233043 SE Decentre Urban Planning: Inclusion, Engagement and Resistance (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 01.02.2024 09:00 to We 21.02.2024 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
05.03.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
(Kickoff Class)
Tuesday
23.04.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
14.05.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
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Tuesday
28.05.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
11.06.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
18.06.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
25.06.
11:15 - 14:15
Seminarraum STS, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/6. Stock, 1010 Wien
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
To pass the seminar, students are expected to complete the following tasks:
1) Read the relevant literature prior to coming to class, and hand in answers to the reading prompts given for each mandatory text. The expected length of each contribution is 1-2 paragraphs, if not indicated otherwise in the prompt. The deadline for answering the respective prompts is Monday before the respective seminar unit.
2) As a group work, you will elaborate and analyse a specific case of public engagement in urban planning. The groups will choose a case, conduct (mostly online) research, probably complemented by site visits or interviews, and develop a research question. The question is to be analysed by using concepts that are discussed in the seminar. The outcomes of the analysis are to be presented in class on June 11 or June 18 and to be summarised in an overview paper (2000 words) by June 30.
3) Write an individual seminar paper of 3000 words by July 31, 2021. Develop a question in relation to the seminar topic and elaborate it by using concepts that have been discussed in the seminar and/or other STS concepts. The paper may relate to the cases of the group work, but the question needs to be independent from the question you analysed in the group.
4) Active participation in class: You are expected to read and prepare the mandatory literature for the discussion in class, to participate actively in discussions and group work, and to provide constructive feedback to each other.
This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for larger assignments.
1) Read the relevant literature prior to coming to class, and hand in answers to the reading prompts given for each mandatory text. The expected length of each contribution is 1-2 paragraphs, if not indicated otherwise in the prompt. The deadline for answering the respective prompts is Monday before the respective seminar unit.
2) As a group work, you will elaborate and analyse a specific case of public engagement in urban planning. The groups will choose a case, conduct (mostly online) research, probably complemented by site visits or interviews, and develop a research question. The question is to be analysed by using concepts that are discussed in the seminar. The outcomes of the analysis are to be presented in class on June 11 or June 18 and to be summarised in an overview paper (2000 words) by June 30.
3) Write an individual seminar paper of 3000 words by July 31, 2021. Develop a question in relation to the seminar topic and elaborate it by using concepts that have been discussed in the seminar and/or other STS concepts. The paper may relate to the cases of the group work, but the question needs to be independent from the question you analysed in the group.
4) Active participation in class: You are expected to read and prepare the mandatory literature for the discussion in class, to participate actively in discussions and group work, and to provide constructive feedback to each other.
This course uses the plagiarism-detection service Turnitin for larger assignments.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The grading scheme is based on a total of 100 points. These points will be awarded in relation to students’ performance in meeting the course learning aims in the different obligatory tasks. A minimum of 50 points is necessary to successfully complete the course. Failure to meet the attendance regulations, to deliver course assignments on time or to adhere to standards of academic work may result in a deduction of points.The maximum number of points to be acquired for each task is:
Answering reading prompts: 20 points, assessed individually, feedback on request
Case analysis, presentation and written summary: 35 points, assessed as group work, feedback on request
Seminar paper: 35 points, assessed individually, feedback on request
Active participation in class: 10 points, assessed individually, feedback on requestGrades:
100-89 points Excellent (1)
88-76 points Good (2)
75-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)Attendance
Please note: If you miss the first session of the course unexcused, you will be automatically de-registered.
Presence and participation is compulsory. The course takes place in person. Only in exceptional cases online participation is possible (e.g. in case of positive Covid test results). This must be discussed with the lecturer in advance. In any case, online participation also means that it is the student's responsibility to actively participate in the course.
Absences of four hours at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to eight hours in total may be compensated by either a deduction of grading points or/and extra work agreed with the lecturer. Whether compensation is possible is decided by the lecturer.
Absences of more than eight hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than four hours, the course cannot be completed and is graded as a ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the attendance requirements on the student’s side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.Important Grading Information
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme and the attendance regulations must be met. If a required task is not fulfilled, e.g. a required assignment is not handed in or if the student does not meet the attendance requirements, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’. Self-plagiarism, particularly re-using own work handed in for other courses, will be treated likewise.
Answering reading prompts: 20 points, assessed individually, feedback on request
Case analysis, presentation and written summary: 35 points, assessed as group work, feedback on request
Seminar paper: 35 points, assessed individually, feedback on request
Active participation in class: 10 points, assessed individually, feedback on requestGrades:
100-89 points Excellent (1)
88-76 points Good (2)
75-63 points Satisfactory (3)
62-50 points Sufficient (4)
49-0 points Unsatisfactory (5) (fail)Attendance
Please note: If you miss the first session of the course unexcused, you will be automatically de-registered.
Presence and participation is compulsory. The course takes place in person. Only in exceptional cases online participation is possible (e.g. in case of positive Covid test results). This must be discussed with the lecturer in advance. In any case, online participation also means that it is the student's responsibility to actively participate in the course.
Absences of four hours at maximum are tolerated, provided that the lecturer is informed about the absence. Absences of up to eight hours in total may be compensated by either a deduction of grading points or/and extra work agreed with the lecturer. Whether compensation is possible is decided by the lecturer.
Absences of more than eight hours in total cannot be compensated. In this case, or if the lecturer does not allow a student to compensate absences of more than four hours, the course cannot be completed and is graded as a ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the attendance requirements on the student’s side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.Important Grading Information
If not explicitly noted otherwise, all requirements mentioned in the grading scheme and the attendance regulations must be met. If a required task is not fulfilled, e.g. a required assignment is not handed in or if the student does not meet the attendance requirements, this will be considered as a discontinuation of the course. In that case, the course will be graded as ‘fail’ (5), unless there is a major and unpredictable reason for not being able to fulfill the task on the student's side (e.g. a longer illness). In such a case, the student may be de-registered from the course without grading. It is the student’s responsibility to communicate this in a timely manner, and to provide relevant evidence to their claims if necessary. Whether this exception applies is decided by the lecturer.
If any requirement of the course has been fulfilled by fraudulent means, be it for example by cheating at an exam, plagiarizing parts of a written assignment or by faking signatures on an attendance sheet, the student's participation in the course will be discontinued, the entire course will be graded as ‘not assessed’ and will be entered into the electronic exam record as ‘fraudulently obtained’. Self-plagiarism, particularly re-using own work handed in for other courses, will be treated likewise.
Examination topics
Reading list
TBC
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 07.02.2024 10:26
In practice, collaborative and controversial engagement formats and practices are not always neatly separable. Often, inclusion, engagement and resistance are intertwined and their impacts are emergent and not easily predictable. The intersection of material, social, digital and epistemic practices and tools in urban planning as a socio-technical endeavor has turned it into an increasingly interesting field for STS research, and STS approaches are found increasingly useful for investigating the urban. In this seminar, we ask how public engagement in the creation and shaping of urban spaces & infrastructures is understood and practiced in different ways, which potential for transformation and change it holds and how it can be conceptualised from an STS point of view. We will read and discuss selected texts and students will work in small groups to analyse a specific case of invited or uninvited participation in urban planning. The seminar builds on the students’ active and independent participation in the discussions and group work.