Land Use and Society (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After having completed the course the student knows the different sectors of community development and understands the multifacetedness of communities. The student can recognize different viewpoints on community planning and can combine them together. The student can structure processes that are related to the creation, development and operation of communities. The student can evaluate the impacts different phenomena and events have on the development of communities and land use planning, and create convincing outlooks and scenarios.

Content

The interplay between land use and society from the viewpoint of philosophy, history and culture, environment, economy, technology, urban planning and future; the central concepts and processes in them; rehearsal of discussing, reporting and forecasting skills related to land use planning.

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge required

Teaching methods

Face-to-face teaching, lectures, assignments, summary, seminar, workshop, role play, gamification, learning journal, study visit

Learning materials and recommended literature

To be announced

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exams

Student workload

Face-to-face teaching 50 hours, independet studying 85 hours

Assessment methods and criteria

Various learning assignments, the content and presentation of which are evaluated. In group assignments peer evaluation can increase or decrease the grade received by a student from a group assignment by one point.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

TThe student masters the taught content only in a satisfactory way, which shows in the average of the grades from the assignments and in the peer evaluation. The student has also participated in the obligatory classes.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student masters the taught content well, which shows in the average of the grades from the assignments and in the peer evaluation. The student has also participated in the obligatory classes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the taught content in an excellent way, which shows in the average of the grades from the assignments and in the peer evaluation. The student has also participated in the obligatory classes.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

TThe student masters the taught content only in a satisfactory way, which shows in the average of the grades from the assignments and in the peer evaluation. The student has also participated in the obligatory classes.