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5511626: FU_Waste: Data, Community & Urban Space

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Semester:SS 23
Type:Seminar
Language:German/English
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2012)
Cross faculty elective subjects (01.09.2014)
Master's degree programme in Information Systems (01.09.2015)
Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2015)
Master's degree programme in Information Systems (01.09.2019)
Bachelor's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2019)
Master's degree programme in Architecture (01.09.2019)
Master's degree programme in Entrepreneurship and Management (01.09.2020)
Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2020)
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2021)

Description

‘More than buildings, forms, materials or structures, it is architecture's ability to alter how we see the world that is its most precious and powerful gift.’ - writes Lesley Lokko, curator of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale 2023 in her statement.

The Liechtenstein contribution takes up exactly this idea and shows the invisible bond between Liechtenstein and Africa, which through our actions changes living spaces, social spaces and social structures in an inclusive and global society. Liechtenstein and Africa are connected, even if this is unconscious on both sides. Every year Liechtenstein exports several hundred tons of e-waste.

E-waste has now taken on a global dimension and is also relevant for small countries like Liechtenstein. Is e-waste trash or a valuable resource? What would change if exports were successively reduced? In Africa? And in Liechtenstein?

As in a laboratory, we take two comparable variables to experiment with. On a macro level, we look at the connection between Liechtenstein and Agbogbloshie (the largest electronic waste dump in Africa) and the changes in structures due to the reduction of e-waste - spatial as well as social. On a micro level, we look at the details of people's everyday lives once confronted with the issue.

For the exhibition, research questions are to be answered and data collection carried out in Ghana and in Liechtenstein through various activities in the University of Liechtenstein. Scientific methods for data collection, analysis, evaluation, and visualization of the results are taught.

Lecture Goals

With the aim of supporting the 2023 Architecture Biennale in Venice, the students should learn to conduct independent research, track down sources of information, and analyze and evaluate the data collected. The research results form a significant part of the exhibition, which explores the relationship between Liechtenstein and the Agbogbloshie district of Accra, Ghana.

Learning Outcomes

Students learn:

  • Research, methods of data collection, analysis, and evaluation of results

  • Organize, compare, and display data using the Python programming language

  • Display and parameterize 3D information (e.g. urban planning) based on Open Data using Rhino/Grasshopper

Qualifications

Lectures Method

Teaching of basics through lessons, workshops, discussions, project work (exercises - individual and group work)

Admission Requirements

None.

Literature

Will be provided at the beginning of the semester.

Materials

medium performance computer (PC or Mac) / or work on the workstations in the university (S6)

Exam Modalities

Grading

Project work:

Parts of assessment

A: Data collection 50%
B: Visualization of the data analysis 50%.

80% mandatory presence

The required certificates of achievement are issued according to the modalities listed under "Assessment".
Attendance is compulsory for courses that are part of the examination.
The fulfillment of the attendance obligation is a necessary prerequisite for the positive completion of an examination-immanent course.
Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the contact hours.
The verification and written documentation of compulsory attendance is the responsibility of the respective lecturer, who will keep these records at least until the end of the semester.
Attendance certificates are required for absences beyond the defined absences.
It is the responsibility of the Coordinating Office for Interdepartmental Electives to approve the reason for absence.
Attendance at another University event is not considered an excused absence.

Assessment

Grading

Project work:

Parts of assessment

A: Data collection 50%
B: Visualization of the data analysis 50%.

80% mandatory presence

The required certificates of achievement are issued according to the modalities listed under "Assessment".
Attendance is compulsory for courses that are part of the examination.
The fulfillment of the attendance obligation is a necessary prerequisite for the positive completion of an examination-immanent course.
Attendance must be proven for at least 80% of the contact hours.
The verification and written documentation of compulsory attendance is the responsibility of the respective lecturer, who will keep these records at least until the end of the semester.
Attendance certificates are required for absences beyond the defined absences.
It is the responsibility of the Coordinating Office for Interdepartmental Electives to approve the reason for absence.
Attendance at another University event is not considered an excused absence.

Dates

DatumZeitRaum
01.03.202317:30 - 19:00S6
08.03.202317:30 - 19:00S6
22.03.202317:30 - 19:00S6
29.03.202317:30 - 19:00S6
01.04.202309:00 - 12:15S6
22.04.202309:00 - 12:15S6
02.05.202317:15 - 21:00H4
02.05.202317:15 - 21:00H1
03.05.202317:30 - 19:00S6
06.05.202309:00 - 12:15S6
20.05.202309:00 - 12:15S6
03.06.202309:00 - 12:15S6