LEVEL 3 PDC Marking Sheet

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LEARNING OUTCOME.
The Learner will: / ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR PORTFOLIO). The Learner can: / Page no. / Met? / Tutor Feedback
  1. Show a personal understanding of Permaculture Ethics as a framework to govern and guide design decisions.
/ 1.1 Identify the Permaculture ethics of Earthcare, Peoplecare and Fairshares, using examples from own life, work etc to analyse existing personal use.
1.2 Evaluate potential examples of the three ethics in a range of contexts.
1.3 Apply these Ethics in a practice design and comment on the success of their use.
  1. Use Permaculture Principles as tools to support design decisions
/ 2.1 Identify a wide range of Permaculture Principles using examples from life, work etc to analyse existing personal use and application.
2.2 Evaluate potential examples of Permaculture Principles in a range of contexts.
2.3Apply these Principles in a practice design and comment on the success of their use.
  1. Observe and interpret natural patterns as models for designing sustainable systems
/ 3.1 Identify and analyse patterns from in nature e.g. seasonal patterns, branching, wave formations etc.
3.2 Apply pattern observation in a practice design and comment on the success of its use in developing sustainable systems.
  1. Demonstrate simple land-based surveying techniques
/ 4.1 Carry out a simple surveying task marking contours on a landscape, using appropriate tools and technology.
4.2 Relate the three-dimensional landscape and its features to a two-dimensional format, e.g. read and use maps accurately when planning a permaculture design.
  1. Recognise own dominant learning style and plan a learning strategy for self
/ 5.1 Define own dominant learning style and use this information to plan an effective learning strategy for self.
5.2 Reflect on own learning during the course, using a suitable method to make a continuous record e.g. a learning journal, visual or audio diary.
  1. Differentiate between sustainable and unsustainable management of resources.
/ 6.1 Observe and analyse, in terms of sustainability, the management of a number of resources (eg. soil, water, woodlands, gardens, farms, food) in the local or wider environment.
  1. Apply the workings of natural systems to designing for the sustainable use and management of selected resources.
/ 7.1 Design changes in resource use and management based on the workings of natural systems, in order to increase sustainability in the local or wider environment.
7.2 Reflect on the success of this design over time.
  1. Demonstrate a practical application of knowledge of ecological issues within Permaculture.
/ 8.1 Identify and where appropriate use, microclimates in a relevant landscape.
8.2 Apply knowledge of soil or water ecology to a situation relevant to own needs on own or as part of a group..
  1. Demonstrate sustainable personal use of natural resources.
/ 9.1 Identify and evaluate own involvement in and impact on food cycles.
9.2 Create an action plan to develop and maintain own sustainable strategies for food sourcing and consumption that reduces the impact on the local or wider environment.
  1. Differentiate between sustainable and unsustainable management of energy sources.
/ 10.1 Identify and evaluate, in terms of sustainability, the use and management of several energy sources (coal, oil, gas, solar, water, wind, biomass….)
  1. Demonstrate understanding of how various technologies are appropriate to the design of sustainable systems.
/ 11.1 Assess own or someone else’s energy use and needs, and give constructive feedback on own or as part of a group.
11.2Suggest and justify a range of sustainable strategies to meet one or more of these needs, on own or as part of a group.
  1. Show an understanding of how sustainable systems of community development are created and maintained.
/ 12.1 Investigate how sustainable design and management of systems can be incorporated into either the local economy or housing or community building or re-use and re-cycling.
  1. Contribute to the maintenance of a learning group in the Permaculture Community
/ 13.1 Take an active part in a small or large learning group using Permaculture ethics and principles as guidance.
  1. Produce an outline of a specific design for a client.
/ 14.1 Consult with and ask appropriate questions of a client to develop and clarify a design brief.
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14.2 Apply the ethics and principles of Permaculture to the production of an outline design, which meets the needs of the client
  1. Show an understanding of strategies for the design of an ecologically sound and economically viable integrated system.
/ 15.1 Evaluate a wide range of naturally available resources and energies to select the most appropriate for use in a design.
15.2 Assess a range of broader issues relating to the production of a specific design.
15.3 Suggest and justify appropriate use of techniques and technologies in a specific design.
15.4 Recommend appropriate budgeting and timescales for implementation.
16. Work collaboratively in a team. / 16.1 Collaborate with others to form a cohesive working group.
16.2 Work with the dynamics of the group to carry out a task successfully, recognising own role and contribution.
17. Present an appropriate design taking and responding to feedback from others. / 17.1 Present a design in a coherent and appropriate way.
17.2 Offer constructive feedback for a range of designs including own.
17.3 Reflect on the impact of client’s and colleague’s feedback on self as a Permaculture designer.