Course Schedule Seminar Cultural Landscapes 2010

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Part A: Introduction

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

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Mutual activities:

• Seminar background
• Round of Introductions: Team and Participants
• Lecture by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Diedrich Bruns | University of Kassel: Cultural Landscapes: An Introduction
• Seminar contents
• Expectations + Learning objectives
• Seminar process
• Introduction to the Seminar WIKI
• Introduction to the Reading exercise: Develop an concept map from an article!

• Next steps:
  • Choose an article from Resources >> May 03, 2010 >> Reading exercise
  • Choose a case study >> May 11, 2010 >> Publishing exercise

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

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

Mutual activities:

• Introduction to the Minute exercise: Develop a concept map from a lecture!
• Questions + Answers
• Lecture by Dipl.-Lök. Sandra Bödding | University of Kassel: Cultural Landscapes: Education, Research methods and Approaches
• Simultation of Minute exercise + Discussion of concept map
• Seminar process

• Reminder:
  • Choose an article from Resources >> May 03, 2010 >> Reading exercise
  • Choose a case study >> May 11, 2010 >> Publishing exercise

Working Phase I: Reading Exercise: Develop a Concept map from an article!

Time frame: April 27 - May 11, 2010

Student activities:

• Study individual case study articles or theory texts
• Transform the main contents into a concept map
• You may use open source tools such as Freemind, VUE or Cmap
• Upload and publish your concept map according to the thematic field among the Resources with your full name, title and explanatory text
• Tutor feedback

Part C: Responses of cultural landscapes to changing natural processes

May 11, 2010 /6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Presentation of 1 - 2 concept maps from texts
• Introduction to the Publishing exercise: Case study report - Online documentation and presentation
• Questions + Answers
• Lecture by Speaker: Title
• Presentation + Discussion of Concept Map

May 18, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Lecture by Speaker: Title
• Presentation + discussion of concept map

Working Phase II: Develop your Case Study!

Time frame: May 11 - June 08, 2010

Student activities:

• Apply process analysis to a familiar project
• Prepare 1-2 slides with your results for sessions in June 2010
• Tutor feedback

Part D: Landscapes as a reflection of changing cultural processes

May 25, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Lecture by Speaker: Title
• Discussion
• Presentation + discussion of concept map

June 01, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Lecture by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Dettmar | TU Darmstadt, Germany: RUHR.2010 - Stadt der Möglichkeiten (Metropolitan Region of Opportunities)
• Presentation + discussion of concept map

Part E: Technology as a driver of cultural landscape change

June 08, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Lecture by Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Rohler | foundation 5+, Kassel: RUHR.2010 - Park-Autobahn (Park Motorway)
• Presentation + discussion of concept map
• Introduction to Case study exercise: Develop a Comparative Process Analysis!

Working Phase III: Develop a Comparative Process Analysis!

Time frame: June 08 - June 29, 2010

Student activities:

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

Part F: Analysis of Relevant Case Studies: Applying methods to self-chosen case studis

June 15, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Presentation of Case study reports
• Discussion

June 22, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Presentation of Case study reports
• Discussion

June 29, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Presentation of Case study reports
• Discussion

Part G: Reflection

July 06, 2010 / 6 p.m. CET / Virtual Team Room

Mutual activities:

• Reflection of content, process and techniques
• Invitation to seminar evaluation (online)
• Preview of future seminar topics
• Feedback

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