Opinto-opas

Objective

On completion of the course, the student will understand the basics of urban design.
The student will be familiar with the history of urban design and city planning.
The student will be familiar with the building regulations and guidelines related to the urban planning.
The student will be familiar with and able to use town planning notations.
The student will understand the impact of urban planning to the townscape.
The student will be able to design a simple city plan and to produce the related drawings and
specifications.
The student will be able to take the technical systems in town planning into account.
The student will understand the cost implications of town planning.

Content

Practical urban design.
History of urban design and city planning.
Impact of the urban planning related regulations and guidelines on town planning.
Town planning notations and regulations.
Practical city planning.
Technical systems in a city.
Cost implications of town planning.

Materials

Will be given with first lectures.

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Excercises
Excursion
Coursework
Guided assignments
Exam

Exam schedules

Will be given with first lectures.

Student workload

Obtaining a mark of the course requires 80% participation in classroom instruction and guidance, etc.
Student´s workload is 27 h / ects, which includes contact teaching and independent work of the student.
Studies and the working load of the rehearsals are sized as per the all-time studies.

Obtaining a mark of the course requires that all course assignments are done satisfactorily.
If the course has a preliminary exam, it must be passed before student will start the course.

Previous project courses should be passed before the new project course will start.

Further information

Participation in lectures and exercises is compulsory.
Requirement for the course is fully completed previous courses of the curriculum.

Previous project courses should be passed before the new project course will start.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a satisfactory level.
The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. The student has problems in acting as a group member. The student's activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given a enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject. The student is not able to work as an investigative learner.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a good level.
The student has taken part in all teaching sessions and projects and his/her activity on the course has been good. The student acts flexibly as a group member.
The studies have proceeded consistently. The student is able to understand the basic topics of the course and is able to apply the theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal tasks is valid and the student understands the causes and effects of one's choices in the tasks.
The student works independently but there is still some need for further guidance from the teacher. The student has given enough attention for the subject and has an overall understanding of the subject.
The student works to some extent as an investigative learner.
Student works acceptably as an investigative learner.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the course subjects excellently.
The student has achieved the course objectives fully. The student has taken actively and constructively part in the teaching and the project. The student’s actions enhance the group activities.
The student masters the topics of the course and its prerequisites, and is able to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is professional and the student can validate the causes and effects of his/her choices.
The student works independently. The student masters the overall subject in both theory and practice. The student works independently as an investigative learner.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a satisfactory level.
The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. The student has problems in acting as a group member. The student's activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given a enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject. The student is not able to work as an investigative learner.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning journal
Learning assignment
Course activity
Exam

Qualifications

All previous construction architecture project courses must be completed.

Basic knowledge of urban design and technical systems in the city.

Further information

The course is implemented as project based learning. The idea is to learn by doing the practical work. The student has the role of an investigative learner.

Participation in class lessons and returning the assignments on schedule are part of the grounds of the evaluation.