MUO-E8026 - Designing for Urban Governance and Services D, Lecture, 28.2.2022-4.4.2022

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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

  • Develop an understanding of urban governance and services as objects of design.
  • Utilize core terminologies for planners, designers and researchers working in municipal governance and service development contexts.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with theories, methods, skills and examples of design in the public sector.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 28.02.2022 - 04.04.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Antti Pirinen

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

Teachers:

  • Antti Pirinen, University Lecturer, Department of Architecture, antti.pirinen@aalto.fi, 040 5300828
  • María Ferreira Litowtschenko, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Design, maria.ferreiralitowtschenko@aalto.fi

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course provides an overview of the current and emerging uses and roles of design in the public sector. It introduces core terminologies, theories, methods and examples of design, planning and other creative professional roles in the context of urban governance and public services. The aim is to familiarise students with recent knowledge in the design field and to develop their skills in applying design approaches in their studies and profession.

    The main themes are:

    • Introduction to present and future approaches, issues and trends in public governance and service provisioning, with focus on design and planning implications.
    • Introduction to design theories, methods and approaches relevant in the public sector, including design for policy and governance, design for services, design for civil society and activism, and participatory design in the urban context.
    • Examples of design activities, cases and experts from the field.
    • Critical analysis of the value, potential and challenges of design in the public sector.

    Teaching comprises lectures by experts in design studies and governance and case presentations from the government and cities. Students work in reading circles to gain broad knowledge and deepen understanding of their own topics of interest, bringing forth key issues to the common sessions. As a final outcome, students write an essay where they explore a particular topic further and connect it to their own practice. The essays are presented in a final seminar.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assessment is based on participation in contact teaching sessions (including 85% attendance unless otherwise agreed in advance with teacher in charge), completion of individual and group assignments and the essay including final presentation.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course is 5 ects, which is 135 hours, including:
    - Contact teaching (lectures, presentations, discussions) 30 h.
    - Independent and group work (reading, weekly assignments, essay, personal reflection time) 105 h.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    List of literature is provided in the beginning of the course.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    10 Reduced Inequality

    11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Maximum number of students: 30
    Minimum number of students: 18

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Spring IV

    2021-2022 Spring IV

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E8026

    Registration for Courses: Sisu replaces Oodi on 9 August, 2021. Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture: https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-in-aalto-arts

    All interested students can register through WebOodi (either at Aalto or at University of Helsinki) regardless of their programme.

    The order of priority for admitting students: USP major students; USP minor students; Department of Design students and CS students (taken in in the order of registration); 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; 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; All other students.

Details on the schedule

  • applies in this implementation

    Teaching is on Mondays between 9:15 and 15:15 on site in Aalto campus, Väre building, Otaniementie 14.
    See MyCourses for the detailed schedule and information on classrooms (updated by course start).

    • Lectures in the morning, typically 9:15–11:15.
    • Mid-day allocated for individual reading, writing and group work (or sometimes a teaching session).
    • Joint sharing session in the afternoon at 14:15–15:15.

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