Trident Learning

An overview of the history and development of agriculture is provided.  A study of the agro-ecosystem is included and the importance of sustainable agricultural practices is emphasized.  The impact of climate change on agriculture is also covered.

This course is designed to equip students with foundation knowledge of the Constitution and the role it plays in the legal system. It will also identify the various Constitutional Rights and Civil Liberties of citizens and how these are protected. The Judiciary as a main canon of Constitutional Law is also examined.

Construction Technology and Design 2 continues the study of the construction of buildings.  It addresses the super-structure components, walls, stairs, windows and doors and roofs for buildings not more than two storeys high.  It also deals with wind and fire resistance concerns.

This course provides students with a simulation exercise of the full process involved in a design/research project within their discipline.  Quasi-realistic projects are awarded to project groups and, on completion, these projects are presented before a panel of professionals.

Conceptual Structures I and II provide an understanding of structural concepts. Without attempting to produce structural engineers, these courses give students the opportunity to appreciate how structure may be integrated into the architectural design rather than be applied afterwards. Conceptual structures II explores the theory of structure as it relates to simple beams and columns. The course analyses causes of beam failure, loading methods, laws of bending and introduces simple shear force, bending moments and defection diagrams. Column properties and causes of failure are treated in an examination of slenderness ratio, stress and strain, effective length and radius of gyration.  For the final evaluation of the Conceptual Structures segment of the Architectural Programme, students will integrate into the programme’s Comprehensive Design Project a component of structure. This will be evaluated against the main criteria of appropriateness of material, stability, form and size.