Title |
Methods in Community Planning
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Semester |
F2023
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Master programme in |
Nordic Urban Planning Studies
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Type of activity |
Course |
Teaching language |
English
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Study regulation |
Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk |
REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
Registration |
Sign up for study activities at STADS Online Student Service within the announced registration period, as you can see on the Study administration homepage. When signing up for study activities, please be aware of potential conflicts between study activities or exam dates. The planning of activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programs which do not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programs, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
Number of participants |
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ECTS |
5
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Responsible for the activity |
David Pinder (dpinder@ruc.dk)
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Head of study |
Lasse Martin Koefoed (lmartin@ruc.dk)
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Teachers |
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Study administration |
IMT Registration & Exams (imt-exams@ruc.dk)
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Exam code(s) |
U60326
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ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
Overall objective |
This course aims to introduce students to key methods within planning, planning processes and urban development. This includes the use of participatory, qualitative and creative methods. The course provides students with informed means to address and analyse planning tasks, processes and outcomes that involve different actors and partners. It enables them to become more critically reflexive about the positions of the actors involved, and how they can work with different and sometimes conflicting voices and interests. Through the methodological exercises of the course, students will gain experience and be better able to use different methods relevant to planning practice. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical background and orientation of key participant-oriented and qualitative methods, as well as the challenges posed by applying them in a practical context. |
Detailed description of content |
This course aims to introduce students to key methods within planning, planning processes and urban development. This includes the use of participatory, qualitative and creative methods. The course provides students with informed means to address and analyse planning tasks, processes and outcomes that involve different actors and partners. It enables them to become more critically reflexive about the positions of the actors involved, and how they can work with different and sometimes conflicting voices and interests. Through the methodological exercises of the course, students will gain experience and be better able to use different methods relevant to planning practice. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical background and orientation of key participant-oriented and qualitative methods, as well as the challenges posed by applying them in a practical context. Among the methods considered are citizen participation and co-creation, action research, planning document analysis, and forms of ethnographic and qualitative research. Emphasis is placed on the distinctive as well as potentially complementary perspectives that these methods offer planning processes and studies. Participants in the course are invited to work with them not only during course sessions but also through a problem or case of their choosing. |
Course material and Reading list |
Readings for each session are provided on Moodle before the start of the course. Useful theoretical background for the course as a whole is provided by: Alveson, M. and Sköldberg, K. (2017), Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research, London, Sage, third edition. |
Overall plan and expected work effort |
Study intensity Outline • The proposed study intensity for a student in this activity: 135 hours • The proposed distribution of hours on teaching and learning activities Lectures, discussions and in-class exercises: 30 Preparation for lectures and exercises: 72 Assignment: 33 Teaching and learning activities There are eight course sessions. These combine lectures, class discussion and methods exercises. Further details are uploaded to Moodle. |
Format |
The course is taught at RUC. It includes preparatory exercises that involve working at different sites. |
Evaluation and feedback |
Evaluation is via an anonymous online survey distributed to all participants. The course will also be discussed with participants in the final session and reviewed at the NUPS Education Committee with input from student representatives. |
Programme |
Dates for the sessions and exam to be added. |
ASSESSMENT | |
Overall learning outcomes |
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Form of examination |
Oral group exam based on a product presented by a group
Permitted group size: 2-6 students. Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment is for: 2 students: 35 minutes. 3 students: 40 minutes. 4 students: 45 minutes. 5 students: 50 minutes. 6 students: 55 minutes. The assessment is individual and based on the student's individual performance. The assessment is an overall assessment of the written product(s) and the subsequent oral examination.. Permitted support and preparation materials at the oral exam: All. Assessment: Pass/Fail. Moderation: Internal co-assessor. |
Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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Type of examination in special cases |
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Examination and assessment criteria |
Working in groups of 2-6, participants should prepare a short presentation of [ADD] mins that considers the strengths and weaknesses of two or more of the methods addressed in the course for studying a specific planning problem or issue. |
Exam code(s) | |
Last changed | 09/03/2023 |