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Urban Development and Interaction (5 cr)

Code: TE00BC03-3007

General information


Enrollment

19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

01.03.2022 - 31.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Unit

Faculty of Technology (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

10 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Master's Degree Programme in Urban Sustainability

Teachers

  • Eeva Aarrevaara
  • Paul Carroll

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • TLTIYKKY21S

Small groups

  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- analyze and discuss contemporary phenomenons like urbanization and urban sprawl, transitions in urban areas, and collaboration of professionals and stakeholders
- evaluate recent development and planning processes, their management and arrangement of participation in the processes
- reflect on environmental issues from a professional point of view
- develop practical applications based on a theoretical background

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course contains lectures, group work and student presentations. Lectures deal with the topics defined in the goals of the course. The course has own Moodle implementation. Course tasks are a pre course task before the contact days, working during the contact days and a final task. The curse is carried out mostly online but it contains also a site visit.

There is an opportunity to follow the lectures online or listen the lecture recordings afterwards. If the student is not able to participate any contact days, it has to be discussed with the teacher before the contact days.

Visiting lecturers from working life or from international partner universities are visiting the contact days.Contact days 25.3., 1.4. and 14.4.2022. at 9 -16.

Learning material and recommended literature

Other study material will be specified in Moodle.

Alternative completion methods

Alternative ways of performance have to be discussed and agreed with the responsible teacher.

Student time use and work load

The student has to work before the contact days and after them. The total amount of hours is 5 x 27 hours out of which the contact days cover 20 %.

Contents

The student is able to
- analyze and discuss contemporary phenomena like urbanization and transitions in
urban areas and collaboration of professionals and stakeholders as well as participation
- evaluate recent development and planning processes, their management and arrangement of participation in the processes
- reflect environmental issues from the professional point of view
- develop applications from theoretical background into practical situations

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Bachelor Degree is required.

Assessment criteria

Activity of the student in the course, completing of the courseworks.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

Courseworks are not carried out in an acceptable way.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student
- Is able to describe what sustainable and smart solutions mean in urban environments
- is able to collect and evaluate information of research and technologies adaptable in urban environment
- is able to produce a case study or an implementation concerning sustainable and smart solutions in practical situations

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student
- Is able to describe and analyse sustainable and smart solutions in urban environments
- is able to collect and evaluate international information of research and technologies adaptable in urban environment
- is able to produce a qualified case study or an implementation concerning sustainable and smart solutions in practical situations

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

Student
- Is able to describe and analyse critically sustainable and smart solutions in urban environments
- is able to collect and evaluate critically international information of research and technologies adaptable in urban environment and their strategical meaning
- is able to produce a qualified case study or an implementation concerning sustainable and smart solutions in practical situations and evaluate its impacts