290109 PS Contemporary Challenges in Urban and City Region Development (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

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 07.02.2019 12:00 to Tu 19.02.2019 23:00
Registration is open from Th 28.02.2019 01:00 to Fr 01.03.2019 01:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2019 23:00

Details

max. 40 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Thursday
    07.03.
    16:30 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
    
    Thursday
    14.03.
    16:30 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
    
    Monday
    18.03.
    18:30 - 20:00
    Hörsaal 2  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    28.03.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    04.04.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    04.04.
    18:30 - 20:00
    Hörsaal 2  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    02.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Monday
    06.05.
    18:30 - 20:00
    Hörsaal 2  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    16.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    23.05.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    06.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    13.06.
    16:45 - 18:15
    Hörsaal 3  Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1  Erdgeschoß
    
    Thursday
    27.06.
    16:30 - 18:00
    Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course focuses on contemporary issues that are strongly connected by functional relations at both city and regional scales. While contemporary challenges in cities also contains processes at neighbourhood level, the regional dimension provides the opportunity to integrate debates about cooperative planning and inter-municipal management practices. For both spatial scales, Vienna will serve as a comparative element for theoretical debates and provide empirical examples and applied research questions. This course includes ex-cathedra teaching and moderated interactive sessions with elements of blended learning based on individual reading practices. A written exam on the knowledge gained from lectures and readings will be held at the end of the semester.

Assessment and permitted materials

- active participation & discussion based on individual reading
- individual presentation (10min in class) OR written commentary on session (app. 3 pages) = 50 % of final mark
- final exam at the end of the semester (multiple-choice) = 50 % of final mark

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum presence: 80% of all course sessions

Grading Scheme:
1 (excellent): 100 - 86 %
2 (good): 85 - 71 %
3 (satisfactory): 70 - 56 %
4 (sufficient): 55 - 41 %
5 (failed): 40 - 0 %

The Austrian grading system ranges from 1 to 5:
1 = excellent
(outstanding performance)
2 = good
(generally good, but with some errors)
3 = satisfactory
(generally sound work with a number of substantial errors)
4 = sufficient
(performance meets the minimum criteria)
5 = failed
(< 50%; substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work)

Examination topics

presentation slides, reading and knowledge gained during discussions in class

Reading list

see Moodle for specific readings for each class

General introductory handbook:
Gottdiener, Budd & Lethtovuori (2016): Key concepts in urban studies. Sage. 2nd edition. London.

Association in the course directory

(MG-S4-PI.f) (MR3-PI) (MU8)

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