Passed foundation level courses (BA-level) at AHO or equivalent, 180 ECTS. Open to all study programs.
The elective course "Rethinking Development and Sustainable Design" is a reading course that takes a critical stance by scrutinizing both "Development" and "Sustainability", as public discourses typically seem to understand these two interrelated concepts today. The goal is to reveal and discuss what kind of developmental paradigm these discourses typically try to sustain and if there are other alternatives to be found that also could be promoted and acted on. The final deliverable is a reader containing reviews of literature read and discussions held.
On completing the class, the students will have:
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The content of the class spans from practical work with texts to lectures, discussions, student presentations and the final Reader. Students are expected to deliver two reviews each of two books or other relevant sources; one being from the reading list and one that has been found through own research.
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Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
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Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | - | Pass / fail | Self-assessment and assessment by; peer students, internal sensor and teachers in the course. Each student’s contribution to the course and how this relates to the expected “Learning outcome”. Together with active attendance this will be the main issues to be assessed. The final deliverable is e.g. a reader containing reviews of literature read and discussions held. |
Workload activity | Comment |
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Attendance | Active attendance and involvement in producing the final Reader is expected. |