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case study: Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines
Course Schedule 2017 / on Mondays from 9:15 to 12, Miestentie 3, lecture room 103
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, InariTogether 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