Urban Design (5 ECTS)

Location and time

Multi-modal teaching. Evening teaching. Hybrid.

Materials

Pirinen, Antti, Savolainen Kaisa, Hyysalo Sampsa & Mattelmäki Tuuli. 2022. Design Enters the City: Requisites and Points of Friction in Deepening Public Sector Design.
Van Buuren Arvin, Lewis Jenny M , Peters Guy & Voorberg William. 2020. Improving public policy and administration: exploring the potential of design.

Employer connections

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Exam schedules

No exam

International connections

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Completion alternatives

Substitute assignments must be agreed with the teacher.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Continuous Assessment
Exercises
The student recognizes and is able to describe the role of a designer in urban planning. The student is able to utilize essential knowledge of urban design and urban design strategies. The student masters the use of key concepts and participatory methods for urban design and is able to apply them. The student is able to implement projects related to city design.

Student workload

Lectures 40 hours
Exercises 40 hours
Independent work 20 hours

Content scheduling

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Teaching methods

Lectures
Practice tasks

Further information

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Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student recognizes and is able to describe the role of a designer in urban planning. The student is able to utilize essential knowledge of urban design and urban design strategies. The student masters the use of key concepts and participatory methods for urban design and is able to apply them. The student is able to implement projects related to city design.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to analyze and justify the role of the designer in urban planning. The student compares, analyzes, and utilizes essential information about urban design and urban design strategies. He has a good command of the use of concepts and methods that are central to urban design and is able to apply them in a variety of ways. The student has the ability to apply the learned knowledge in urban design and reflect on it. The student is able to implement urban design projects with others using participatory methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student critically evaluates and comprehensively justifies the role of the designer in urban planning. The student analyzes and critically evaluates relevant information and skillfully applies it to urban design and urban design strategies. He / she has an excellent command of the use of concepts and methods that are central to product and service design and is able to apply them in a versatile and innovative way. The student extensively masters the role of design and designer in the development of service products. The student has the ability to apply a wide range of learned information about project work in the development of service products and reflect on it. The student is able to produce new knowledge for the teaching. The student is able to implement product and service design projects in a variety of ways in cooperation with others.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student recognizes and is able to describe the role of a designer in urban planning. The student is able to utilize essential knowledge of urban design and urban design strategies. The student masters the use of key concepts and participatory methods for urban design and is able to apply them. The student is able to implement projects related to city design.

Further information

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