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70 700 Pre-diploma Design

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Pre-Diplom Design
Course code: 
70 700
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
Norwegian / English
Year: 
2020
Person in charge
Lise Amy Hansen
Required prerequisite knowledge

Completed 240 ECTS in total.

Course content

The PreDip course aims to help students to develop a solid launch pad for their diploma projects, one that will allow them to start their design/research process from a knowledgeable and critical position and with a clear plan.

The choice of theme is primarily in the hands of each student, and the direction in which this subject is to take is mainly the result of consultations between each student and their supervisor, the institute leader, and the course staff.

The course is organized in two main phases. The first phase focus both on the individual student’s own skills and interests and the choice of the actual theme of the project. This first phase will be presented and assessed at a midterm-presentation (after app. 1 month). The second phase deals with designing the actual project with a feasible project proposal as its main and final delivery.

 

Learning outcome

KNOWLEDGE

- A reflective, constructive and critical stance to his or her own disciplinary interests, strengths and weaknesses.

SKILLS
- An ability to pitch concepts for as well peers as for potential tutors and partners.

- An ability to develop a feasible diploma project as required at the Institute of Design at AHO.

- An ability to plan an independent or colloborative project.

GENERAL COMPETANCE
- An ability to convey his or her maturity as a designer at a level that make a positive outcome for a diploma project at AHO very likely.

- An ability to conceptualize design ideas into an actionable project proposal

- An ability to propose, discuss and plan an independent study and design project.

Working and learning activities

The course will mix lectures, own research and writing with presentations and tutoring.

Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
ReportIndividualPass / fail The student is responsible for taking required initiatives to make agreement with both main and secondary tutor. Furthermore, the student should submit the required deliverables and present the given assignments in plenary presentations according to the timetable of the course. The final submission consists of a final written project description and a final plenary presentation, which both are compulsory. Passed course requires approved written project description and oral presentation.
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Report
Grouping:Individual
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment: The student is responsible for taking required initiatives to make agreement with both main and secondary tutor. Furthermore, the student should submit the required deliverables and present the given assignments in plenary presentations according to the timetable of the course. The final submission consists of a final written project description and a final plenary presentation, which both are compulsory. Passed course requires approved written project description and oral presentation.

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70 305 Creative Technologies

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Creative Technologies
Course code: 
70 305
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
English
Year: 
2020
Maximum number of students: 
12
Person in charge
Kai Reaver
Required prerequisite knowledge

The course is open to masters students of design, architecture, urbanism and landscape. A mix of students from each discipline will be promoted.

Prerequisite prior knowledge    

Completed foundation education (180 ECTS) in design, architecture, urbanism or landscape architecture.

Recommended prior knowledge        

The course is focused on giving an introduction to how technologies can be explored as materials and tools for creative processes, with a specific emphasis on 5g, located based services, and digital zoning. Prior experience with, and an interest in technology tools and platforms, is recommended. Students are expected to work in groups and individually.

Course content

The course has two objectives. Firstly, it aims at informing students of the various tools and techniques involved with technologies that are currently becoming increasingly relevant for design, architecture and urbanism; such as mixed reality (AR, VR, etc), machine learning, 3D scanning, sensors, data and creative code. Secondly, it seeks to engage with these technologies and tools in a critical fashion, through open-ended exploration, play and error. The course aims to expose students to emerging technologies, tools and methodologies, and the content of the course will therefore be updated each year. In the Autumn of 2020, this course will have a particular focus on the 5g network and located-based services, and its use in informing urban governance through digital zoning. Through these objectives, the course seeks to teach master students at AHO the various possibilities that lay in emerging technologies that are available for design-processes and which might guide their studio work. As such, the course has a theoretical and practical approach to technology. It involves a series of lectures, as well as individual case work among students.

Students will be expected to create case study related to an existing service, protocol or platform which may be improved/modified through their work. The themes and exercises of the course will cover:

  • Creative exploration of new or emerging technologies with a focus on 5g, located based services and digital zoning.
  • Making use of technology in creative processes
  • Interdisciplinary exploration of technology as materials and tools for creative processes.
  • Hands-on exercises
  • Larger in depth project for the final week with an individual project from each student or in a group.
Learning outcome

Knowledge

With the completed studies the student will have a broader understanding of how emerging technologies effect design-processes, as well as be able to explore a set of technologies for creative purposes.

Skills

With the completed studies the student will be better equipped in utilizing the latent potentials of emerging technology in the setting of product/interaction, architectural, urban or landscape design.

General competence

The student should be able to explain the choice of methods and technologies for realizing their chosen projects, and why. The student should be able to critically reflect on the role of technology in their creative processes

Working and learning activities

As with other elective courses the course will consist of weekly learning activities, lectures, material exploration and use of available technology resources. Each course day will focus on a student's project work with new assignments given on a bi-weekly basis. Assignments will be presented at the beginning of each following course day, with the occasional supplement of lecture in subjects such as ‘Theory of Mechanical Production’, ‘Research through design’, ‘Technology in a historical perspective’, ´The So-called Smart City´, etc.

During the elective course week at the end of the semester, a larger project is to be conducted and presented for the rest of the group. There are several goals for the one-week projects. Aside from being a chance for students to engage in a particular context of use, a goal for the course is to disseminate on experimental uses of 5g, located based services, and digital zoning.

Curriculum

Design Nonfiction - Tellart. Video-series. http://www.designnonfiction.org

Barfield, Woodrow. “Commercial Speech, Intellectual Property Rights, and Advertising Using Virtual Images Inserted in TV, Film, and the Real World”. UCLA Entertainment Law Review, 2006.

Barfield, Woodrow ´Fundamentals of Wearable Computing and Augmented Reality. 2. Edition. CRC Press, 2015.

Berck, Colton. “Aug City: The Cyber-Spatial Impacts of Augmented Reality on the Field of Urban Planning.” Http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/arch_crp_theses/42 2017

Billinghurst, mark and Hirokazu Kato. “Collaborative Augmented Reality.” Communications of the ACM, no 7 (July 1, 202)

Bratton, Benjamin. The Stack, On Software and Sovereignty. MIT Press 2014

Deleuze, Gilles. “Postscript on the Societies of Control.” October 59 (1992)

Dourish, Paul. Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction. MIT Press, 2001

Edwin, Gardner. “Hack the City!” Amateur Cities, 2015

Hill, Dan. “Network Urbanism.” But What Was the Question? (blog) 2016

Hill, Dan. “The Battle for the Infrastructure of Everyday Life”. Ibid, 2017

Hill, Dan. “The City is my Homescreen.” Dark matter and Trojan Horses (blog) 2019

Hill, Dan. “The Street as Platform 2050.” But What Was the Question? (Blog) 2016

Landry, Charles “The Digitized City: Influence and Impact” Comedia, 2016

Mumford, Lewis. “The City in History: It’s Origins, It’s Transformations, and It’s Prospects” Mariner Books, 1968¨

Townsend, Anthony. “Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia.” Norton & Company, 2014.

Metahaven, eds “Black Transparency: The Right to Know in the Age of Mass Surveillance.” Sternberg Press, 2015

Virilio, Paul. “Open Sky.” Verso, 2008 (English translation by Julie Rose)

Waal, Martijn de. “The City as Interface: How Digital Media are Changing the City”. Reflect #10. Rotterdam: nai010 Publishers, 2014.

Wood, David Murakami. “Towards Spatial Protocol: The Topologies of the Pervasive Surveillance Society.” Academia.edu, 2019.

Mandatory courseworkCourseworks requiredPresence requiredComment
Exercise4Required There are 5 minor modules in the course, each with a deliverance. In order to pass the course at least 4 of these must be delivered. There will be a mandatory exhibition of the modules at the end of the course.
Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:
Mandatory coursework:Exercise
Courseworks required:4
Presence required:Required
Comment: There are 5 minor modules in the course, each with a deliverance. In order to pass the course at least 4 of these must be delivered. There will be a mandatory exhibition of the modules at the end of the course.
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)-Pass / failThe deliverances from each module and a final exhibition makes up the basis for assessment.
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe)
Grouping:-
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:The deliverances from each module and a final exhibition makes up the basis for assessment.
Workload activityComment
Lectures Lectures on creative technologies and other related subjects.
Individual problem solving Between ordinary course days individually tasks will be given.
Workshops Larger workshop in elective course week
Attendance
Forventet arbeidsinnsats:
Workload activity:Lectures
Comment: Lectures on creative technologies and other related subjects.
Workload activity:Individual problem solving
Comment: Between ordinary course days individually tasks will be given.
Workload activity:Workshops
Comment: Larger workshop in elective course week
Workload activity:Attendance
Comment:

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MARV9

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Forberedelse til masteroppgave
Course code: 
MARV9
Level of study: 
Executive Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
Norwegian
Year: 
2020
Person in charge
Even Smith Wergeland
Kolbjørn Nesje Nybø
Course content

Krav til masteroppgaven samt krav til akademisk tekst gjennomgås i denne modulen. Dette inkluderer faglige redegjørelser, kildekritikk, drøftinger og oppbygningen av masteroppgave som akademisk tekst. Studentene arbeider videre med et tema, konkrete eksempler og oppgavens disposisjon fram mot en prosjektbeskrivelse for masteroppgaven. De veiledes i dette og diskuterer med sine medstudenter.

I denne modulen kan vi inkludere forelesninger om enkelttemaer som ennå ikke er godt nok belyst.

Learning outcome

Studentene skal være i stand til å programmere, disponere og begynne arbeidet med en akademisk avhandling. De har utarbeidet prosjektbeskrivelsen for masteroppgaven.

Working and learning activities

Modulen består av to seminarer og litteraturstudier.

I forkant av gjennom modulen arbeider studentene med å utvikle tema, ’case’ og disposisjon for masteroppgaven from mot en prosjektbeskrivelse. De veiledes i dette og diskuterer med medstudentene.

Seminar I:        

  • Forelesninger, presentasjoner og diskusjoner.

Seminar II:      

  • Forelesninger, presentasjoner og diskusjoner
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Report-Pass / fail
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Report
Grouping:-
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:

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MARV8

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Vern, politikk og administrasjon
Course code: 
MARV8
Level of study: 
Executive Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
Norwegian
Year: 
2020
Person in charge
Even Smith Wergeland
Kolbjørn Nesje Nybø
Course content

Denne modulen retter søkelys mot den formelle verden av lovverk, forskrifter, forvaltningsapparat og politikk. Temaet er samspill mellom roller, mandat og aktører, men det blir også kastet lys over typiske konfliktlinjer og uenigheter. Det store spørsmålet er hvordan de ulike aktørene håndterer dette, i møte med de formelle dokumentene - men også med hverandre - og hvilket spillerom de har med tanke på å utføre den rollen de innehar. Modulen diskuterer politikkutforming og strategier for gjennomføring der det fokuseres på offentlig og privat samspill i dagens byutvikling, med særlig vekt på vernespørsmål. Vi ser på gjennomføringsstrategier, prosessuelle redskaper, medvirkning, lovverk, roller og rolleforståelse, politiske prosesser, maktstrukturer og uformell makt.

Vi henter fram noen av strategiene, prosessene og verktøyene fra tidligere moduler for å diskutere dem i denne sammenhengen. Dette er den siste rene fagmodulen i studiet (modul 9 er viet forberedelse til masteroppgaver), og det er derfor naturlig å samle trådene fra studiet i oppsummerende diskusjoner.

Learning outcome

Studentene skal få nær kjennskap til de berøringspunktene det er mellom offentlig og privat sektor med tanke på kulturminneforvaltning, på mange ulike nivåer. Seminarene understøtter tidligere innsikt i praksisverdenen med skreddersydde forelesninger om forvaltningsprinsipper, håndtering og tolkning av lovverk, mandat og roller i forvaltningssystemet, politiske perspektiver på vern m.m. Studentene skal sitte igjen med god innsikt i dette.

Working and learning activities

Modulen består av to seminarer og litteraturstudier.

Seminar I:        

  • Forelesninger og diskusjoner. Dette seminaret er felles med urbanisme.

Seminar II:       

  • Forelesninger og diskusjoner.
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Home ExaminationIndividualPass / fail
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Home Examination
Grouping:Individual
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:

Start semester

MURB9

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Forberedelse til masteroppgave
Course code: 
MURB9
Level of study: 
Executive Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
Norwegian
Year: 
2020
Person in charge
Lisbet Harboe
Course content

I modulen ser vi på hva som kjennetegner gode masteroppgaver av ulike typer. Vi ser på oppbygningen av en masteroppgave og dens innhold i form av faglige redegjørelse, kildekritikk og drøfting. Studentene arbeider videre med tema for masteroppgaver inkludert problemstilling, disposisjon, litteratur, valg av eventuelle eksempler og steder – fram mot en prosjektbeskrivelse for masteroppgaven. Modulen kan i tillegg inkludere enkelte forelesninger om enkelttemaer som ennå ikke er godt nok belyst.

Learning outcome

Studentene kan programmere, disponere og begynne arbeidet med en akademisk oppgave. De har utarbeidet prosjektbeskrivelsen for masteroppgaven

Working and learning activities

Modulen består av pensumlitteratur, to seminarer, selvstudium og hjemmeeksamen.

I forkant av seminarene og mellom seminarene arbeider studentene med prosjektbeskrivelse og masteroppgave. De veiledes i dette og diskuterer med medstudentene.

Seminar I:

  • Forelesninger, diskusjoner og gjennomgang av skisse til prosjektbeskrivelse.
  • Gruppediskusjoner om masteroppgavenes innhold og arbeidsprosessen.

Seminar II:

  • Forelesninger, diskusjoner og gjennomgang av prosjektbeskrivelse.
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Report-Pass / fail
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Report
Grouping:-
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:

Start semester

MURB8

Credits: 
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Bypolitikk, samspill, styring og gjennomføring
Course code: 
MURB8
Level of study: 
Executive Master
Teaching semester: 
2020 Autumn
Assessment semester: 
2020 Autumn
Language of instruction: 
Norwegian
Year: 
2020
Person in charge
Lisbet Harboe
Course content

Modulen diskuterer politikkutforming, lovverk, forvaltning og gjennomføring. Vi ser på offentlig og privat samspill i dagens byutvikling. Det inkluderer roller og rolleforståelse, prosessuelle redskaper, gjennomføringsstrategier, maktstrukturer og uformell makt. Vi ser på offentlig og privat samspill, eiendomsutvikling og former for offentlig styring. Vi bringer inn forskningsbasert kunnskap og konkrete erfaringer. Vi henter vi fram noen av strategiene, prosessene og verktøyene fra tidligere moduler for å diskutere dem i nye sammenhenger. Modulen spenner fra store, overordnede diskusjoner til konkrete strategier og styringsverktøy.

Learning outcome

Studentene har kunnskap om politikkutforming, lovverk, forvaltning og gjennomføringsstrategier inkludert offentlig og privat samspill. Studentene har utvidet sin rolleforståelse og kjenner flere operasjonelle muligheter for styring, men kan samtidig ta et kritisk perspektiv for å diskutere politikk, roller, makt og konsekvenser.

Working and learning activities

Modulen består av pensumlitteratur, to seminarer, selvstudium og hjemmeeksamen.

Seminar I:

  • Forelesninger, diskusjoner og gjennomgang av enkelte eksamensbesvarelser.

Seminar II:

  • Forelesninger og diskusjoner.
  • Sesjon om å skrive og drøfte.
Form of assessmentGroupingGrading scaleComment
Home Examination-Pass / fail
Vurderinger:
Form of assessment:Home Examination
Grouping:-
Grading scale:Pass / fail
Comment:

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