Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The main learning objective of the course is to equip students with an understanding of the current discourse addressing global sustainability and humanitarian development in the framework of built environment in various cultural contexts. The course provides the student with knowledge required to successively engage in integrated and complex development processes. An interdisciplinary approach provides tools to understand, analyze and construct complex systems and different qualities in the natural and built environment, and the theoritecal discussions on the topics of building & urban design, land use planning and the realization of appropriate built environments in the Global South. Methods include reading, writing, teamwork and  presentations on related topics. 

 

Credits: 6

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 13.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Saija Hollmen, Taru Niskanen

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

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 reality of planning, architecture, design and economics in indigenous and/or other varied cultural contexts, with cultural understanding as the point of departure. Emphasis is put on the historical, socio-economic and cultural development of emerging nations with local vernacular principles. The course highlights the environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainable global  development and explores the dilemma of development.

  The course is intended for students of architecture, landscape architecture, design, economics, engineering, law and sociology.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  1. participation and involvement in lectures and seminars; 2. research and analysis task; 3. Reflection essay;  4. participation and involvement in group work and multidisciplinary process

  Note: Minimum participation without extra assignments or modification of grade is 80% participation in lectures and tutoring, 100% in the reviews.

   

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  To acquire 6 ECTS:

  - Lectures and seminars 60h

  - Refelection essay 21h

  - Seminar presentations 21h

  - Independent and team work 60h

  Total workload 162h

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  List of relevant links will be collected on the course site in MyCourses.

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

1 No Poverty

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

6 Clean Water and Sanitation

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

13 Climate Action

16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  The course is part of WiT Minor program. Minimum amount of students is 6, maximun 20.

   

  Teaching Period:

  2020-2021

  (2021, 2022) - No teaching

  Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=ARK-E201001

  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

  WebOodi

   

  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 majors or programmes 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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