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    Cities in Transition - Tagbilaran

    Cities in Transition studio, (10 cr)

    case study: Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines

    Course Schedule 2017 / on Mondays from 9:15 to 12, Miestentie 3, lecture room 103

    January
    9 First Session/getting ready for the trip, Book review assignment due
    17-27 Field trip to Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
    30 First session after the field trip, tutoring – How to continue
    (Extra assignment: coffee table discussion 1&2)

    February

    6  Tutoring - Taru, Charlotte, Inari - Project groups

    13 Tutoring - Charlotte, Inari - 9.15 - Inspiration talk: Inari: Kouk Khleang Youth Center

    Dividing Analysis tasks

    20 Tutoring - Taru, Charlotte, Inari - 9.15 - Anni Hapuoja & Claudia: Aalto LABs? TBC

    27 Tutoring - Taru, Inari - 9.15 - Taru’s master thesis: Renewal of Sub-Saharan Neighbourhood - case Mlolongo, Kenya

     

    March

    6 Tutoring/Analysis/(Pre-mid review) - Taru, Charlotte, Inari - 9.15 - Charlotte’s master thesis in Cambodia

    Analysis + Nagoya exhibition materials ready

    13 Tutoring (Taru & Charlotte in Nagoya) - Inari

    (Possible visit to some NGO or refugee center in Helsinki- TBC)

    20 Tutoring (Taru & Charlotte in Nagoya) - Inari

    27 Mid review - Taru, Inari, Charlotte

     

    April

    3 Tutoring - Charlotte, Inari

    10 Tutoring - Taru, Charlotte

    17 NO Tutoring, Easter break

    24 Tutoring - Taru, Charlotte

     

    May

    8 Tutoring - Taru, Charlotte, Inari

    15 Draft submission of Final reports

    22 Final Review - Taru, Charlotte, Inari

    Together with SGT / time and place to be confirmed / Guest critiques - TBC



    Other interesting events during the spring:

    16.2. Urban academy

    21.Feb at 14:00-16:00 Jan Gehl lecture, Otaniemi, main building, lecture hall A


    WiTLAB seminar:

    19-Apr at 16:30-18:30 Guest speaker Pekka Haavisto

    27-Apr at 16:30-18:30 Guest speaker Mahesh Pradhan, UNEP Japan

    3-May or 4-May klo 16:30-18:30 Guest speaker Hans Skotte, NTNU Norway


    Assignments schedule 2017


    Book Review / January 9th

    Extra book review / Need and time confirmed personally with the teachers

    Mid Review / March 27th

     

    Analysis Assignment / April 7 th, submitted in Google Drive

     

    Draft Final report / May 15th, submitted in Google Drive

     

    Final report / May 22nd, submitted through MyCourses by 9:00 am

    Final report requirements:

    - Minimum 1 x A3 written report with text and images + 1 x A1 exhibition poster (using Nagoya template)

    - In the report, text should be 1000 - 2000 words

    - Explaining what was done and why (and how)

    - Highlighting the basic design objectives or main questions of your study.

    - Use academic referencing, for example Harvard system (http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm)

    - The final report can be the same as your final presentation (ppt/pdf) or it can be separate, depending on the nature of your presentation

     

    Self-evaluation / May 26th, submitted through MyCourses by 23:55

    - Grade will not be given before the self-evaluation is submitted

    - Self-evaluation questions and instructions will be found on MyCourses

     

    Course teachers:

    Taru Niskanen / taru.niskanen@aalto.fi

    Charlotte Nyholm / charlotte.nyholm@aalto.fi

    Inari Virkkala / inari.virkkala@gmail.com



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