Syllabus

Credits: 2

Schedule: 09.01.2019 - 20.02.2019

Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Tommy Lindgren

Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Held the first period of the term: I (fall 2018), III (spring 2019)

Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

After the course the students

- will know the main concepts and issues concerning the topic
- can search for relevant literature concerning the topic and evaluate it critically
- engage in the discourse concerning the topic, from the viewpoint of architects and landscape architects.

Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

General introduction to a specific topic in urban design. A critical approach to relevant literature. Introduction to the scientific and professional discourses around the topic. The topic will be related to the Urban Design studio topic held in the same term (ARK-E5500 or ARK-E5501).

Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Participation at least 80% of the sessions, otherwise compensation through extra assignments.
Seminar presentations are assessed as to the level that they present an understanding of, and engagement with, the topic.
Participation activity during the sessions (lecture & discussion), whether constructive or not, can affect evaluation.
  

Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Total. 46h
- readings and preparation for seminar presentation 30 h
- lectures 12 h
- seminar 4h

Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

Readings according to the topic will be distributed through the course site.

Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARK-E5507

Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

0-5 (3 = active participation & seminar presentation).

Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020): 

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The order of priority for admitting students to courses at Aalto ARTS 1.1.2018 onwards (approved by The Committee of Arts, Design and Architecture on 10.10.2017)

The order of priority is as follows:

1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS);
2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester;
3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet;
4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major’s or programme’s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year
5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major’s or programme’s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor;
7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject’s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet;
8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.);
9. other students.

 

Courses that are intended to be multidisciplinary (e.g. UWAS courses) may apply an order of priority based on the learning outcomes of the course, while bearing in mind the university obligation of enabling students to complete their degrees within the normative duration of study set for the degree. The order of priority does not apply to courses organised by the Centre for General Studies or doctoral courses.

This decision on the order of priority does not influence the right of the teacher to define prerequisites for the course.

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