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| Title |
Live Case Project: Urban Planning in Practice
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| Semester |
E2025
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| Master programme in |
Nordic Urban Planning Studies
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| Type of activity |
Project |
| Mandatory or elective |
Elective |
| 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 |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. Registration for project-exam: Please remember to confirm your registration by signing up for exam as a group when the group formation is final. The registration is through STADS Online Student Service When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
20
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| Responsible for the activity |
Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt (job@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Tatiana Fogelman (fogelman@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
IMT Tilmelding & Eksamen (imt-eksamen@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60694
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
Based on cooperation with one or more companies or other agencies in the field of urban planning, students achieve practical skills and competences in working as a planning consultant, doing analytical work in a professional context. Students learn how to do solid analysis, which can be used in consultancy and planning. Students also develop skills to present to professional companies and/or other external partners. |
| Detailed description of content |
The Live Case project is meant to train students in doing practical consultancy work, working with a consultancy within the broad field of urban planning. In this case, the cooperation is with Neighborhood Lab, founded by Ofri Earon. We will work together with Ofri Earon, architect and PhD, who has extensive experience within urban planning with focus on social sustainability in residential areas. Live Case project groups will collect data, analyse and present findings to Ofri and her clients, working with a defined brief. Meanwhile, groups will also be supervised by professor Jørgen Ole Bærenholdt in working with their exam project report, building on the collected data and presenting the analysis, findings and recommendations in a professional style. The focus is on how youth can boost the neighborhood—and how the neighborhood can empower the youth. We will explore what matters most to young people and investigate existing methods for local youth engagement. This will form the basis for rethinking how to involve youth in a way that gives them purpose, builds confidence, and strengthens communities. The exact cases and questions to be investigated will be explained in Moodle. |
| Course material and Reading list |
To frame their investigations, project groups will do their own literature search to establish a professional literature and project review of existing knowledge and practice relevant to the brief and its research questions. Ofri Earon will also provide a short reading list. |
| Overall plan and expected work effort |
The Live Case Project cooperation with Neighborhood Lab will take place over four in-site sessions, to be organised in time and place, with possible Teams sessions in-between. The Live Case project is 20 ECTS, equivalent to totally 540 hours, distributed this way 4 in-site sessions and 2-3 Teams sessions: 4x2+2 hours = 10 hours Preparation for sessions including presentation 4x20 hours = 80 hours Reading for and writing literature review = 100 hours Field work = 80 hours Analysis including writing drafts = 120 hours Supervisor meetings with RUC supervisor = 3 hours Writing final project report = 130 hours Exam including preparation = 17 hours |
| Format |
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| Evaluation and feedback |
Students will receive feed-back on their presentations and draft writing during sessions and supervisor meetings. Sessions as well as the program will be evaluated by students at the last session. |
| Programme |
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| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
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| Prerequisites |
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| Form of examination |
Oral project exam in groups with individual assessment
Permitted group size: 2-6 students. The character limits of the project report are: For 2 students: 76,800-96,000 characters, including spaces. For 3 students: 96,000-115,200 characters, including spaces. For 4 students: 110,400-139,200 characters, including spaces. For 5 students: 132,000-168,000 characters, including spaces. For 6 students: 156,000-180,000 characters, including spaces. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, abstract, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude appendices. The project report must include an abstract in English, that is part of the assessment. Time allowed for the exam including time used for assessment is for: 2 students: 60 minutes. 3 students: 75 minutes. 4 students: 90 minutes. 5 students: 105 minutes. 6 students: 120 minutes. Permitted support and preparation materials at the oral exam: All Assessment: 7-point grading scale 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 (implemented) |
Use of AI: In working with your Live Case Project you can use the support from AI, though not for writing your assignment, but to support your literature search, language revision, proof reading etc. In a separate section of the project report, you need to declare, how you used AI, following Roskilde University guidelines at this link Assessment criteria for the exam: The project report and the oral exam will be assessed according to
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| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 09/09/2025 |
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