Universität Wien

290394 PS Urban Analysis III (2016S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 01.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 08.03. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 05.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 19.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 26.04. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 10.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 24.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 31.05. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 07.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518
  • Tuesday 21.06. 13:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal 5A Geographie NIG 5.OG A0518

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Urban Analysis focuses on methods and analytical skills within the 4cities Master Programme in urban Studies. Urban Analysis III (UA III) builds on two previous course modules in Brussels and broadens the student’s methodological toolbox.
UA III is about working with quantitative data in social sciences and provides lectures as well as practical training in descriptive statistics and cartography/GIS (geographical information systems). Besides working with quantitative data, this course also places special emphasis on the meaning, interpretation and communication of data-based urban evidence.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance, cooperation, complete assignments, public presentation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The aim of course is to enable the participants to handle, analyse, visualise and communicate data-based evidence. For this reason, UA III integrates various topics dealing with quantitative data.
The lectures discuss various data sources, the meaning and value of data, the basics of descriptive statistics and data visualisation, available tools, as well as the interpretation and communication of quantitative urban information.
Additional practical training in descriptive statistics, and more extensively, in the application of GIS enables the students to explore, understand, explain, visualise and communicate data-based urban narratives.

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

(MU11)

Last modified: Fr 07.07.2023 00:21