Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
The course module adds to integrated design knowledge obtained in
1st semester of the Master’s program in Urban Design engineering.
Therefore, the student is recommended to have knowledge, skills and
competencies within the urban design and engineering field
corresponding to the completion of the MSc01 - MSc02 level at the
Urban Design Engineering education.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The objective is to give the students the necessary skills to
participate in the academic and professional practice within the
fields of Architecture, Design, Planning and mobilities (or related
areas) as contributing scholars and researchers by training the
basic academic skills of paper writing and design of research
methodology seen in light of the adequate positions within theories
of science / philosophy of science.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- Must have knowledge about the academic production process, the
systems of research quality assessments and monitoring governing
the field of research and the channels for publication and
dissemination of academic knowledge
- Must be able to understand societal and contextual conditions
for a situation of increasing ‘scientification’ of practice
fields
- Must be able to understand how the ‘state-of-the-art’ within
academic fields of relevance are emerging and how these are
evolving
Skills
- Must be able to apply established models for paper writing and
methodological reflection to a specific case within architecture,
design, planning or mobilities
- Must be able to write a methodologically reflective paper which
positions itself in relation to relevant and adequate positions
within theories of science / philosophy of science
- Must be able to evaluate the paper in relation to established
practices and systems of academic research
Competences
- Must have competencies in writing an academic paper and/or a
design for a research methodology relating to the state-of-the-art
of knowledge production within architecture, design planning or
mobilities
- Must have competencies in communicating with lay and
professional audiences
Type of instruction
See general description of the types of instruction described in
§ 17.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Academic Paper Writing |
Type of exam | Written exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | See semester description |
Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |