NATA6110 Naturfag 1, trinn 5-10, emne 1 Emneplan

Upon completing the course, the student should have the following outcomes:

Knowledge:

Upon successfully completion of the course, the student has gained advanced knowledge to:

• explain how complex urban systems work using space syntax theory and method
• critical reflect on space syntax theory and method and recognize different methods for analyzing cities
• understand how space syntax contributes to the urban theory discourse and how the space syntax technique work
• outline different aspects of spatial function including movement, land use, crime pattern, and land values to achieve a better understanding of the way cities function.
• understand how obtained results from space syntax analysis can be correlated with socio-economic data

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Skills:

Upon successfully completion of the course, the student can:

• experiment and test spatial hypotheses relating to different fields in urban planning and design
• strategically assess the role of spatial configuration in the design process and in relation to questions such as the sustainability of the built environment.
• measure and analyze spatial relations and spatial function
• explain the relationships between the built environment and human behavior by means of interpretative models

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General competence:

Upon successfully completion of the course, the student can:

• reflect on ethical, philosophical and scientific challenges about how cities work and whether sustainable development is taken into account in the plans/design.
• appraise the interaction between the physical environment, and the cities' social and economic life.
• understand space syntax as a method and theory in research and practice
• undertake space syntax analysis and interpret analytical results
• develop general knowledge from own research topic

The course is delivered through seminars, lectures, hands-on computer workshops, a variety of field trips in and around Oslo (physically or digitally). This course features 5 weeks lectures, 2 software training sessions to provide theoretical content and preliminary hands-on experience.

4 individual assignments. Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity.

Group project assignment with presentation (50%), Portfolio assessment (50%)

1. Group project assignment: Project report prepared in groups of;students, approx. 15 - 20 pages (excl. appendices) an illustration and presentation on digital platform, weighted 80%.
2. Oral presentation and examination;of the project report,;weighted 20%

All assessment parts must be awarded a pass grade (E or better) to pass the course.

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Assessment parts: 1);can be appealed, 2) cannot be appealed

Graded scale A-F.

1) Two;internal examiners for the written project report, 2 internal examiners on the oral presentation.

2) Two internal examiners,

;External examiners are used regularly.

Claudia Hedwig Yamu, Email: claudia.yamu@oslomet.no

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