Attendance is expected at scheduled activities including lectures and seminar sessions.
Lectures documents will be available for the students ahead of the lecture. 

Lectures will be available as recordings after they were presented on campus. 
Attendance on campus is required for final presentation.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable. 

Weekly presentations and writings will be available for all students. Written feedbacks provided by the tutor will be commented on every document and shared with all students.

The seminar is a research-led teaching where students will be confronted with problem-based case studies that will encourage the development of critical thinking to use interdisciplinary fields and learnings. The individual work of the students will benefit from the collective advice and feedback provided in each class. The course follows the structure of a seminar course with four lectures at the beginning of the semester. The following classes are about discussing, presenting, evaluating and developing writing skills to improve and advance the individual works towards the submission of assignment 1.

The course will help students to develop a new way of understanding the social and environmental crises and to reflect of the possibility to apply this knowledge to design courses. The material and techniques taught in this course will be essential to prepare students to develop research in architecture and to write about it, skills that are useful to have at hand when doing the March. Prof. The content of the seminar will be a strong foundation for students doing Advance Design 2 too. 

Students will be introduced to the resilience theory and the theory behind collapse using knowledge and evidence from ecology, environmental science, anthropology, economy and urban design and architecture. Students will also explore methods to assess and measure complex situations in urban landscapes. 

The structure of the seminar is based on a cumulative and iterative process. Students will be developing their research using the lecturer and students feedbacks. A roll will be taken each week. The seminar sessions consist on presentations of analysis of case studies. These are quick presentations between 3 to 5 min that have to be properly structured and motivate discussions that will be assessed. Presentations will happen every week. Throughout discussions all students are expected to engage with each other’s work in a positive and constructive manner. Students will provide written and oral comments to their fellows after they finish their presentations. 

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Students will have access to articles, writings and selected bibliography. Tutorials for learning quantitative methods (correlation, regression, diversity index, etc) will be provided and discuss in class.Students will have access to a folder containing all final assignments done by previous students. In this way, students can have concrete references to consult and understand the quality of work expected for assignment 1 from the moment they are enrolled.

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Requests for extensions of time must be submitted and approved using the Extension of Time Application form available on Canvas. Students should notify the Course Director/Course Coordinator of their situation as soon as practicable, and preferably before any due date. Notifications by students should include information about the unexpected circumstances and should attach evidence to support this if available. Notifications received after an assessment due date will be accepted, where this is reasonable, within the context of the course. If possible, students are encouraged to seek medical, counselling or other support from the most appropriate sources.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

As per suggested by students, submission deadline of Assignment 1 is on week 10. This helped students to improve their time management skills and gave them more flexibility to work on final presentations for Design courses.There will be one lecture dedicated to explain methodologies and methods of calculation.Students enjoyed learning about data collection methods and to organise it properly using Excel tables in an advance manner.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.