After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• reflect on their own experience in choosing their academic program, on the contents and working methods in their studies,
• prepare and communicate spatial planning as a discipline and study program as well as current topics in an understandable way for students,
• apply and moderate different mediation and workshop formats,
• prepare and employ information and working materials suitable for the target group,
• understand and reflect on different forms of communicating spatial planning topics.

As spatial planning ambassadors, students will go back to their former school (or a school of their choice) to introduce spatial planning as a societal task, discipline and study program to children and young people.This involves reflecting on their own first encounters with spatial planning and their choice of study program, as well as developing their own concepts for conveying spatial planning in schools and implementing those concepts in schools. The school type and grade as well as the formats can be chosen freely. The contents and materials (such as folders, quizzes, short videos, models or games) should be prepared for specific target groups and ages. The aim is to inspire interest in spatial planning among students (and teachers) and to raise awareness of current topics and problems in spatial planning.

These are the questions we want to address during the seminar:

• Why am I studying spatial planning?
• What changes do we want to make through spatial planning?
• In which ways is spatial planning reflected in the everyday lives of children and young people?
• What should children and young people know about spatial planning? Which topics are of interest to them?
• Where can good spatial planning be observed?
• How has spatial planning contributed to the awareness of responsible use of our living space?

• Discussions, workshops
• Design and implementation of educational formats for schools
• Written documentation and reflection of the school visits
• Exchange of experiences in group reflection rounds
• Working method: Individual or group work, plenary sessions

The course is eligible for credit as a supplementary course in elective modules 3 and 5.

The lecture will take place in presence mode. Please note the current regulations of TU Wien.

Subject to change due to coronavirus pandemic.

• Implementation, documentation (in text and pictures) and reflection of school visits
• Preparation of presentable materials
• Attendance and active participation in plenary sessions

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