MASTER OF

ARCHITECTURE
SCHOOL OF HOUSING,
BUILDING AND PLANNING

RAG 663: BUILDING TECHNOLOGY - COURSE WORK 1 SESSION 2022/2023

SHORT REPORT WRITING ON APPLIED INTEGRATED
TECHNOLOGY ON A BUILDING

• INTRODUCTION
This a short report writing assignment that generally based on systematic
literature review technique. It is a start off point in applying knowledge of
building technology applications toward student’s design work. The report
begins with understanding specific literatures, critically appraised research
studies and synthesize findings towards its applications in student’s thesis design
work.

• OBJECTIVES
The objective of this assignment is to acquire an overview of research that had been
conducted on the selected topic in relation to technology of case study buildings to assist
in the design thesis and the technology to be applied later in the design thesis.

• AIMS
The aim of this assignment is to acquire a deeper understanding on specific study in
relation to application of technology to assist in the design thesis. This exercise can be a
preliminary or ground study towards submission of international innovation competition.
You are encouraged to get recognition of your research work in the innovation
competition such as iCAN 2022 and i2Create 2022. There will be minimum fee for
competition application of which students may get financial support from the school with
supervisor’s assistance (i2Create- RM150 & iCAN-RM650).

• METHODOLOGY
You are required to conduct as SLR based on the following the followings steps:
i. Create problem statements
ii. Identify research questions
iii. Define Research objectives
iv. Elaborate on SLR methodology
v. Data collection – literature search systematically
vi. Report Writing - Findings

• PRESENTATION
The presentation is based on power point or other media and also oral presentation of the
SLR findings presentation in a seminar and submission of a 12-15 pages of a seminar/journal
paper according to a template to be submitted online.
 • WORK SCHEDULE

SCOPE OF WORK DATES

1 PREPARATION OF TITLE & AN ABSTRACT OF
PAPER (A4) TO BE COMPILED BY CLASS REP. 17/11/21

2. CONDUCT REPORT WRITING AND

PRESENTATION PREPARATION 4/11/21
3 PRESENTATION IN A SERIES OF SEMINAR 15/12/21
4 SUBMISSION OF FINAL PAPER
15/12/21

• SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:SLR Paper

1. Paper submitted online
2. Presentation – students are given 10 minutes each

MARKING RUBRIC FOR ASSIGNMENT 1

Excellent 80-100% Admirable 64-79% Acceptable 52-63% Poor 20-51%

SEMINAR PAPER
30% CLO1/PO3
10%CLO3/PO7
10% 8.0 – 10.0 Marks 7.0 -7.9 Marks 5.1 to 6.9 Marks 1 – 5.0 Marks
1. Content: Excellent and Good and Clear and adequate Minimal
Comprehensive thorough intermediate description of the description of the
description of description of the description of the literature showing literature showing
subject matter literature showing literature showing adequate poor
and literature excellent good understanding of the understanding of
discussion understanding of understanding of subject matter the subject
the subject matter the subject matter matter
10% 8.0 – 10.0 Marks 7.0 -7.9 Marks 5.1 to 6.9 Marks 1 – 5.0 Marks
2. Quality of Excellent clarity Admirable clarity Acceptable clarity Basic clarity on
writing: on the description on the description on the description of the description of
Clear use of of literature and of literature and literature and literature and
language in findings findings findings findings
describing the
findings

10% 8.0 – 10.0 Marks 7.0 -7.9 Marks 5.1 to 6.9 Marks 1 – 5.0 Marks
3. Understanding: Very critical and Admirable level of Acceptable level of Not critical and
Critical analysis detailed analysis criticality and good criticality and poor analysis of
and depth of of the problems analysis of the intermediate analysis the problems and
subject matter and findings problems and of the problems and findings
and literature findings findings

10% 8.0 – 10.0 Marks 7.0 -7.9 Marks 5.1 to 6.9 Marks 1 – 5.0 Marks
4. Structure:
 Flow and Excellent flow and Admirable flow Acceptable flow Poor flow and
formatting of very clear and clear and tolerable poor sequence of
paper writing sequence of sequence of topics sequence of topics topics and
topics and and content and content content
content
Excellent 80-100% Admirable 64-79% Acceptable 52-63% Poor 20-51%
PRESENTATION
10% CLO2/PO4
5% 4.0 – 5.0 Marks 3.5 -3.9 Marks 2.6 – 3.4 Marks 1 – 2.5 Marks
1. Content: Excellent Admirable Acceptable Poor
Comprehensive understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of
understanding subject matter, subject matter, subject matter, subject matter,
of literature on very well good research and acceptable lack research and
technology researched and complete research and insufficient
topic very complete information sufficient information
investigated information gathering informationgathering gathering
gathering
5% 4.0 – 5.0 Marks 3.5 -3.9 Marks 2.6 to 3.4 Marks 1 – 2.5 Marks
2. Communication Excellent Admirable Intermediate Poor creativity in
skill: Clarity in presentation and presentation and presentation and presentation and
verbal /visual clarity in verbal clarity in verbal clarity in verbal and clarity in verbal
presentation and visual and visual visual and visual
communication communication communication communication