Course Schedule Seminar Cultural Landscapes 2010

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• Part C: Responses of cultural landscapes to changing natural processes - such as climate change, re-colonization of abandoned lands, impact of emerging need for sustainability etc. (expert reports)
• Part D: Landscapes as a reflection of changing cultural processes - such as globalization, multiculturalism, emerging awareness to sustainability, etc. (expert reports)
• Part E: Technology as a driver of cultural landscape change - such as international styles, disappearing vernacular styles as a result of increased visual images through internet as well as advanced technology to enable new construction methods and techniques and capability to use new materials or recycled materials, etc. (expert reports)
• Part F: Analysis of Relevant Case Studies (students apply methods to self-chosen cases)
• Part G: Reflection

Phase A: Introduction

April 13, 2010 / 6 pm CET / Virtual Team Room

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Activities:

• Introduction to the technical requirements and the ViTeRo program for new participants

Moderation: Heike Kaiser

April 20, 2010 / 6 pm CET / Virtual Team Room

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Activities:

• Team and Participants present themselves
• Introduction to the seminar
• Introductory lecture by Prof. Diedrich Bruns: Cultural Landscapes: European Capitals of Culture 2010 / Metropolitan Regions “Ruhr” and “Istanbul”

Moderation: Heike Kaiser

Working Phase 1: Individual Readings on Cultural Landscape Management

Time frame: April 20 - 03.11.09

Student activities working phase 1:

• Students study texts
• Transform text content into a concept map
• You may use open source tools such as Freemind, VUE or Cmap
• Upload your concept map to the seminar WIKI with explanatory text

Part B: Cultural Landscapes: Education, research methods and approaches

April 27, 2010 / 6 pm CET / Virtual Team Room

• Lecture by Speaker: Title
• Presentation of first concept maps

Moderation: Heike Kaiser

Phase B: Plenary 3, Methods of Process Analysis 1

03.11.09 /18 p.m. Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

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• Theoretical introduction to process analysis (Sabine Säck-da Silva, Kassel University)
• Introduction to exercise: develop draft process analysis

Working Phase 2: Exercise Process analysis

Time frame: 03.11. - 10.11.09

Student activities:

• Apply process analysis to a familiar project
• Prepare 1-2 slides with your results for plenary 4 on 10th of November

Phase B: Plenary 4, Methods of Process Analysis 2

10.11.09 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Student present their exercises
• discussion

Phase A: Plenary 5 Social and Planning Theories 3

17.11.09 / 18 p.m. Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

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• Theory lecture and discussion
• Presentation of mind/concept maps

Phase C: Plenary 6 Evaluation of Participatory Tools 1

24.11.09 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Expert report: Prof. Dr. Bettina Oppermann, Hanover University, Germany
• Discussion

Phase C: Plenary 7, Ideals of Participation

01.12.09 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Jelle Behagel, Wageningen University, Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group
• Discussion

Phase D: Plenary 8, Preparation of Students' Analysis Work

08.12.09 / 18 pm Berlin time/ Virtual Team Room

• Introduction to the assignment
• Questions + Answers

Phase C: Plenary 9, Evaluation of Participatory Tools 3

15.12.09 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Expert report: Professor John Danahy, University of Toronto, Canada
• Discussion

Working Phase 3 (Christmas Break): Preparation of Own Process Analysis

Time frame: 15.12.- 12.01.10

• Students prepare own analysis (related to thematic groups)
• Preparation of presentations
• Tutor's feedback available

Phase D: Plenary 10, Student Presentations 1

12.01.10 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Students present their process analysis
• Discussion

Phase D: Plenary 11, Student Presentations 2

19.01.10 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Students present their process analysis
• Discussion

Phase E: Plenary 12, Reflection

26.01.10 / 18 pm Berlin time / Virtual Team Room

• Reflection of content, process and techniques
• Seminar evaluation (online)