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Non-Fictional Cities (ABPL90423)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Winter Term
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | Winter Term |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will focus on the development of visual documentation of cities around the world after the Covid-19 pandemic. Since March 11 when the pandemic officially began, multiple ways have been adopted to address measures of confinement, quarantine or isolation, by different national and local governments around the world. The state of emergency that the pandemic has imposed, has encouraged us to adapt, build and inhabit a new social context, dependent on new technologies.
The question we will be asking is: what comes next? We will be working and collaborating with other schools of architecture spread across four continents: Europe, North America, South America and Asia (Architectural Association, UK; SCI_Arc, USA; University of Los Andes, Colombia and possibly others). The aim of this elective is to build an atlas of the Non-Fictional City, which will result in publication and exhibitions around the world.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Develop new skills, new techniques, and observe different methods of teaching across the world
- Learn how to work online in groups spread around the world.
- Learn how to communicate your ideas clearly by diagrams, drawings and text.
- Learn how to use data to support your argument
- Learn about dealing with Covid-19 across the globe
Generic skills
- Critical Thinking
- Communication techniques
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Working in groups across continents
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following courses
MC-ARCH Master of Architecture
MC-LARCH Master of Landscape Architecture
MC-URBDES Master of Urban Design
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Digital skills and ability to produce beautiful drawings will be an advantage
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1
| Friday, 10 July. | 30% |
Assignment 2
| 17 July. | 30% |
Assignment 3
| 28 July , presenation will take place on July 29 | 40% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Justyna Karakiewicz Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours up to 75 hours including lecture class and tutorial classes Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 6 July 2020 to 28 July 2020 Last self-enrol date 22 June 2020 Census date 17 July 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 July 2020 Assessment period ends 29 July 2020 Winter Term contact information
Additional delivery details
This is a quota subject.
Quota=20
This subject is a quota subject and places are limited. Students may provisionally enrol via the Student Portal, but places are not guaranteed until selection is completed. You will be notified in writing by the Student Centre if you are selected.
Selection criteria: This subject requires submission of max two examples of your best previous studio work.
For quota application due dates, refer to the EDSC Quota Subjects webpage: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/quota-subjects.
Submission is to be emailed directly to the subject coordinator.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022