10.1.3. You must achieve pass level in all of the elements to pass the Part 3. examination.
10.2. The Documentary Submission

10.2.1. The Documentary Submission includes your PEDR sheets, your Personal
Statement-including your CV and your Case Study.
10.2.2. They should, therefore, be regarded as three sections of a single submission and
be presented as such (Bound together in one document).
10.2.3. While the PEDR sheets are a factual record of your professional training and of the
projects you have worked on, a critical evaluation is to be made of your training in the
Personal Statement, and of a selected project in your Case Study.
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10.2.4. It is emphasised that your Examiners expect a high professional standard of

presentation, strictly edited for conciseness, using clear English, proofed for spelling and
punctuation (by someone else if necessary) and properly cross-referenced with a
representative selection of documents, drawings and other illustrative material neatly
captioned, mounted and bound.
10.2.5. Failure to achieve this standard will attract criticism from your Examiners and may
affect your final mark.
10.2.6. Submissions that have been selected by the Examiners as exemplary are available
for inspection in the Department and you are urged to refer to these.
10.3. The Personal Statement (Including CV)

10.3.1.The Personal Statement has two elements:
An analytical account of your experience.
Your C.V.
10.3.2. The analytical account should include a summary sheet and an outline of the
structure of the principal offices in which you have worked i.e. size, sole proprietor, limited
liability company or limited liability partnership, or multi or single discipline. The bulk of the
text should be focused on a critical self-appraisal.
10.3.3. The critical self-appraisal of your architectural education and practice experience
can cover all aspects of your training in offices, including work outside the recorded PEDR
sheets, or the 24 months. The Examiners are aware that nobody is perfect and so you
should be candid about your strengths and weaknesses vis a vis the development of the
knowledge skills and competencies outlined in the Part 3 Criteria (see Appendix 2)
10.3.4. The CV is a short, two page chronology of historical facts about your career. This
gives the Examiners some framework with which to comprehend your career but they are
primarily interested in your critical self-appraisal.
10.3.5. An A4 format is preferred for the Personal Statement and the text should not
exceed 1,500 words, typed and illustrated with photographs and drawings. Page and
paragraph numbers are essential throughout your Personal Statement for ease of
reference in conversation with the examiner.
10.4. The Case Study

The Purpose of the Case study.
10.4.1. The purpose of the Case Study is to focus attention on a particular project you
have worked on in order to demonstrate your understanding of the progress of a job from
initial contact with a client, through the successive stages of the plan of work to final
account and beyond to any user responses and performance studies.
10.4.2. On occasions circumstances may prevent you from monitoring one project from
start to finish. If so, the examiners will accept that you demonstrate your knowledge and
ability across all work stages on more than one project. However the number of projects
should be kept to an absolute minimum and should not lead to a fragmented case study.
10.4.3. Or, if on a single project, you feel your experience on any work stage was limited in
some way, you may supplement that experience for that work stage with an account from a
corresponding part of another project, but only if this is necessary.
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The Case Study

10.4.4. The choice of Case Study must be made with the agreement of your employer and,
should any difficulty arise over sensitive information, you are advised to take your
Supervisor into your confidence and assure him or her of the confidentiality of the
submission.
10.4.5. The Case Study should start with a one-page synopsis that identifies the project/s
title/s and type/s, the size and cost, the planned programme milestones and the
identification of critical issues and incidents. These will serve as a structure for the main
body of the study.
10.4.6. The Case Study should also include a contents page and numbered pages and
paragraphs -for easy reference during the oral examination.
10.4.7. The format should be A4 and should not exceed 5,000 words.
10.4.8. It is essential that you exercise firm judgement in editing your Case Study for
maximum conciseness.
10.4.9. The body of the Case Study should expand on the synopsis in a succinct, analytical
and explanatory way including your own account of how any problems were either
anticipated or overcome.
10.4.10. You should select only material that is strictly relevant to your critical evaluation,
making use of appendices if necessary. Plans, sections, elevations and 3D illustrations
should be kept to an absolute minimum. The examiners do not require copies of every
letter or note associated with the project. In fact, brevity is often the hallmark of a good
study.
10.4.11. In the event of failing the Part 3 Examination, candidates whose Case Study
element has achieved a pass may re-present it for no more than two further years after first
sitting the Examination. A new case study will be required after this.
10.4.13. The learning outcomes that will be assessed are indicated in Appendix 2.
10.5. Written Examinations

10.5.1. The written examination comprises Paper A of 2 hours duration to be answered
between 09.45am and 12.00 noon, and Paper B of 3 hours duration to be answered
between 1.45pm and 5.00pm.
10.5.2. You should read the questions carefully. Identify key words and the real substance
of the question. The question very often gives clues to possible answers or a tentative
structure for an answer.
10.5.3. Allocate your time sensibly; make sure you apportion roughly equal amounts of
time to each question.
10.5.4. Short notes that get straight to the point are permissible, long winded answers
should be avoided.
10.5.5. Your examination number should be written clearly on each answer sheet.
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Paper A
10.5.6. This consists of about 40 questions requiring short answers for which 2 1/4 hours,
including reading time, are allowed. The paper, therefore, requires quick, concise
responses. No books may be taken into Paper A.
10.5.7. It is intended that answers should extend up to a maximum of 50 words and
demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of each topic.
10.5.8. Copies of your examination script will be sent to you, during the week following the
Examination.
10.5.9. The paper is structured into various areas of practice, such as contracts, law,
planning acts, building regulation control, health and safety, practice management, project
management, design team and building industry, building terminology, and
professionalism. The learning outcomes that will be assessed are indicated in Appendix 2.
Paper B
10.5.11. This is an open-book examination and you may bring a maximum of 5
unannotated texts (including web material) to inform your answers.
10.5.12. No notes may be brought.
10.5.13. You should be prepared to choose a suitable contract for the paper and give your
reason for your choice.
10.5.14. This scenario-based paper outlines an imaginary practice situation to which all the
questions will relate.
10.5.15. Paper B has four sections. Candidates are required to answer one question from
each section and one additional question from any section making a total of five questions.
One section will require the answer to be in the form of a letter.
10.5.16. Paper B will be 3 hours in duration.
10.5.17. A suggested use of time within that period is:
15 minutes for reading the paper is compulsory.
30 minutes approximately for each question.
10.5.18. Copies of your examination script will be sent to you, during the week following
the Examination.
10.5.19. The learning outcomes that will be assessed are indicated in Appendix 2.
10.6. The Oral Examination

PEDR Sheets (available at: www.PEDR.co.uk).
10.6.1. The completion and submission of the PEDR sheets are a precondition for sitting
the Part 3 Examination except if you are doing the Certificate of Professional Experience.
10.6.2. It should be stressed that Part 3 requires not only that the requisite period of
professional training is completed but also that the experience is adequate in terms of
management, contract and site experience to the level of competence required.
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10.6.3. It is particularly important that you ensure that your professional training is
monitored at the time it happens, both by your Office Supervisor and by your Professional
Studies Advisor, by sending in your sheets at 3-month intervals.
10.6.4. Examiners are quick to notice when sheets are signed a long time after the event
and if you find yourself in this position, you should send in all your sheets up to date
without further delay so that you can show that at least from that point on, your training is
being properly supervised.
10.6.5. In addition to serving as a diary, your entries need to be critical, to point to
particular learning experiences.
The Oral Interview
10.6.6. This is normally held at the Department of Architecture, Oxford Brookes University,
approximately 3 weeks after the Written Examination.
10.6.7.Two Internal Examiners, one of whom may be drawn from the RIBA Register of
Professional Examiners, will interview you, usually for about 45 minutes. Both Examiners
will have marked your oral submission and your examination script.
10.6.8. An External Examiner will sample the oral interviews to ensure that they are
conducted in a manner that is valid, reliable and fair and that standards are appropriate.
10.6.9. All Examiners are current or recent practitioners and most have experience of
examining Part 3 at other Universities.
10.6.10. The Oral Examination is conducted as a professional interview rather than an
interrogation and requires proper preparation.
10.6.11. The Examiners will discuss with you your professional experience as outlined in
the Documentary Submission, your PEDR sheets and your answers to the two written
papers. In assessing your competence, the Examiners are interested in:
Your professional development to date;
Your ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice as demonstrated by your

answers in the written examination;
Your maturity of judgement and ethical standards as demonstrated during the

oral examination.
10.6.12. In advance of the Oral Examination, therefore, it is essential that you not only
review the answers you gave to the written papers, but also be prepared to discuss the
questions you did not answer.
10.6.13. In addition to this, the Examiners are free to question you on any aspect of the
Part 3 Criteria (see Appendix 2).
10.6.14. You should feel free to contribute questions and observations to the discussion
and to do so in a manner that demonstrates the ethical attitudes and maturity expected of
someone with professional integrity.
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10.7. Submission Dates

10.7.1. Please note that 2 copies of your Personal Statement, Case Study and PEDR
sheets must be handed in at Registration on Day 1 of the Autumn Seminar or posted to
arrive by the same time.
10.7.2. You should regard this as having the force of an examination requirement and
failure to comply, without mitigating circumstances, may make you ineligible to sit the
Examination.
10.7.3 PEDR sheets will only be accepted for submission if they are presented already
signed up to the date of submission. If, in order to comply with the minimum requirements
for completing your professional training, you need to complete your PEDR sheets right up
to the time of the Written Examination, then you may bring this final sheet and ONLY this
sheet with you to the Written Examination for signing and forwarding to the examiners.
10.8. Results
10.8.1. The result of the Part 3 Examination, pass/fail, will be handed to you in a sealed
envelope on the day of the Oral Examination, once the internal examination marks have
been ratified by the Examination Committee.
10.8.2. If you have been unsuccessful, we will write you with guidance from your
examiners, as soon as practicable after the examination.
9.9.3. In line with RIBA and University practice, you have a right of appeal against the
decision of the examination Committee. The Appeals procedures are set out in Appendix
4.
10.9. Assistance
10.9.1. If you have any questions or concerns during your preparation for Part 3, please
contact either Steve Race, Professional Studies Advisor on +44 (0) 1865 483195 for
professional advice or Vivien Walker, Professional Training Manager on +44 (0) 1865 483
413 for administrative advice.
10.9.2. The Department Office is located on the third floor of the Abercrombie Building in
the Department of Architecture on the main Oxford Brookes University Campus.
The address for correspondence is:
Vivien Walker
Department of Architecture
Oxford Brookes University
Gipsy Lane Campus
Oxford OX3 0BP
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The Department Office
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11. Guide to Self-Learning

11.1. The Importance of Self Study.
11.1.1. In addition to your academic education and office training, it is essential that you
also pursue your own studies towards taking the Part 3 Examination.
11.1.2 As you proceed with your studies you should develop an understanding of the level
of competence needed to be a practising architect and develop a programme of study to
achieve it.
11.1.3. While the spring and autumn seminars and your office experience will introduce
you to the main elements of professional practice it is your responsibility, through selfdirected learning, to ensure that you are in a position to demonstrate, through the Part 3
examination, all the Part 3 Criteria (see Appendix 2). Here are some ways that might help
you to direct your own learning:
11.1.4. Keep abreast of practice issues by reading Building Design, Architects Journal,
Construction Law Journal, Building and other publications. The latter carries very helpful
practice information. The correspondence pages are full of debate, to which you can
contribute. The RIBA Journal with its 'practice' sessions is essential reading.
11.1.5. Glance at the Law Reports in The Times or The Independent: there are
occasionally reports on cases of great importance to architects. The news columns are
also informative.
11.1.6. Make sure that you do not allow yourself to become isolated during this period of
study. Make full use of your Office Supervisor and other office colleagues and associates
for discussing issues and asking questions.
11.2. Study Groups

11.2.1.You may wish to form a study group as part of your self-learning process and we
would be pleased to assist with this.
11.2.2. A study group enables you to:
Test your knowledge against your peers.
Debate issues that have no right or wrong answers.
Exchange moral support with other candidates.
11.2.3. You could additionally:
Create a blog or meet face to face with other candidates in your locality to
debate topical issues.
You could set each other examples of examination questions.
You could role-play using situations from your respective offices or based on
previous examination questions.
You could ask your Office Mentor for advice.
Ask to do some work shadowing in areas where you felt you needed extra
understanding.
11.2.4. Please note that examination papers from previous years examinations and model
answers will be available at the Spring Seminar.
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11.3. ARB/RIBA Criteria

11.3.1. Appendix 2 lists the RIBA/ARB Part 3 Criteria. The criteria define the knowledge,
skills and abilities that that young architects should be able to demonstrate if they are to
gain entry into the profession. The Part 3 examination, including the Case Study, Personal
Statement, PEDR sheets, written and oral examinations, is designed to ensure that you
are examined on all the criteria.
11.3.2. Please look carefully at Appendix 2 it details which part of the examination
examiner each criteria.
11.3.3. The criteria can also be found on the ARB and RIBA websites and in the RIBAs
publication; Tomorrows Architect: RIBA Outline Syllabus for the Validation of Courses,
Programmes and Examinations in Architecture.
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12. Extenuating Circumstances

12.1. A doctors certificate is required for sickness causing absence from, or impaired
performance in, formal examinations, or causing late submission of, or impaired
performance in, work that contributes to the satisfaction of the examination. If extensions
are requested then medical certificates, or a letter outlining the extenuating circumstances,
should be submitted to the Professional Studies Advisor before the submission date. The
certificate will then be circulated to the relevant examiners and the examination committee
for their attention. A late certificate will not normally be accepted unless the candidate can
show good cause.
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13. Notes on the References for the Part 3 Examination

The following notes indicate the four areas to which particular attention should be given.
Appointment of an Architect
Contract Documents
Buildings Acts
Planning Acts.
13.1. The Appointment of an Architect

13.1.1. You should have a thorough knowledge of The Work Stages and should be able to
distinguish between Normal Services and other Services.
13.1.2. You should be familiar with fee computation.
13.1.3. You should be able to compose a letter that constitutes a contract for services
between the architect and his or her client.
13.2. Contract Documents

13.2.1. Architects are frequently criticised for a casual approach to contract administration
that fails to protect their clients rights and financial resources. Good administration
requires thorough knowledge of the contract which governs the project and an ability to
apply it with rapid and confident accuracy.
JCT 05
13.2.2. It is suggested that you study JCT 05 Private with Quantities (current issue).
13.2.3. This will give you a familiarity with a form of Building Contract and associated
procedures that is in widespread use. But, there are many variants in practice.
13.2.4. By studying this form of contract a methodology and basis for analysing and
comparing other forms including European Forms can be established.
13.2.5. Particular areas for attention are:-
Identify all the architects powers, duties and certificates; there are about 60 of
them.
How to fill in the Contract and its Appendices.
The various certificates and other standard documents and the ways in which
they are used.
Nomination of sub-contractors and suppliers and the management of subcontracts. See also NSC1, NSC2 (and 2a), NSC3, NSC4 (and 4a).
Design and Build Contracts.
Novation of the architects contract for services to the Contractor after Planning
Approval and Building Regulations notice have been given. The architect then
becomes a sub-contractor to the Contractor.
13.2.6. Study the JCT Form with Contractors Design and identify the duties of:
An agent
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An architect whose agreement had been novated to the Contractor so that

he/she was now sub-contractor.
IFC Form of Contract

13.2.7. Study this along the lines indicated above for JCT 05.
Specification Documents
13.2.8. It is necessary to know how specification documents operate during design work or
contract administration.
13.2.9. You should take the opportunity to study the Office Library and visit the technical
sections of manufacturers web sites.
13.2.10. Reference to a BS, for example, is in itself meaningless until the document is
read, understood and applied in real situations. Neither can work be properly inspected
unless the specification is applied properly.
13.2.11. Architects, like all others, are legally responsible for using reasonable care and
that is defined by studying the state of the art, which in turn is ascertained by reading the
published documentation that applies to the design in question.
13.2.12. Useful sources of specification information are:
British Standards
British Standard Codes of Practice
Agreement Certificates
BRE Digests and publications
Manufacturers technical specifications.
13.3. Building Acts

Areas requiring particular attention:
The Building Act

Definitions, S6,7, S16 to 29, S31
The Building Regulations 2000

Part II, Part IV, Part V, Schedules
Approved Documents
While the technical aspects of these documents are of course vital, for the purpose of
the Part 3 Examination it is important to understand their scope. For example, to what
extent do they apply and what is their effect? Which are mandatory and which are only
for guidance? To what extent do Building Regulations apply at all?
13.4. Planning Acts

13.4.1. The following are useful references:
Consolidated Planning Act 1990
General Development Order 1988
Other Orders
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13.4.2. The scope of Development control should be thoroughly understood. What is

excluded from control and what is permitted development is important, as is the
mechanism of varying these controls by Ministerial action. (See the ACT and GDO.)
13.4.3. The provisions regarding Conservation Areas and Directions made under Article 4
of GDO should be familiar, e.g. what are the issues surrounding Green Belt developments,
conservation areas, rights of light and party walls?
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14. Appendix 1 - Reading List

This list has been largely compiled by our seminar speakers and examiners and does not
claim to be comprehensive or definitive. It is offered more as a starting-point to help you
develop your own list of references. You are also advised to contact RIBA Publications for
full details of their current publications (http://www.ribabookshops.com).
Part 3
Brookhouse, S. (2007) Part 3 Handbook: Questions of Professional Practice, London: RIBA
Publications
Architectural Management and Practice
Blackett-Ord, M. (2002). The Modern Law of Partnership and Limited Liability Partnerships.
(2nd ed). Butterworths Law, London.
Cornes ( 4th Edition, 1994). Design Liability in the Construction Industry. Blackwells Scientific
Publications, Oxford.
Cox, S. and A. Hamilton, Eds. (1998). Architect's handbook of practice management. London, RIBA
Publications.
Hart, T. and Fazzani, L. (2003). Intellectual Property Law. (3rd ed)
Basingstoke.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Jackson and Powell (5th edition, 2002). Professional Negligence (Chapter on Architects and
Engineers), Sweet and Maxwell, London.
Lavers, A. and Chappell, D. (2000) A Legal Guide to the Professional Liability of Architects. (3rd
edition)
Luder, O. (1999). Keeping out of trouble. London, RIBA Publications.
Paterson, F. (1995). Professional Indemnity Insurance Explained. London, RIBA Publications.
Sacker, T. (2001). Practical Partnership Agreements. (2nd ed) Jordans, Belfast.
Speaight, A. and G. Stone. (2004) Architects Legal Handbook, the law for Architects (8th ed)
Butterworth Architecture, Oxford.
Construction Contracts
Birkby, G. and P. Brough, (2002).
Publications, London.
Chappell, D. (2003).
London
Construction Companion to Extensions of Time.
Understanding JCT Standard Building Contracts.
(7th ed)
RIBA
Spon Press,
Chappell, D. and V. Powell-Smith (1993). The JCT Design and Build Contract. Blackwell Scientific,
Oxford.
Jones, N. (2004). The JCT Major Project Form. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Jones, N. (1999). Jones' and Bergman's JCT Intermediate Form of Contract. Blackwell Science,
Oxford.
Keating on Building Contracts 7th Edition by Ramsey, V. and Furst, S. (2001) Sweet and Maxwell,
London.
Lupton, S. (1999). Guide to JCT98. RIBA Publications, London.
Lupton, S. (1999). Guide to MW98. RIBA Publications, London.
Uff, J. (2002). Construction Law. (8th ed) Sweet and Maxwell, London.
Major Project Form Sub Contract and Guidance Notes. RIBA Publications, London.
Property Law
Anstey, J. (1996). Party Walls, and what to do with them. London, RICS.
Anstey, J. (1998). Rights of Light, and how to deal with them. London, RICS.
Anstey, J. (2004). Anstey on Boundary Disputes. London, RICS.
Ball, S. and S. Bell (2000). Environmental Law. (5th ed) Blackstone Press Ltd. London.
(new edition soon)
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Bickford-Smith, S. and Francis, A. Rights of Light (The Modern Law). Jordans, Bristol.
Bickford-Smith, S. and Sydenham, C. (2004). Party Walls: Law and Practice. (2nd ed) Jordans,
Bristol.
Moore, V. (2002). A Practical Approach to Planning Law. (8th ed) Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Polley, S. (2001). Understanding The Building Regulations (2nd ed) Spon Press, London.
Tricker, R. (2003). Building Regulations in Brief. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford
Dispute resolution
Foskett, D. (2001). The Law and Practice of Compromise. (5th ed) Sweet and Maxwell, London.
Harris, Planterrose and Tecks. The Arbitration Act 1996. (3rd ed) Blackwell Science, Oxford in
conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Marshall, E. (2001). Gill: The Law of Arbitration. (4th ed) Sweet and Maxwell, London.
Nesie, M. and Boulle, L. (2000). Mediation: Principles, Process and Practice. Butterworths Law,
London.
Redmond, J. (2001). Adjudication in Construction Contracts. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Health and Safety
Billington M.J., Anthony Ferguson and A.G. Copping (2002).
Illustrated Guide to the Law. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
Means of Escape from Fire.
An
CDM Regulations Work Sector Guidance for Designers. (CIRIA Report 166). CIRIA, London
Designing for Health and Safety in Construction. (1995) Construction Industry Advisory Committee.
HSE Books.
A Guide to Managing Health and Safety in Construction. (1995) Construction Industry Advisory
Committee. HSE Books.
Health and Safety for Small Construction Sites. (1995) Construction Industry Advisory Committee.
HSE Books.
Management of Health and Safety at Work. Regulations 1999 and Approved Code of Practice.
(1999) HSC. HSE Books.
Managing Construction for Health and Safety. Construction Design and Regulations 1994 and
Approved Code of Practice and Guidance. HSE (2001) HSE Books.
Joyce, Raymond (ed) (2001) The CDM Regulations Explained. Thomas Telford.
Penton, John (1999) Disability Discrimination Act: Inclusion. London, RIBA Publications.
Appointment and Procurement
The Architect's Contract, Guide to Forms of Appointment, 2004 revisions, RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
Small Works, SW/99 updated April 2004, RIBA
Conditions of Engagement for the Appointment of an Architect, CE/99 updated April 2004, RIBA
Standard Form of Agreement for the Appointment of an Architect, SFA/99 updated April 2004, RIBA
A Client's Guide to Engaging An Architect, May 2004, RIBA Enterprises
Craig, R. (1999). Procurement Law. Blackwell Scientific, Oxford.
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15. Appendix 2 The ARB/RIBA criteria and Mapping for Part 3.
The Context of Practice

Knowledge of:
The size and relative importance of the construction industry to other sectors of the national and international
economy and the role of the profession relative to the industry.
The overlapping interests of organisations representing the built environment and their relation to the role of the
architect.
The range of ongoing specialist panels of advisory, consultative or government bodies which have the
responsibility for developing policies which guide or control construction industry practices.
Understanding of:
The social and economic context for investment in the built environment.
Ability to:
Apply principles underlying the law relevant to architectural practice and building procurement.
Act in accordance with the requirements of professional conduct and the concept of professionalism.
Follow Codes and Standards regulating the profession of architecture.
Demonstrate that health and safety matters are integral to every stage of the design process and execution for
those aspects of design for which the architect is responsible.
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Interview *
Professional Experience
Development Record (PEDR)
Examination Paper B
Case Study
Personal Statement
* Examiners have the opportunity in the interview to ensure that all learning outcomes have been met by focusing
their questions on the areas where the candidate has shown weakness in the sum of their examined work.
Examination Paper A
ARB Criteria Mapping - Part 3
A
A
A
A
A
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Examination Paper B
Interview
Examination Paper A
The Management of Architecture

Awareness of:
Technical standards and sources of specialist information
Knowledge of:
Legislation on health and safety and its application to design and construction
Understanding of:
Appropriate fees, negotiation and fee bidding techniques, bearing in mind the funding and procurement basis for
the project, and with reference to other factors listed below.
Integrated project process and project team partnering.
Relevant statutory bodies, construction and development legislation and consultative bodies, and their potential
effect on programme, cost and quality of design.
Methods and standards intended to ensure and manage quality standards.
Ability to:
Prepare, in consultation with the client, an acceptable brief and budget, including consultation with others as
appropriate. Thereafter, to effectively communicate with the client at every stage of the project.
Assess the variety and appropriateness of project procurement methods and their implications in relation to client
requirements and the architectural and professional input required.
Assess the architectural services required to deliver a project effectively and the establishment of appropriate
scope of works for all members of the project team; to co-ordinate and integrate the work of other consultants and
an awareness of the terms of their appointments.
Programme and manage the flow of information among the members of the design team.
Communicate effectively with each part of the client body and construction team.
Operate quality assurance procedures which ensure the maintenance of design standards and intentions in
relation to budgetary and programme control.
Analyse the appropriateness and completeness for its purpose of forms of documentation including written and
graphic communication.
Case Study
Personal Statement
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
The Management of Construction

Knowledge of:
Site organisation, mobilisation and the establishment of appropriate lines of communication in relation to the
specific responsibilities of the building team.
Methods of dispute resolution, conciliation, adjudication, arbitration, and litigation
Understanding of:
Project planning, documentation and execution.
The range of methods of building procurement, tender types and codes of practice for procedure, and an ability to
identify an appropriate contract strategy and to create pre-contract information.
Value engineering, integrated supply chain management and the principles of lean construction.
The implications of, and ability to apply, collateral agreements such as the nomination of subcontractors and the
position of domestic sub contractors, suppliers, manufacturers and statutory undertakings in relation to standard
forms of contract.
Risk management in relation to construction and consultants contracts, liabilities, indemnities and insurance and
awareness of mechanisms such as insurance to deal with liabilities.
The value of post-completion assessment and appraisal and methods of debriefing.
The maintenance of adequate financial control for cost planning of projects.
Ability to:
Analyse contract types in terms of their implications for time, cost, quality, information flow and the procedures
related to each.
Assess and organise a quality control and programming system in relation to the architects role in administering
the building process.
Prepare architects instructions and certificates appropriately for standard forms of contract, and to implement the
procedures for the assessment and valuation of claims.
Create maintenance manuals and post-completion information for clients and building users
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A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Interview
Development Record
(PEDR)
Examination Paper B
Examination Paper A
Case Study
Personal Statement
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
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Interview
A
A
Examination Paper B
Practice Management and Business Administration

Awareness of:
The need and techniques for the protection of intellectual property and copyright.
The various techniques for the marketing of professional services and how architects commissions are obtained.
National and international trends for the distribution and commissioning of architectural projects.
Knowledge of:
The requirements for taxation, health and safety, employment contracts, civil liability, and equal opportunities
legislation etc. on different business structures, including working from home.
Understanding of:
The resources (technical, IT, financial, personnel, etc) necessary in order to offer professional services for a
particular project.
Different forms of architectural practice, for example, sole trader, partnership, company, consortium or joint
venture, and their respective legal implications.
The internal structures and organisations appropriate to different forms of architectural and multidisciplinary
practice.
The skills required for the management of people within an organisation and a basic appreciation of motivation,
group dynamics, staff appraisal and reward structures.
The techniques and context required to create an effective and efficient ongoing environment for practice.
The financial management of an architectural practice.
Case Study
Personal Statement
Examination Paper A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
16. Appendix 3 Regulations for Candidates Taking Written

Examinations
16.1. The Part 3 Examination is organized under the auspices of Oxford Brookes University
and candidates are required to observe all instructions given to them by examiners,
invigilators, or any member of the Oxford Brookes University Examinations staff.
16.2. The Examinations follow the standard University Examination Regulations, which
form part of the Universitys Regulations, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines Governing
Assessments: General Regulations: Examinations. Where necessary, the terminology has
been adapted to conform to the RIBA Description and Regulations for the Recognition of
Courses and Examinations in Professional Practice and Management (Part 3) in the UK.
16.3. No-one will be admitted after the reading time has started. Anyone arriving thereafter
will be admitted only at the discretion of the Head of the Examination and Conferment Unit,
where exceptional circumstances can be supported. Candidates will not be allowed extra
time. Work will be accepted only at the discretion of the University.
16.4. After the first hour of an examination, candidates may leave as soon as they have
finished their paper, but no-one is permitted to leave the room during the last fifteen
minutes.
16.5. Candidates who wish to attract the attention of an invigilator should raise their hand.
Candidates may not leave their seats without permission.
16.6. Articles of clothing not being worn, bags, brief cases, pencil cases, papers, mobile
phones, calculators etc., must not be taken to a candidates desk in the examination room.
Such items should not normally be brought into the examination room and if brought must
be deposited, at the candidates own risk, in the area within the examination room
designated by the invigilator. Candidates may take to their desks loose writing instruments
only. In certain instances specifically permitted books, papers, calculators or instruments
will be allowed.
16.7. Candidates whose programme involves arithmetic calculation that requires the use of
electronic calculators will be provided with a University approved calculator by the
invigilator at the start of the examination. Candidates must not use any other calculator in
the examination, unless instructions state otherwise. A watch or other device capable of
operating as a calculator counts as an unauthorized calculator for the purpose of this
regulation.
16.8. Candidates must only take authorized materials into an examination room. The taking
of notes or unauthorized material, including mobile phones, into an examination room by
candidates is regarded as an act preparatory to an attempt to cheat. Consequently, anyone
found with such material in their possession, or on or about their person, will be reported
and may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the Universitys Disciplinary
Procedure. Any notes or unauthorized material may be retained by the University at its
discretion. The same consequences will follow for anyone found using any form of cheating
or attempting to cheat or assisting someone else to cheat in examinations.
16.9. Language dictionaries are not allowed in an examination room.
16.10. Candidates must sit only at the desk on which there is a card showing their name,
and leave it visible throughout the examination.
16.11. Candidates must write their candidate number and any other information requested
on every answer book.
16.12. Scrap paper is not permitted; all rough work should be written in the answer book
and crossed through. Supplementary answer sheets, even if they contain rough work only,
should be attached inside the back of the main answer book.
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16.13. In no circumstances may answer books, used or unused, be removed from the
examination room. Candidates must not damage or deface any paper or material supplied.
16.14. Candidates must write in ink or use a ballpoint pen, other than when completing a
multiple-choice answer. Sheet (for example, Edpac) or when the instructions state
otherwise.
16.15. Except with the permission of the invigilator, candidates must not communicate with
anyone but an invigilator while the examination is in progress.
16.16. Candidates must not leave the examination room and re-enter, except in an
emergency and with the permission of an invigilator. A candidate who has to leave the
room in an emergency will not normally be allowed to re-enter and continue unless it has
been possible to obtain an escort. Candidates knowing of medical conditions likely to
require them to leave the examination room during an examination should notify the
Programme Manager.
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17. Appendix 4 Appeal and Complaints Regulations

17.1. The following regulations set out the grounds, time-scales, arrangements and
regulations for the conduct of appeals against the decision of the Part 3 Examination in
Practice and Management Examination Committee. The regulations follow the pattern of
the Oxford Brookes University Assessment Regulations; Review of and appeals against a
decision of an examination committee
(http://www.brookes.ac.uk/regulations/acadc213.htm!#13)
but have been adapted for use by the Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management.
Requests for Reviews.

17.2. Appeals against the decision of an Examination Committee must be made in writing
to the Chair of the Examination Committee within one month of the publication of the result.
17.3. Appeals may be based only on the grounds set out in paragraphs 17.6 and 17.9
below. Disagreement with academic the judgement of the examiners cannot in itself
constitute grounds for appeal.
17.4. Any written request for an appeal must include a statement indicating under which of
the grounds set out in paragraphs 17.6 and 17.9 below the candidate is appealing and a
statement of facts that constitute the basis for the appeal. If the Chair of the Examination
Committee considers these facts insufficient to constitute an appeal, he/she may request
the submission of further information within ten working days of the receipt of the appeal.
17.5. If, in the opinion of the Chair of the Examination Committee the appeal does not fall
within one of the permitted grounds, or is unsupported by evidence, he/she shall reject the
appeal and inform the candidate in writing within ten working days of the receipt of the
appeal.
Reviews on the ground of medical and/or other circumstances.

17.6. A candidate may request that an assessment decision is reviewed on the ground that
their performance in a section of the examination was adversely affected by illness or other
factors previously unknown to the Examination Committee or that such previously unknown
factors prevented the submission of sections of the examination or attendance at the oral
examination. Such a request shall be accompanied by a medical certificate or other
documentary evidence acceptable to the Examination Committee and include the reason(s)
why they were unable or unwilling to make the relevant facts known to the Examination
Committee before it took its original decision.
17.7. If, in the opinion of the Chair of the Examination Committee, the reasons provided by
the candidate under paragraph 17.6 above do not demonstrate that circumstances beyond
the candidate's control prevented them from bringing the relevant facts to the Examination
Committee's attention before it took its original decision, they shall reject the request
summarily and shall inform the candidate in writing of their reasons for so doing within ten
working days of the receipt of the appeal.
17.8. If the medical or other factors set out by the candidate were known to the Examination
Committee and fully taken into account when it reached its original decision, the Chair of
the Examination Committee shall confirm the original assessment decision. Otherwise, the
Chair shall consider what, if any, modification of the assessment decision shall be made in
the light of the factors concerned and within the regulations applicable to the programme.
The decision of the Chair shall be final and the candidate will be notified of the decision
within twenty-one working days of the receipt of the appeal.
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Reviews on other grounds.

17.9. A candidate may request that an assessment decision is reviewed on the ground that:
the assessment was not conducted in accordance with the regulations for the
programme; or
the judgement of an examiner or examiners was improperly affected by personal

bias; or
there was a material administrative error or some other material irregularity in the
conduct of the assessment, such that the assessment decision would have been
different had the error or irregularity not occurred.
17.10. If, in the opinion of the Chair of the Examination Committee, having consulted with
such members of the Examination Committee as she/he considers appropriate, the case
put forward by the candidate is well founded, he/she shall determine what, if any
modification of the assessment decision shall be made, within the conditions set out in the
programme regulations, and shall take any steps necessary to implement the decision and
to inform the candidate of the decision, in writing, within twenty-one working days of the
appeal. The Chair shall report the decision to the next Examination Committee and next
Examination Management Committee.
17.11. If the Chair of the Examination Committee considers that the case put forward is
without substance he/she shall reject it and inform the candidate in writing, with reasons,
within twenty-one working days of the receipt of the appeal. The Chair of the Examination
Committees decision is final and the candidate shall have no further rights of appeal.
Complaints
17.12 If candidates feel that they would like to submit a complaint about any part of
procedures for the Part 3 Examination then they should do so by letter to the Head of the
Department of Architecture and he/she will normally respond within ten working days.
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18.
Appendix 5 Examination Regulations
18.1. Authority
18.1.1. The Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management regulations follow those set
out in the RIBA Description and Regulations of Courses and Examinations in Professional
Practice, (Part 3) in the United Kingdom (2003). In addition, the operational workings of
these regulations, described below, are derived from those established for academic
awards within Oxford Brookes University.
18.2. Conditions for admission
18.2.1. See section 3 above.
18.3. The Examination Committee
18.3.1. The Examination Committee is responsible for maintaining the academic standards
of the examination.
18.4. Membership
18.4.1.The examination committee shall include the following members:
The Chair of the Examination Committee: The Head of the Department or his/her
nominee.
Internal Examiners. These shall normally include all internal examiners.
External Examiner(s), who shall be appointed by the University Quality and

Standards Committee on behalf of the Academic Board in accordance with the
procedures as adopted by the Oxford Brookes Quality Assurance Handbook.
18.5. Duties and Powers

18.5.1.The duties and powers of the Examination Committee relate to 3 key areas:
Publishing a scheme of assessment and calendar of examinations, deadlines and

other appropriate matters for the modules of the programme, at the beginning of
each examination year;
the setting and marking of invigilated examination papers, assessing the

documentary submissions, and conducting oral examinations;
compiling and moderating final examination results which they shall have no power
to alter save as provided for in the Regulations for the Review of and Appeals
against a Decision of an Examination Committee (see 4 Appendix above);
18.6. Proceedings
18.6.1.The Examination Committee shall establish its own standing orders including
provision for; the taking of decisions between regular meetings and reporting them to the
next regular meeting; making suitable arrangements for recording its decisions and the
factors taken into account in reaching them. These records shall normally remain
confidential.
18.7. Duties and powers of the External Examiner(s)
18.7.1. The external examiner is a member of the examining team, charged with reviewing
the assessment of candidates examination performance, to ensure the maintenance of
quality and standards in the assessment process and fair and equitable treatment of
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candidates. The external examiner will monitor the assessment process and provide a
perspective that places the provision and its assessment in a framework of the RIBA/ARB
prescribed standards for Part 3.
18.7.2. The duties and powers of the External Examiner(s) shall be in accordance with their
rights and responsibilities as laid down for the time being by the Academic Regulations of
the University in the Policy for External Examining of Undergraduate and taught
Postgraduate
Programmes
at
Oxford
Brookes
University
(http://www.brookes.ac.uk/services/asd/registry/ExternalEx/exrole1.html)
except in the
case where a conflict arises between this policy and the external examiner role as
described in the RIBA Description and Regulations of Courses and Examinations in
Professional Practice, (Part 3) in the United Kingdom (2003), in which case RIBA
regulations take precedence.
18.7.3. In addition external examiners shall have specific functions in relation to the
examination, including:
the right to attend meetings of the examination committee, to have access to

candidate work that is assessed and to attend oral examinations.
the right to report directly to the Vice-Chancellor on matters of major concern that
pose a serious risk to the quality and standards of the Examination if serious issues
are not satisfactorily addressed by the Head of Department (or nominee).
the right to contribute to discussions on the moderation of marks and on decisions

concerning marks and awards to individual candidates. The responsibility for marks
and awards, however, rests with the Examination Committee as a whole and the
external examiner will not act as the sole and final arbiter on such decisions.
commenting on draft examination papers submitted to them by the internal

examiners;
18.8. Conditions for Award

18.8.1. The requirements Part 3 fall into three sections and each carry the following
percentage marks out of a total of 100:
Section 1
Documentary Submission
Personal
Statement
PEDR/practical
experience
Case
Study
10
10
20
Section 2
Written
Examinations
Paper A
Paper B
Interview
10
20
30
Section 3
Oral Examination
18.9. Minimum Passing Requirements

18.9.1.The Part 3 Examination in Practice and Management is a Pass/Fail award. The
overall pass mark is 50%. However, candidates must achieve a pass level (50%) in all
elements of the Examination to pass Part 3.
18.9.2. Non-submission or non-participation in any aspect of the examination without good
reason and supporting evidence (see sections 12 and 17 above) will result in failure.
18.10 Failure and Referral
18.10.1. Candidates who fail in their first attempt to satisfy the assessment requirements for
any of the examination elements will be asked to retake/resubmit the failed element of
examination the following year alongside their previous passed submissions. In each case
the candidate will, in addition, be required to retake the oral examination.
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18.10.2. In the event of failing the Part 3 Examination, candidates whose Case Study
element has achieved a pass may re-present it for no more than two further calendar years
after first sitting the Examination. A new case study will be required after this time.
18.11. Compensation for failure of assessment
18.11.1. There is no compensation permitted.
18.12. Appeals against Examination Committee Decisions
18.12.1. See Appendix 4 above.
18.13. Illness or other Exceptional Circumstance
18.13.1. If by reason of his or her own illness or other cause beyond his or her control,
found valid on production of evidence acceptable to the Examination Committee, a
candidate whom is unable to complete the whole or part of the examination, or having
completed it has not reached the required standard, the Examination Committee shall
exercise discretion in a manner appropriate to the case. Normally such a candidate shall
be reassessed in the normal way at the earliest opportunity. Alternatively the Examination
Committee may prescribe whatever form of assessment it considers suitable for the
circumstances.
18.13.2. If it is established to the satisfaction of the Examination Committee that a
candidate's absence, failure to submit work or poor performance in all or part of an
assessment was due to illness, or other cause found valid on production of acceptable
evidence, the candidate concerned has the right to be reassessed as if for the first time in
any or all of the elements of assessment, as specified by the Examination Committee.
18.14. Disability
18.14.1. If a candidate is unable, through disability, to be assessed by the normal methods,
examiners may vary the methods as appropriate and in accordance with the University's
Regulations Governing Alternative Assessment Arrangements for Disabled Students on the
matter, bearing in mind the objectives of the examination and the need to assess the
candidate on equal terms with other candidates.
18.15. Penalties for Late Submissions
18.15. The deadline for the Documentary Submission is strictly enforced. Work submitted
late, without the prior submission of a medical certificate from your doctor or other valid
documented reason, will not be accepted.
18.16. Assessment Criteria
18.16.1. When awarding marks for the elements of the examination the internal examiners
will be assessing the extent to which the specific Part 3 criteria for that component (see
Appendix 2) have been met.
18.17. Cheating
18.17.1. Candidates must ensure that work submitted for assessment is genuinely their
own and is not, or has not been submitted by themselves for credit elsewhere. Candidates
must also ensure their work is not plagiarised (borrowed, used without specific permission
acknowledged, or stolen from other published or unpublished work). Work, which is proven
to be plagiarised, will receive a 0% assessment. Quotations and paraphrasing should be
clearly identified and attributed to the original author, using one of the standard conventions
for referencing. Assessed work should not be completed or submitted as a joint effort
unless agreed by the Professional Studies Advisor. Such co-operation is considered as
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syndication and any such communality of text is considered cheating and will not be
accepted.
18.17.2. Oxford Brookes University has strict rules to ensure that candidates' work for
assessment is actually the result of their individual effort, skills and knowledge and has not
been produced by means that will give an unfair advantage over other candidates.
18.17.3. All assessments are intended to determine the skills, abilities, understanding and
knowledge of each of the individual candidates undertaking the assessment. Cheating is
defined as obtaining an unfair academic advantage and any candidate found using any
form of cheating, attempting to cheat or assisting someone else to cheat you will be failed
in the relevant component by the Examination Committee..
18.17.4. The Universitys regulations define a number of different forms of cheating,
although any form of cheating is strictly forbidden. These are:
submitting other peoples work as your own either with or without their
knowledge. This includes copying in examinations; using notes or unauthorised materials
in examinations;
impersonation taking an assessment on behalf of or pretending to be another

candidate, or allowing another person to take an assessment on your behalf or pretend
to be you;
plagiarism taking or using another persons thoughts, writings or inventions as your

own. To avoid plagiarism you must make sure that quotations from whatever source
must be clearly identified and attributed at the point where they occur in the text of your
work by using one of the standard conventions for referencing. The Oxford Brookes
Library website has a leaflet about how to reference your work correctly and your tutor
can also help you. It is not enough just to list sources in a bibliography at the end of
your essay or dissertation if you do not acknowledge the actual quotations in the text.
Neither is it acceptable to change some of the words or the order of sentences if, by
failing to acknowledge the source properly, you give the impression that it is your own
work;
collusion except where written instructions specify that work for assessment may be
produced jointly and submitted as the work of more than one student, you must not
collude with others to produce a piece of work jointly, copy or share another candidates
work or lend your work to another candidate in the reasonable knowledge that some or
all of it will be copied.
duplication submitting work for assessment that is the same as, or broadly similar to,
work submitted earlier for academic credit, without acknowledgement of the previous
submission;
falsification the invention of data, its alteration, its copying from any other source, or
otherwise obtaining it by unfair means, or inventing quotations and/or references.
(based on: www.brookes.ac.uk/regulations/cheating )

Do not take any risks, do not cheat.
18.18. Notification of Results
18.18.1. The result of the Part 3 Examination, pass/fail, will be handed to candidates in
sealed envelopes on the day of the Oral Examination, once the internal examination marks
have been ratified by the Examination Committee.
18.18.2. Unsuccessful candidates will receive a letter with guidance from the examiners, as
soon as practicable after the examination.
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18.18.3. In line with University practice, candidates have a right of appeal against the
decision of the Examination Committee. The Appeals procedures are set out in Appendix 4.
Notes
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THE SPRING AND AUTUMN SEMINARS

THE CASE STUDY CLINIC

The Documentary Submission

The Personal Statement (Including CV)

The Case Study

The Oral Examination

The Importance of Self Study.

NOTES ON THE REFERENCES FOR THE PART 3 EXAMINATION

The Appointment of an Architect

APPENDIX 1 - READING LIST

APPENDIX 2 THE ARB/RIBA CRITERIA AND MAPPING FOR PART 3.

APPENDIX 3 REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TAKING WRITTEN

APPENDIX 4 APPEAL AND COMPLAINTS REGULATIONS

APPENDIX 5 EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

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3.1. Eligibility, readiness and application

3.2. Preparation of submission material

3.3. The Spring Seminars

3.4. Summer Case Study Clinic

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3.5 Autumn Seminar

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the signing of your PEDR/Log Sheets,

advice on request from the Professional Studies Advisor,

attendance at the 2-day Spring Seminar,

attendance at the 1-day Summer Case Study Clinic,

attendance at the 3-day Autumn Seminar,

the Written and Oral Examinations.

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8. The Spring and Autumn Seminars

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9. The Case Study Clinic

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10.2. The Documentary Submission

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10.2.4. It is emphasised that your Examiners expect a high professional standard of

10.3. The Personal Statement (Including CV)

An analytical account of your experience.

10.4. The Case Study

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The Case Study

10.5. Written Examinations

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15 minutes for reading the paper is compulsory.

30 minutes approximately for each question.

10.6. The Oral Examination

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Your professional development to date;

Your ability to apply theoretical knowledge in practice as demonstrated by your

Your maturity of judgement and ethical standards as demonstrated during the

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