Prospectus for ARCH4000-Sum '09
COURSE GOALS
The course is the Summer ’09 adjunct course in the study abroad programs in Belgium, Spain, France, Quebec, Mexico, and Central America. Matriculation through the course is designed to count for credit as either the required contemporary issues in architecture course (ARCH3314) or the required undergraduate theory course (ARCH4363) or a general architecture elective. The course is taught in a manner that meets the university’s expectations of a writing intensive course. It is designed to provide a brief shared overview of historical thinking in architectural theory and contemporary issues in urbanism for all students participating in the summer programs while supporting the particularized and heterogeneous experiences of the summer programs.
Course Catalog Descriptions:
3314. Contemporary Issues in Architecture (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2311 and 2315. Contemporary issues in architectural theory and history utilizing precedents from early 20th century to present. (Writing Intensive) 4363. Architectural Theory (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2311 and 2315. Examination of the theoretical issues in architecture through critical reading of texts selected from Vitruvius to the most contemporary thinkers in relation to the emerging design challenges. (Writing Intensive)
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is accomplished in two semesters
SPRING ’09: a one credit hour component overseen by a course coordinator and taught to the full cohort of students going abroad in the following summer that is made up of two components:
Theory Studies: a set of eight lectures and readings each delivered by various participating ’09 study abroad faculty with expertise in delivering individual components of the subject matter, a final multiple choice exam over these lectures and readings, and four essay writing assignments spread across the semester and graded by the individual program faculty
Organizational Meetings: a set of four break out sessions for individual study abroad programs to make arrangements and preparations for the ensuing summer’s travels and one joint session of all programs in which university and college expectations of travelers are outlined
All students enrolling in the summer programs will participate in this one credit hour component.
SUMMER ’09: a two credit hour component taught by program faculty in their respective locales in the manner best suited to individual faculty expertise and location qualities. The component must include a significant writing component (i.e.- a paper, journal, or essay) that is submitted, edited, and resubmitted at least twice in the summer to meet the university’s writing intensive course requirements. The writing component may extend past the student’s on-site study experience but all work must be complete and a final grade submitted by the Summer II session grading deadline. Only students wanting credit for ARCH4363, ARCH3314, or an architecture elective will enroll in this two credit hour component.
COURSE CALENDAR
COURSE ASSESSMENT
At the end of the spring a grade for 1/3 of the course will be given. It will be 1/2 based on a writing grade supplied by the attending faculty and 1/2 on a grade from the exam.
OLD NOTES
In the Spring one hour lecture course we do the following:
a) The cohort registers for a single section of the class and all meet at the same time in the, preferably the end of studio on Wednesday.
b) We have four program preparation and organization meetings between the program instructors and their students. These meetings are on the last class meeting of the months of January, February, March, and April. Any further program organizational meetings will be outside of class time.
c) The other 12 class meetings will be large format lectures rotating among faculty going abroad. The subject matter will focus on two issues: Relevance and Roles of Theory in Architectural Practice and Theoretical links between Architecture and the City. Short supplementary readings and simple writing assignments will be given with each lecture. The writing assignments will be handed in to and assessed by the particular program faculty (i.e.- students going to Paris will get feedback from Clifton and the Dean).
d) At the mid-term and end of the one hour course a multiple choice exam will be delivered over questions submitted by lecturing faculty.
e) At the end of the spring a grade for 1/3 of the theory course will be given. It will be 1/2 based on a writing grade supplied by the attending faculty and 1/2 on a grade from the exam.
In the Summer two hour course we press program faculty to adhere to the course catalog description and meet the expectations of the writing component of the class but we should let the attending faculty shape their method of meeting the expectations of the course. Different faculty with different areas of expertise and different cities with different urbanisms and building sets will provide excellent case studies and tours. We can't really unify or police this component of the curriculum. We can ask for work samples from the theory writing component from each program. That's about it.
The course is the Summer ’09 adjunct course in the study abroad programs in Belgium, Spain, France, Quebec, Mexico, and Central America. Matriculation through the course is designed to count for credit as either the required contemporary issues in architecture course (ARCH3314) or the required undergraduate theory course (ARCH4363) or a general architecture elective. The course is taught in a manner that meets the university’s expectations of a writing intensive course. It is designed to provide a brief shared overview of historical thinking in architectural theory and contemporary issues in urbanism for all students participating in the summer programs while supporting the particularized and heterogeneous experiences of the summer programs.
Course Catalog Descriptions:
3314. Contemporary Issues in Architecture (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2311 and 2315. Contemporary issues in architectural theory and history utilizing precedents from early 20th century to present. (Writing Intensive) 4363. Architectural Theory (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ARCH 2311 and 2315. Examination of the theoretical issues in architecture through critical reading of texts selected from Vitruvius to the most contemporary thinkers in relation to the emerging design challenges. (Writing Intensive)
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is accomplished in two semesters
SPRING ’09: a one credit hour component overseen by a course coordinator and taught to the full cohort of students going abroad in the following summer that is made up of two components:
Theory Studies: a set of eight lectures and readings each delivered by various participating ’09 study abroad faculty with expertise in delivering individual components of the subject matter, a final multiple choice exam over these lectures and readings, and four essay writing assignments spread across the semester and graded by the individual program faculty
Organizational Meetings: a set of four break out sessions for individual study abroad programs to make arrangements and preparations for the ensuing summer’s travels and one joint session of all programs in which university and college expectations of travelers are outlined
All students enrolling in the summer programs will participate in this one credit hour component.
SUMMER ’09: a two credit hour component taught by program faculty in their respective locales in the manner best suited to individual faculty expertise and location qualities. The component must include a significant writing component (i.e.- a paper, journal, or essay) that is submitted, edited, and resubmitted at least twice in the summer to meet the university’s writing intensive course requirements. The writing component may extend past the student’s on-site study experience but all work must be complete and a final grade submitted by the Summer II session grading deadline. Only students wanting credit for ARCH4363, ARCH3314, or an architecture elective will enroll in this two credit hour component.
COURSE CALENDAR
COURSE ASSESSMENTAt the end of the spring a grade for 1/3 of the course will be given. It will be 1/2 based on a writing grade supplied by the attending faculty and 1/2 on a grade from the exam.
OLD NOTES
In the Spring one hour lecture course we do the following:
a) The cohort registers for a single section of the class and all meet at the same time in the, preferably the end of studio on Wednesday.
b) We have four program preparation and organization meetings between the program instructors and their students. These meetings are on the last class meeting of the months of January, February, March, and April. Any further program organizational meetings will be outside of class time.
c) The other 12 class meetings will be large format lectures rotating among faculty going abroad. The subject matter will focus on two issues: Relevance and Roles of Theory in Architectural Practice and Theoretical links between Architecture and the City. Short supplementary readings and simple writing assignments will be given with each lecture. The writing assignments will be handed in to and assessed by the particular program faculty (i.e.- students going to Paris will get feedback from Clifton and the Dean).
d) At the mid-term and end of the one hour course a multiple choice exam will be delivered over questions submitted by lecturing faculty.
e) At the end of the spring a grade for 1/3 of the theory course will be given. It will be 1/2 based on a writing grade supplied by the attending faculty and 1/2 on a grade from the exam.
In the Summer two hour course we press program faculty to adhere to the course catalog description and meet the expectations of the writing component of the class but we should let the attending faculty shape their method of meeting the expectations of the course. Different faculty with different areas of expertise and different cities with different urbanisms and building sets will provide excellent case studies and tours. We can't really unify or police this component of the curriculum. We can ask for work samples from the theory writing component from each program. That's about it.
posted by B.Rex at
7.10.08
1 Comments:
Glenn:
The proposal to restructure the basic organization and goals for the acculturation course was written over the weekend, reviewed by Michael, negotiated with Clifton to take the role, and Clifton just really accepted this role Monday.
Clifton will be taking some time now to reconsider the "straw man" version" that I, a strong skeptic on the notion of theory as a generative tool in practice, have put out for review and comment. The schedule, as I put it out, and Michael signed off on it has two really important components that must be met:
a) The dates for "break out sessions" for individual programs must be held to
b) The two part focus of a very simple enframing of theory combined with a framing of the relationship between architecture and the city must be addressed in the program.
How that second one (b) is met, considering the resources at hand (the expertise and knowledge of the attending summer study faculty to deliver the content), the expectations of a writing intensive course, and the time alloted is really up to Clifton and his leadership and the criticism of the structural idea of the course my proposal brings from the faculty. He'll need time to step into that role. All of us who are participating will expect some awareness and input on what he is crafting for this one hour course.
I expected my proposal to generate comments about the basic premise of the course based on criticism begun in the last faculty meeting. You've caught us off guard (happily) by diving right into the content side. I'm glad we're talking about content.
It is a one credit hour "pre-quel" to our study abroad experience. Its just one credit hour. It is an important shared experience. I think it is exciting that we'll get to talk about theory collectively and under Clifton's coordination.
Maybe the three of us can have lunch next week after I get back and he's had a week or so to get his head around the course?
Brian
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