Land Use and Society (5 ECTS)

Objective

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.

Materials

To be announced

Teaching methods

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

Exam schedules

No exams

Student workload

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

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.

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.

Qualifications

No previous knowledge required