Sustainable Urban Management

Thesis in Sustainable Urban Development (BY602E) Course Guide Spring Semester 2011

Malm University, Faculty of Culture and Society, Department of Urban Studies

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Table&of&Contents&
Guidelines for Students................................................................................................................. 3! Starting Points............................................................................................................................... 3! First of all Welcome to the course!.................................................................................... 3! Course Structure............................................................................................................................ 3! Guidelines for Thesis .................................................................................................................... 3! Starting up............................................................................................................................. 4! Choice of Subject.................................................................................................................. 4! Outline and Time Plan .......................................................................................................... 4! Teaching and Learning Methods .......................................................................................... 4! Structure of the Thesis .......................................................................................................... 6! Literature............................................................................................................................... 9! Workload............................................................................................................................... 9! Handing in the Thesis ........................................................................................................... 9! Examination .......................................................................................................................... 9! Contact Information .................................................................................................................... 11! Schedule................................................................................. Fel!Bokmrket r inte definierat.! Lecturers and Tutors Thesis in Sustainable Urban Development............................................ 14! Teaching Methods....................................................................................................................... 14! Lecture Rooms:........................................................................................................................... 14! !

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Guidelines&for&Students
Global!Urban!Challenges!(BY602E)!15!higher!education!credits,!! Spring!semester,!second!period!2011C03C16!!2011C07C08! (The!course!plan!is!presented!in!the!programme!handbook)!

Starting&Points&
First of all Welcome to the course!
You$have$by$now$explored$the$city$of$Malm$from$various$perspectives$of$urban$sustainabil: ity,$carried$out$study$visits,$written$exiting$and$interesting$articles$and$gained$new$knowl: edge$about$your$future$roles$as$managers$in$urban$processes.$You$have$all$the$required$ knowledge$and$skills$to$finalize$your$studies!$ Just$as$in$previous$courses,$we$hope$you$will$find$this$course$stimulating$and$rewarding.$The$ following$guide$provides$a$basic$framework$for$the$course$as$a$whole.$More$detailed$infor: mation$is$available$on$Its$learning$https://www.itslearning.com/elogin/$ Thesis$in$Sustainable$Urban$Development$is$a$full:time$advanced$level$course.$$ $

Course&Structure&&
The!course!is!divided!into!three!parts:!the!first!weeks!we!meet!once!per!week!for!a!tutorial!or!a! lecture,!week!16C20!you!work!individually!with!your!theses!and!finally!week!21C22!you!hand!in! the!thesis!and!prepare!an!opposition!on!another!thesis.!Three!days!are!reserved!for!thesis!semiC nar!with!presentations!and!opposition.!Your!presence!is!expected!during!all!presentations.!The! presentations!are!public!and!you!are!welcome!to!invite!friends!and/or!family!to!come!and!listen.!!

Guidelines&for&Thesis&
According!to!Hgskolelagen!(the!Swedish!law!for!higher!education)!higher!education!shall!be! based!in!science.!The!aim!of!writing!a!thesis!is!that!students!should!practice!and!become!knowC ledgeable!of!how!to!plan,!conduct!and!present!a!scientific!investigation.!A!thesis!should!combine! creativity,!systematic!collection!of!data,!critical!analysis!and!logical!conclusions.! The!thesis!should!be!based!on!a!topic!of!your!choosing!within!the!general!frame!of!Sustainable! Urban!Development.!In!the!thesis!students!deepen!their!understanding!of!a!particular!area.! The!course!consists!of!a!written!thesis!(14!credits)!and!participation!at!the!thesis!seminar!(1! credit)!and!is!equivalent!of!10!weeks!fulltime!studies.! The!thesis!should!be!written!individually!and!be!based!in!research.!Students!can!(after!consultaC tion)!also!write!their!thesis!in!pairs,!but!will!still!be!assessed!individually.! ! !

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Starting up
Before!you!can!start!the!actual!investigation!of!your!thesis!(collecting!data,!doing!observations,! carrying!out!interviews,!writing!etc.)!there!are!some!requirements!that!need!to!be!fulfilled.!In! order!to!start!the!thesis!investigation!students!shall:! Have!finalized!at!least!30!credits!in!the!SUM!programme!and!have!written!a!paper!of!10! credits!that!has!been!graded!pass.! Students!should!hand!in!an!outline!of!the!subject!and!a!time!plan!for!the!thesis!! The!chosen!subject!should!be!accepted!

Choice of Subject
Students!propose!a!subject!for!their!thesis!in!the!form!of!an!outline.!The!subject!should!be!acC cepted!by!the!course!director.!In!order!to!get!accepted,!the!subject!needs!to!be!set!within!the!field! of!Sustainable!Urban!Development!and!Management!and!the!investigation!should!be!characC terized!by!depth!and!complexity.!The!thesis!should!refer!to!literature!and/or!studies!presented!in! the!SUM!programme.! Students!can!choose!to!further!develop!one!of!the!group!work!investigations!carried!out!during! autumn,!to!continue!to!investigate!one!or!two!issues!covered!in!the!paper!written!in!the!GUC! course!or!propose!a!new!subject.!Students!can!also!choose!to!carry!out!an!investigation!related!to! ongoing!research!at!Urban!Studies.!Another!option!is!to!write!about!a!subject!of!interest!to!a! municipality,!an!authority!or!private!company.!Part!of!the!thesis!can!include!design!proposals.!It!is! important!to!note!that!a!thesis!should!not!be!a!consultancy!but!a!research!investigation!(which! of!course!can!be!of!relevance!to!the!authority!and/or!company).!! To!support!the!choice!of!subject!we!will!meet!for!discussion!and!will!visit!the!Municipality!of! Malm!to!hear!about!their!current!projects!and!challenges!in!Sustainable!Urban!Development.! Use!this!time!to!explore!a!subject!of!your!interest.! As!the!thesis!develops,!the!chosen!subject!might!change.!In!case!of!major!changes,!the!tutor!and! the!programme!director!should!be!informed!and!agree!to!suggested!changes.!

Outline and Time Plan

Students!shall!present!an!outline!of!one!page!of!their!proposed!thesis.!! The!outline!should!present!the!subject!field,!problem!statement,!methods!and!expected!results.! The!outline!is!a!proposal,!but!try!to!be!as!specific!as!you!can,!since!that!will!facilitate!discussions! with!your!tutor!and!will!help!you!start!the!investigation!early!on!in!the!semester.! Attached!to!the!outline,!a!time!plan!of!one!page!should!be!presented.!! The!main!dates!are!as!follows:!the!outline!should!be!published!on!March!8,!the!outlines!should!be! accepted!(or!not)!before!March!11.!The!first!meeting!in!class!is!March!16!and!the!submission!of! Thesis!is!on!May!23.!This!means!that!you!have!10!weeks!of!fullCtime!studies!to!complete!your!theC sis.!The!time!is!limited!and!therefore!it!is!highly!relevant!to!write!a!realistic!time!plan.!

Teaching and Learning Methods

The!thesis!is!a!individual!research!assignment!which!means!that!students!are!expected!to!conduct! a!significant!amount!of!independent!work!apart!from!classes.!Classes!are!significantly!fewer!than! in!previous!courses!and!time!is!instead!assigned!for!tutoring.! We!will!meet!for!three!tutorials!during!the!course.!Students!are!expected!to!prepare!for!the!tuC torials.!You!will!be!asked!to!read!each!others!papers,!analyze!articles!and!bring!course!literature! to!the!tutorials.!! !
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5 Its!learning!is!used!to!present!course!information!(lectures,!studyCvisits,!etc)!and!for!students!to! publish!(upload)!their!thesis!in!draft!and!final!versions.! Tutors'' Students!will!be!assigned!a!tutor.!The!role!of!the!tutor!is!to!support!the!progress!of!the!thesis,!to! give!guidance!on!methods,!theory!and!literature!references.!The!tutors!should!support,!guide!and! advice!the!students!and!critically!assess!the!study.! It!is!the!responsibility!of!each!student!to!keep!in!touch!with!the!tutor!and!to!make!sure!that!the! thesis!develops.! Each!thesis!is!assigned!15!hours.!These!hours!include!meetings,!reading!and!commenting!on!the! text!and!approximately!20C30%!of!this!time!is!spent!with!the!student!in!discussions!at!meetings.! Use!the!time!wisely!!Send!in!your!drafts!on!time,!the!tutors!should!be!able!to!read!the!text!before! you!meet!to!make!the!meetings!as!efficient!and!fruitful!as!possible.!Bring!questions!and!comments! for!the!discussion.!! It!is!up!to!each!student!and!tutor!to!agree!on!how!to!work,!but!our!experience!is!that!discussing! the!text!is!crucial!at!certain!moments!in!the!process.!Below!is!an!example!of!how!to!make!use!of! the!dialogue!with!your!tutor.! 1. The!first!meeting!should!take!place!as!early!in!the!process!as!possible.!From!the!outline! you!discuss!the!subject,!methods!theory!and!expected!conclusions.!Students!are!recomC mended!to!have!an!open!attitude!so!that!you!can!narrow!the!subject!and!agree!on!a!more! precise!outline.! 2. The!second!meeting!should!also!take!place!early!on!in!the!process.!Before!the!second! meeting!students!should!have!developed!their!first!ideas!into!a!more!elaborate!idea!of!the! direction!of!the!study.!Before!you!meet!your!tutor!you!should!have!carried!out!a!first!litC erature!search,!in!order!to!discuss!relevant!literature!for!the!study.!At!the!meeting,!discuss! and!write!down!what!empirical!data!you!will!use!and!how!it!will!be!gathered.!Consider!a! research!problem!that!can!be!answered!both!empirically!and!theoretically.!! 3. The!third!meeting!should!take!place!before!you!start!collecting!the!empirical!data.!At!this! meeting!students!should!have!developed!the!thesis!and!elaborated!on!the!problem!stateC ment!and!the!research!question/s.!You!should!also!have!developed!the!overall!research! design!and!reflect!on!the!selected!methods.!Use!the!methods!literature!from!previous! courses!and!add!references!for!your!current!study!to!motivate!choice!of!methods!and!the! relation!to!your!theory/concepts!of!the!study.!Note!the!importance!of!discussing!with!your! tutor!before!you!collect!the!empirical!data!!Discuss!and!go!through!interview!guides,!obC servation!sheet,!questionnaires!and!possible!ethical!considerations.!The!tutor!should!reC view!these!documents!before!you!start!collecting!the!data.! 4. The!fourth!meeting!should!take!place!after!the!collection!of!data.!This!is!an!important!part! of!the!process!where!you!should!assess!and!analyze!the!material.!Only!when!the!analysis! (or!at!least!parts!of!it)!is!done!should!you!meet!and!discuss!with!your!tutor.!You!can!of! course!contact!your!tutor!if!you!have!short!questions,!but!in!order!for!the!discussion!to!be! as!efficient!and!useful!as!possible,!it!is!important!that!the!tutor!can!read!the!written!analyC sis!and!comment!on!the!text.!! 5. At!the!final!meeting!the!text!should!be!reviewed!and!the!discussion!relate!to!how!the!probC lem,!theory,!methods!and!results!of!the!thesis!are!tied!together.!Take!care!to!also!write!the! discussion.!Students!who!have!an!elaborate!discussion!and!a!closeCtoCfinal!version!of!the! thesis!will!find!this!meeting!helpful!to!finalize!their!study!! ! !
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Structure of the Thesis

The!thesis!should!be!25C30!pages,!not!including!title!page,!table!of!content,!references!and!appenC dices.!The!thesis!should!be!written!in!Times!New!Roman!12!points!(or!similar),!single!spacing!and! have!a!consistent!layout.!! The!structure!of!the!thesis!should!include!the!parts!mentioned!below.!The!disposition!can!be!alC tered!if!considered!necessary!and!is!in!agreement!with!the!tutor.!! ! Title'page' The!following!text!shall!be!included!on!the!title!page:! Title! Name!of!student!! Master!Thesis!in!Built!Environment!(15!credits)! Name!of!Tutor! Spring!Semester!2010!

Summary'and'information' Page$1.!The!first!page!repeats!the!title!and!gives!more!information!of!the!programme,!tutor,!examC inator!etc.! Summary.!The!first!part!of!the!thesis!is!a!oneCpage!summary.!Remember!to!include!the$whole$ study!in!the!summary,!in!a!similar!way!to!the!abstract!of!an!article.!! Key$words.!Present!a!short!list!of!keywords!at!the!end!of!the!summary.!The!key!words!should! place!the!study!in!the!field!of!sustainable!urban!development.!! Table$of$Content$ Acknowledgement!(optional)! Introduction,'aim'and'problem' The!introduction!shall!set!the!thesis!subject!in!the!context!of!sustainable!urban!development!and! be!supported!by!references!to!course!literature!and!subject!specific!articles.!In!the!introduction! you!should!present!the!background!to!the!question/s!you!will!analyze!and!answer!and!state!why! this!field!is!relevant!and!meaningful!to!study.!You!can!relate!the!introduction!to!ongoing!research,! debate!and/or!current!policy.!Note!that!the!introduction!should!lead,!in!a!clearly!motivated!way,! to!the$aim!of!the!study.! The!problem!analyzed!should!be!briefly!and!clearly!presented.!Present!a!problem$statement!folC lowed!by!1C3!research$questions.! Previous$research.!The!introduction!shall!include!a!review!of!previous!research!in!the!chosen!field! of!study.!The!aim!of!presenting!previous!research!is!to!show!in!what!way!your!study!is!part!of!onC going!research!and!what!contribution!to!knowledge!you!make!within!the!field.!The!presentation! should!include!articles!and!literature!of!relevance!to!your!chosen!subject.!You!should!carefully!try! to!establish!what!themes!in!the!current!research!that!are!relevant!to!your!specific!study.!The! presentation!of!previous!research!is!in!a!way!a!brief!analysis!!and!not!a!presentation!of!a!wide! range!of!articles.!Sometimes!you!can!make!use!of!themes!that!already!exist!in!research,!but!you! might!also!have!to!develop!themes!yourself.!! Disposition.!End!the!introduction!with!a!brief!presentation!of!the!disposition!of!the!thesis.!You! should!present!the!chronological!order!and!aim!to!give!the!reader!an!understanding!(not!a!mere! list!of!the!headings)!of!what!will!be!presented!in!the!chapters!that!will!follow.!!
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7 Method' The!aim!of!the!methods!chapter!is!to!show!that!the!study!has!been!conducted!in!a!logical!and!sysC tematic!way.!The!research$design!and!the!methods!applied!in!the!study!shall!be!presented,!disC cussed!and!motivated.!References!to!relevant!literature!are!essential.!Some!of!the!questions!that! shall!be!answered!in!the!methods!chapter!are!as!follows:! What!criteria!is!the!selection!of!the!field$of$study!based!on?!Why!this!specific!field!of!study!and! how!was!it!selected?! What!is!the!object$of$study?!How!was!it!chosen!and!why?!Motivate!choice!and!discuss!possible!difC ficulties!with!sources/types!of!data.! State!the!limitations!of!the!study,!why!and!how!they!have!been!made.! State!what!type!of!primary$data!is!included!in!the!study!and!why.!! Interviews:!how!were!the!respondents!selected,!what!sort!of!selection!and!why?!Is!there!a!group! that!was!not!included!and!is!there!a!risk!of!bias?!How!did!you!develop!the!interview!questions,! what!concepts!are!they!based!on!and!what!is!the!relation!to!the!theory!and!problem!statement!of! the!study?!Which!field!do!the!questions!aim!to!cover?!How!and!where!were!the!interviews!conC ducted?!How!were!the!interviews!documented!and!what!was!the!interview!situation!like?!How! were!the!interviews!analyzed!and!how!are!they!presented!in!the!thesis?! Questionnaire:!how!were!the!questions!determined?!What!concepts!are!they!based!on!and!what!is! the!relation!to!the!theory!and!problem!statement!of!the!study?!Why!the!specific!number!and!order! of!questions?!How!were!the!respondents!selected!and!why?!Motivate!selection.!How!and!when! was!the!questionnaire!distributed?!Motivate!why.!Analyze!possibilities!of!bias!in!the!sample!and! the!expected!consequences.!How!were!the!questionnaires!analyzed,!what!type!of!statistical!analyC sis!and!why?!What!is!the!relation!to!the!theoretical!starting!points?!Discuss!the!reliability!and!vaC lidity!of!the!results.!How!are!the!results!presented!and!why?! Other!methods,!such!as!observations!should!be!presented!in!a!similar!way.! State!what!type!of!secondary$data$is!included!in!the!study!and!why.! Literature$study:!How!and!why!was!the!literature!chosen?!If!databases!were!used,!which!ones,! how!and!why!was!the!search!carried!out?!How!was!the!choice!made?!What!were!the!limitations?! What!is!the!reliability!of!the!literature?!How!were!the!texts!analyzed?!Did!you!search!for!specific! concepts!or!fields!of!study?!How!are!the!texts!presented!and!used!in!the!analysis?!! Discuss!the!reliability$of$the$sources!used!in!the!study,!possible!risk!of!bias!and!what!this!might! mean!in!relation!to!the!results!presented.! Theory' The!theoretical!starting!points!shall!be!motivated!by!the!research!problem!and!aim!of!the!thesis.! In!the!beginning!of!this!chapter!it!is!therefore!important!to!explain!why!the!specific!concept!or! theory!has!been!chosen.!Note!the!important!relation!between!theory!and!method.!! It!is!common!to!present!the!theoretical!frame!in!the!form!of!a!number!of!concepts.!It!is!important! to!be!selective!and!reflect!on!which!concept/s!are!really!needed!to!answer!the!questions!of!the! study.!Present!only!the!concept/theory!that!you!use!in!the!analysis!!and!nothing!else.!Carefully! consider!the!difference!between!presenting!the!research!field!in!the!introduction!(where!you! present!the!bigger!picture)!and!the!theory!or!concept/s.! Students!who!study!architecture!or!urban!planning!shall!present!design!approaches!and!similar! under!a!subheading!in!the!theory!chapter.!Note!that!design!only!is!not!a!possible!subject!for!a!theC sis!in!Built!Environment,!but!can!be!a!very!interesting!part!of!the!conclusions!of!a!study.!! Students!who!study!energy!efficiency,!building!materials,!urban!climate!or!similar!are!likely!to! have!a!focus!on!the!methods!chapter!rather!than!the!theory!chapter.! !
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8 Presentation'of'Object'of'Study' A!presentation!of!the!object!of!study!(a!neighbourhood,!a!process!or!policy)!often!facilitates!readC ing!and!understanding!the!text.!Note!that!the!presentation!of!the!object!of!study!is!only!descripC tive!in!character.!Present!the!facts!!such!as!plans,!photos!and!basic!information!!but!leave!out! your!analysis!or!interpretation!of!the!object!of!study.!! Analysis' In!the!analysis!you!present!the!results!of!your!study.!It!is!important!to!present!the!results!in!a! clear!and!logical!way.!Try!to!find!a!way!to!organize!the!empirical!material,!perhaps!according!to! themes!that!you!have!elaborate.!Use!subheadings!to!present!the!themes!!this!makes!it!easier!for! the!reader!to!follow!the!organization!of!the!analysis.!! Another!important!aspect!is!that!you!should!present!the!empirical!data!in!a!rich,!but!not!exaggerC ated!way.!Presentation!of!citations!and/or!observations!is!common.!Note!that!the!empirical!data!is! never!selfCevident.!When!your!present!a!citation,!start!with!an!introduction,!then!present!the!citC ation!and!explain!what!you!find!is!of!importance!after!the!citation.!Present!and!explain!one!citC ation!at!a!time,!and!do!not!line!up!citations!one!after!the!other.!If!you!have!both!citation!and!obC servations!(or!similar)!present!both!of!them!under!the!elaborated!themes!rather!than!first! presenting!the!analysis!of!the!interviews!and!then!the!analysis!of!the!observations.!! Conclusion'and'Discussion' In!the!conclusion!present!a!brief!summary!of!the!results!and!the!research!questions!of!the!study! (in!a!few!sentences!only).!The!conclusion!may!be!obvious!to!you!as!the!author!but!a!brief!sumC mary/!repetition!helps!the!reader!understand!the!text!and!follow!your!line!of!thought!in!the!disC cussion.!! In!the!discussion!you!interpret!the!results!through!reasoning!and!evaluating!the!results.!(One!way! to!think!about!this!is!that!before!the!discussion!the!author!is!inside!the!study!but!in!the!discussion! the!author!takes!a!step!outside!the!study!and!reflects!on!it).!Answer!some!of!the!following!quesC tions:!How!have!you!answered!the!question/s!and!fulfilled!the!aim?!Are!the!results!supportive!of! or!in!opposition!of!previous!research?!Did!the!study!add!to!the!theoretical!perspective?!What!new! knowledge!has!been!added!to!the!field?!! In!the!discussion!you!can!also!add!your!reflections!on!the!whole!study!and!future!research.!You! can!also!relate!the!findings!to!the!current!debate!and/or!issue!presented!in!the!introduction.! In!the!conclusion!you!can!present!design!proposal/s!of!a!specific!site!or!building.!Note!that!the! proposal!shall!be!supported!by!concepts!and!empirical!data.! References'and'Appendices' References!should!be!made!according!to!the!Harvard!system,!follow!the!guide!from!the!link! (www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/students/study/.../harvard.pdf.!).! The!thesis!shall!have!a!correctly!written!reference!list.!! The!appendices!shall!be!correctly!referred!to!and!can!contain!interview!guides,!plans,!photos,!and! observation!sheets.! Other'Considerations' One!important!issue!in!writing!a!thesis!is!the!metaCcommunication,!to!continuously!inform!the! reader!of!the!direction!of!the!text.!One!common!way!to!do!this!is!to!start!every!chapter!with!an! introduction!of!a!couple!of!sentences.!Another!important!part!of!metaCcommunication!is!relating! the!different!parts!of!the!thesis!in!continuous!discussion!throughout!the!text.!!

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9 A!critical!and!reflective!stance!is!also!of!importance.!When!you!present!articles!and/or!concepts!it! is!important!to!state!what!you!agree!to!but!also!what!you!think!can!be!discussed!or!aspects!you! oppose!to.!!

Workload
In!order!to!pass!the!Master!Degree,!we!have!certain!expectations!of!the!workload,!including!the! amount!of!literature!to!be!covered!and!referred!to.!Listed!below!are!the!general!demands!for!1! student!that!needs!to!be!fulfilled!in!order!to!pass!(double!I!you!write!in!pairs).!These!are!general! considerations!and!should!be!discussed!with!the!tutor!!especially!the!empirical!data!depends!on! the!character!and!problem!statement!of!the!thesis!! Pages!of!the!thesis:!25C30! Previous!research:!refer!to!a!minimum!of!8!articles,!reports!or!chapters!!! Theory:!200C300!pages!of!theory!except!for!the!course!literature! Method:!1!reference!except!the!course!literature! Empirical!data!in!the!form!of:!the!equivalent!of!5!interviews!(recorded!and!written!down)! and!3!observations!at!5!different!occasions,!or!questionnaire!or!a!significant!amount!of! statistical!data!or!cases!as!support!for!an!analysis! Literature:!10!research!articles!or!2!books!!

Literature'for'the'Thesis'Course' Booth,!W.!C.,!Colomb,!G.!C.!&!J.!M.!Williams!(2003).!The$Craft$of$Research.!University!of!Chicago! Press,!Chicago.!! Bryman,!A.!(2004).!Social$Research$Methods.!Oxford!University!Press,!Oxford.!! Yin,!R.!K.!(2003).!Case$Study$Research:$Design$and$Methods.!Sage!Publications,!Thousand!Oaks.!! Students!are!also!expected!to!find!and!review!relevant!research!articles!and!books!related!to!your! chosen!subject,!as!mentioned!above.!!

Handing in the Thesis

Assignments!are!always,!without!exception,!handed!in!via!Its!learning.!Please!make!sure!that! your!documents!are!published!(uploaded)!in!the!proper!folder.!Draft!versions!of!your!thesis! should!always!be!contained!in!a!single!word!(doc.!docx.)!or!acrobat!(pdf)!file.! Grades!and!comments!on!your!assignments!will!be!communicated!to!you!via!Its!learning.! If!for!some!reason!you!are!not!able!to!hand!in!the!thesis!on!time!there!will!be!a!second!opporC tunity!exactly!two!weeks!after!the!first!examination.!A!third!and!final!opportunity!to!hand!in!the! thesis!will!be!at!the!end!of!August.!

Examination
The!course!plan!is!the!basis!for!assessment!and!examination!(the!programme!study!plan!and!all! course!plans!can!be!found!in!the!Programme!Handbook!and!on!our!webpage! http://www.edu.mah.se/SASUM/.! Examination!is!based!on!a!written!thesis!(14!hec)!and!active!participation!at!the!thesis!seminar!(1! hec).!The!student!shall!hand!in!a!written!thesis,!present!(and!defend)!the!thesis!orally!at!the!thesis! seminar,!prepare!and!orally!present!an!opposition!to!another!thesis.!! ! !
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10 In!order!to!present!the!thesis!at!the!seminar!the!thesis!should!be!approved!by!the!tutor.!(Students! have!the!right!to!hand!in!their!thesis!for!examination!even!if!the!tutor!does!not!approve).!! Examinators!will!be!appointed!among!the!teaching!staff!at!US.!It!is!the!examinator,!and!not!the!tuC tor,!who!sets!the!grade!for!the!thesis.!Both!the!written!text!and!the!oral!presentation!and!defence! are!part!of!the!examination!and!have!to!be!approved!by!the!examinator!before!the!thesis!will!pass.! The'Thesis'Seminar' At!the!seminar!each!thesis!will!have!30!minutes!for!presentations!and!discussions.!A!list!of!what! thesis!to!comment!on!will!be!sent!out!a!few!days!before!the!seminar.!Students!who!will!not!pass! will!not!be!asked!to!present.! The!author!will!give!a!brief!presentation!of!5C10!minutes.!Then!the!opponent!present!her/his! understanding!of!the!thesis,!makes!a!summary!of!the!most!important!issues!and!the!author!reC sponds.!After!the!summary!the!opponent!asks!some!clarifying!questions!that!the!author!responds! to.!The!aim!is!to!have!an!interesting!and!constructive!dialogue.!This!discussion!should!take!10! minutes.!The!examinator!will!then!give!comments!and!add!some!questions.!Finally!the!particiC pants!at!the!seminar!will!have!the!possibility!to!ask!questions.! The!role!as!opponent!is!very!important.!Try!to!make!the!opposition!interesting!for!all!participants,! present!and!discuss!with!the!aim!to!make!all!present!understand!the!thesis!even!if!not!everyone! have!read!it.!Do!not!spend!too!much!time!on!details,!but!be!constructive.!Formal!aspects!!akribi! and!possible!spelling!mistakes!can!be!given!on!a!list!to!the!author.!Remember!that!it!is!the$text!and! not!the!author!that!is!the!focus!of!the!discussion.! Considerations'for'the'Opposition' Consider!the!aspects!below!for!the!opposition.!Write!down!1C2!pages,!upload!on!Its!Learning!and! send!the!document!to!the!author.!Use!the!questions!below!as!an!inspiration!for!your!discussion!! you!do!not!need!to!answer!them!one!by!one.! Relation$between$Aim$and$Result$ Does!the!paper!show!a!clear!relation!between!what!is!stated!as!the!problem,!the!aim!of!the!paper! and!the!results;!the!analysis!and!conclusion?!Is!the!main!topic!stressed!throughout!the!paper,!is! the!logic!of!the!paper!easy!to!follow?! Methods$and$Data$Collection$ How!is!the!overall!research!design!explained,!is!there!an!evident!connection!to!the!research!probC lem!and!the!theory?!Is!the!choice!of!methods!well!motivated?!To!what!extent!is!the!data!collection! careful!and!accurate?! Theory$ Are!the!theoretical!staring!points!relevant!in!relation!to!the!research!problem!and!to!current!deC bate!and!research?!Are!the!theories/concepts!used!in!the!study!clearly!presented!in!an!informed! way?! Analysis$and$Conclusion$ Are!the!findings!realistic!in!relation!to!the!problem!statement!and!aim?!Are!there!any!interpretaC tions!that!either!exaggerate!or!underestimate!the!influence!of!the!findings,!facts!or!figures!menC tioned!in!the!paper?!Is!the!relation!to!theory!and!problem!statement!well!informed?!! Structure$and$Disposition$ Does!the!paper!have!a!logical!and!clear!structure?!Are!the!pages!well!disposed?!Do!the!headings! reflect!the!content!of!the!paragraphs?!Are!citations,!references!and!footnote!written!correctly?!! !
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11 Assesment' To!pass!the!course,!students!must!pass!both!parts!of!the!examination.!The!student's!achievement! is!assessed!based!on!the!thesis!and!the!performance!at!the!opposition.!The!thesis!is!assessed!in!reC lation!to!the!contribution!it!makes!to!learning!in!the!course!and!on!general!standards!of!academic! writing.!The!grade!pass!(G)!is!assigned!to!students!who!show!a!multi!structural!understanding! using!concepts!to!identify!and!describe,!compare!and!explain!problems.!The!higher!grade!(VG)!is! assigned!to!students!who!also!show!a!relational!understanding,!using!concepts!that!integrate!a! collection!of!data!and!understand!how!to!apply!the!data!to!a!problem! Registration'and'Publication'of'Theses'at'Malm'University' To!have!the!thesis!approved!for!your!Master!Degree!you!need!to!register!and!hand!in!an!archive! copy.!Carefully!read!the!instructions!in!the!document!Procedures$for$archiving,$publishing$and$dis: tributing$theses$and$dissertations$at$the$Faculty$of$Culture$and$Society.!!

Diploma Ceremony
The!Sustainable!Urban!Management!programme!will!end!with!a!Diploma!Ceremony!for!students! who!have!passed!all!parts!of!the!Degree.!More!information!on!the!ceremony!will!be!published!on! Its!Learning!during!spring!semester.!

Contact Information
If!you!need!to!get!in!touch!with!a!teacher!or!administrator!outside!the!classroom!you!are!welcome! to!email.!Agree!with!your!tutor!on!how!to!communicate.!Its!learning!is!the!preferable!option!and! all!drafts!of!your!thesis!should!be!uploaded!to!the!platform.! The!following!persons!are!particularly!involved!in!this!course:! Karin!Grundstrm,!course!director!k.grundstrom@mah.se! se!Falk,!course!administrator:!ase.falk@mah.se!! ! !

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Schedule
The!schedule!for!the!course!is!presented!below.!Updates!and!detailed!information!will!be!found! on!Its!learning.!

Week
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Date

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Lecture Room

Theme and Content

Lecturer

Teaching Method

Wedn. Feb 2 W6 Monday. Feb 7 W7 Monday Feb. 14 15.15 Outside U: 401 19.00

Its Learning Thesis Platform opens

Prosperity without Growth Public lecture with Tim Jackson at Orkanen

Discussion on options to relate Thesis to the research project Transforming Dual Cities. Well meet in the red sofas, floor 4 towards the Torso. Strategies for SUD in Malm Malm Urban Planning Office. (Address and meeting place will be announced on Its L.)

KG/ CL

(TBA)

SV/S

w. 9 TBA Current Issues of SUD in Malm. Malm Stadskontoret. (Address and meeting place will be announced on Its L.) JP SV/S

w. 10 Tuesday March 8 w. 11 Wedn. March 16 10.15-12.00 U:455 Academic Reading and Writing Putting your text in the Discourse of Urban Sustainability KG/THA Tutorial (in groups) Mandatory 12.00 (Midday) Publish outline and time plan for thesis

w. 12 Wedn. March. 23 13.15-15.00 U:455 Research Design and Methods Discussion of research plans KG/THA Tutorial (in groups) Mandatory w.13 Wedn. March 30 w.14 Wedn. April 6 13.15-15.00 U:455 Experience from research in sustainable urban development from project proposals to articles.
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10.15-12.00

ISU Helix

Experience and lessons from the Malm Academy of Sustainable Urban Development. (The Helix building)

JK/MM/AK

SV/L

KG/THA

Tutorial Mandatory

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w. 15 Wedn. April 13 w. 16 w. 20 w.21 Monday May 23 w. 22 Monday May 30 Tuesday May 31 Wedn. June 1 w. 23 * Wedn. June 8 13.00-15.00 U:459 End of SUM Programme Diploma Ceremony 08.15-16.00 08.15-16.00 08.1516.00 C:122 C:124 C:122 C:110 U:303 U:306 Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar Thesis Seminar 12.00 Hand in final version of thesis 13.15-15.00 U:455 Academic Writing and Presenting Research THA Lecture

Individual work and tutoring

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Course&Director&
Dr. Karin Grundstrm, Associate Professor, Urban Studies/Malm University (US/MU)

Lecturers&and&Tutors&&Thesis&in&Sustainable&Urban&Development&
AK CT GB JK JP JS KG KN MM THA TW PMR SW Annika Kruuse, Project coordinator at the Institute of Sustainable Urban Development Dr. Catarina Thormark, Associate Professor, US/MU Dr. Guy Baeten, Associate Professor, Dept. of geography, LU Dr. Johnny Kronvall, Professor, US/MU Jessica Pettersson, Strategy developer, Malm City Office (Stadskontoret) Joe Strahl, Assistant Professor, US/MU Dr. Karin Grundstrm, Associate Professor, US/MU Dr. Katarina Nylund, Professor, US/MU Maja Manner, Director at ISU the Institute of Sustainable Urban Development Dr. Tran Hoai Anh, Associate Professor Dr. Tomas Wikstrm Professor US/MU Dr. Per-Markku Ristilammi Professor US/MU Dr. Stig Westerdahl Professor US/MU

Teaching Methods
L! P!! T! Lectures! Presentation! Tutorial!

Lecture Rooms:
Lectures!will!mostly!be!held!in!building!K8!!UCbten!(the!Submarine).!

Building Lecture room

K2! K2! K2! K8! K8! K8! K8! C:122! C:110! C:124! U:303! U:306! U:455! U:459!

Floor
3! 3! 3! 3! 3! 4! 4!

No. of seats
32! 32! 60! 60! 60! 48! 60!

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