The course consists of an independent research project which will be supervised individually and in group. Partcipants will also follow lectures according to an agreed upon schedule. The project will be presented at a half-time and at a final examination.
AD240V Architecture and Gender: Project I 15.0 credits
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AD240V (Spring 2011–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AD240V (Spring 2011–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
The participants are trained to pursue and conclude an independent research project in the architecture and gender applying critically reflective and creatively productive methods of exploration. After the course participants should have acquired a basic orientation in methods for pursuing a project of this kind, as well as experience and practical skills for this purpose.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
- At least 60 credits´ (hp) documented university studies
- Documented proficiency in English B or equivalent (TOEFL, IELTS eg).
Literature
Jane Rendell, Barbara Penner, Ian Borden, eds., Gender, Space, Architecture. An interdisciplinary introduction, London: Routledge, 2000.
Doina Petrescu, etal, Altering Practices: Feminist Politics and Poetics of Space, London: Routledge 2007.
Further readings will be determined in relation to lectures and individual projects.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- MOM3 - Assignment, Final Examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- MOM1 - Active Participation 80%, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- MOM2 - Assignment, half-time examination, 5.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Other requirements for final grade
MOM1 - Active Participation 80%, 5.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
MOM2 - Assignment, half-time examination, 5.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
MOM3 - Assignment, Final Examination, 5.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
To obtain final grade, all three moments shall be passed.
Examiner
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Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Architecture
Education cycle
Second cycle
Supplementary information
The course is a part of the course series Arkitektur och genus, which is directed towards a broadly defined feminist target group: for instance students of architecture, planning, design and art, professionals within these fields as well as those in other fields who are interested in architecture.
The course will be taught in English with a possibility for Swedish language students to write and present their project in Swedish.
In the autumn 2010 the course will run on Wednesday afternoons starting September 30th and ending December 16th. An updated schedule will be posted at least two weeks before the course begins.
Course URL: www.xakt.nu/fatale