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35 Cards in this Set
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The term 'landscape architecture' was first coined by _________________.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
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Andre Parmentier worked on many estates in New York in the early 1800's in a manner similar to what is referred to today as the _______________ form of professional practice.
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Design/Build
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Olmsted and Downing both saw landscapes as a cure for __________ ills.
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Social
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The landscape architect as a design or planning consultant is a mode of professional practice that came to dominate the profession after __________.
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World War II
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Ian McHarg had a tremendous influence on the landscape architecture profession in the 1970's after publishing his book ___________________.
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Design With Nature
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McHarg's system of overlaying landscape attributes became a contributing factor in the development of _______________.
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GIS: Geographic Information Systems
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Landscape architecture in the US is based on the _______ tradition. While in Europe, landscape architecture is based on the _______ tradition.
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Design
Garden |
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Name two environmental legislation acts that helped advance the landscape architecture profession in the later half of the 1900's:
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National Environmental Protection Act
Highway Beautification Act |
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Name four characteristics that separate a profession from a trade or program:
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Formal education / Relationship to client / Code of ethics and professional conduct / Professional precepts / Standards of care
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The professional society that has developed codes of professional conduct for landscape architects is the ____________.
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ASLA: American Society of Landscape Architects
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True/False: Membership in ASLA and adherence to the codes of professional conduct for landscape architects is voluntary.
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True
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True/False: Legislative bodies, as opposed to professional societies, have the ability to enforce rules with fines.
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True
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List 3 ASLA codes or guidelines that you feel are important:
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1) Never give info that could harm another persons reputation.
2) Never give false info about your abilities. 3) Serve your clients AND society/environment. |
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The four main areas of landscape architecture professional practice are:
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Private
Public Academic Non-traditional |
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The mission specific nature of ________ practice defines this form of professional practice.
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Public
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The more extensive variety of clients and projects defines the _______ form of professional practice.
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Private
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Teaching and research define the ________ form of professional practice.
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Academic
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Name three forms of non-traditional professional practice:
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Institutional/non-profit
Construction/green industry Specialty consultation Resource management |
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As a career, the profession of landscape architecture represents a process of change and growth. The first phase, "Preparation" can include the following two things:
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Internship/apprenticeship
Entry-level position |
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As a career, the profession of landscape architecture represents a process of change and growth. The second phase, "Professional Practice" can include the following three things:
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Community Service
Management/Administrative duties Not-for-profit work |
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As a career, the profession of landscape architecture represents a process of change and growth. The third (final_ phase, "Shift in Emphasis: Altruistic Stage" can include the following two things:
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Self employment
Contribution to profession |
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True/False: Associate members of ASLA may NOT attach "ASLA" after their name.
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True
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True/False: Associate members of ASLA may attach "ASLA" after their name.
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False
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The CLARB acronym stands for:
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Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
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The LARE acronym stands for:
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Landscape Architecture Registration Examination
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An Employer's decision to hire or not is close to being made with 15-20 ___________ after shaking hands.
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Seconds
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Like designing, finding a job should be thought of as a _______.
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Process
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A combination of marketing materials necessary for a successful landscape architecture job search includes several items. Name two:
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Portfolio
Resume |
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Name two personal attributes that your employment marketing materials should communicate:
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Knowledge/skills/abilities
Compatibility |
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Responding to a position announcement is referred to as a _________ approach to finding employment.
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Solicited
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Offering your services to a prospective employer, where a position announcement is not available, is referred to as an ___________ approach to finding employment.
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Unsolicited
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Name two of the ten steps in preparing for a job search:
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Follow-up after interview
Prepare for the interview Research employers |
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Most 2009 landscape architecture graduates found employment in ________________.
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Private practice
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The predominate race of 2009 LARC graduates is overwhelmingly ______.
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White
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During the final semester in school, 59% of the 2009 graduates indicated that they had how many job interviews?
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Zero
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