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Preliminary University Calendar

M.Sc. Urban Development First Semester: Winter Semester 2014/15

* It’s preliminary because things may change and many issues are still missing. Thus, understand this paper as a general overview. When it comes to dates, rely on email and up-dates of the respective lecturers.

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M.Sc. Urban Development

WELCOME Dear students, The Department of Urban Development at Campus El Gouna of the Technische Universität Berlin welcomes you to the first semester of your Master’s Degree Program. We wish you a lot of success in extending your knowledge in the field of urban de-velopment. Your Urban Development Team

Prof. Rudolf Schäfer (Dean)

Tooska Mosavat (Research Associate)

Felix Hartenstein (Research Associate)

Lukas Born (Coordinator)


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CONTENT 0 General Information ........................................................................ 5

0.1 Academic Calendar ............................................................................... 6

0.2 Curriculum oft he whole progamme ..................................................... 6

0.3 Lecturers in Winter Semester/ First Sem. ............................................. 8

0.4 Preliminary Schedule ............................................................................ 9

0.5 Film Club: The Berlin Movie Series ...................................................... 12

1 urban Planning ............................................................................. 15

1.1 Module 1: Urban Planning I ................................................................ 16 1.1.1 COURSE: URBAN PLANNING I ..................................................................... 16 1.1.2 EXERCISE: URBAN COMPONENTS ANALYSIS .............................................. 17 1.1.3 Exercise: Introduction GIS .......................................................................... 20 1.1.4 COURSE: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ...................................................... 23

2 Project Management .................................................................... 25

2.1 Module 2: Project Management I ....................................................... 26 2.1.1 Course: Project Management I ................................................................... 26 2.1.2 Course: Planning Law I ............................................................................... 27 2.1.3 Course: Real Estate Economics ................................................................... 29

3 Technical Infrastructure................................................................. 31

3.1 Module 13: Traffic Planning & Waste Management ........................... 32 3.1.1 COURSE: TRAFFIC PLANNING I ................................................................... 32 3.1.2 COURSE: WASTE MANAGEMENT I.............................................................. 36

4 Interdisciplinary Studies and Intercultural Competences ................. 39

4.1 Module 4/ Course: Interdisciplinary Term Project.................................. 40

4.2 Module 9/ Course: Intercultural Communication ................................... 42

4.3 Course: Scientific Writing ........................................................................... 44

Winter Semester 2014/15 at TU Berlin – Campus El Gouna 5

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0.1 Academic Calendar

Academic Winter Semester Oct. 01, 2014 - March 31, 2015 Desert Tour Oct. 10, 2014 Info-day Oct. 11, 2014 Lecture period Oct 12, 2014 to Feb 12, 2015 Winter holidays Dec 22, 2014 to Jan 03, 2015 Self-study week Jan 04, 2015 to Jan 08, 2015 Last day of classes Feb 12, 2015 Winter semester exams Feb 15, 2015 to Feb 19, 2015 No classes scheduled Feb 20, 2015 to 12 Apr 2015 Begin of lectures in Berlin April 13, 2015

0.2 Curriculum of the whole progamme

During your two year, full-time Master’s Degree Program in Urban Development you will partake in courses in the following core study areas:

1. Urban Planning 2. Project Management 3. Technical Infrastructure 4. Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences.

Each study field contains different thematic modules with respective courses. As a whole, a widely spread knowledge about all aspects of urban development, planning, and design will be given. The program covers new town development, urban regeneration of existing neighborhoods or informal settlements as well as questions of urban infrastructure or adaptation of cities to climate change. This wide range of study topics implies an integrated and process-orientated approach with many cross cutting issues. The program is realized by the scientific input of professors coming from different institutes of the University of Technology and other partner institutions. Among others are the institutes for Urban Development, Urban Sociology, Urban Water Management, Landscape Architecture, Traffic Planning, Solid Waste Management, Energy Management, and Civil Engineering/ Project Management.


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Additionally, the content of the program includes three complex semester pro-jects (Term Projects) in which interdisciplinary teams of students drawn from El Gouna’s two other master’s degree programs in Energy Engineering and Water Engineering deal with typical problems in a real world environment. A total of 120 credit points (CP or European Credit Transfer and Accumulation sys-tem = ECTS) will be awarded for your Master’s Degree Program.

1. Semester El Gouna

2. Semester Berlin

3. Semester El Gouna

4. Semes-ter

Modules CP Modules CP Modules CP Modul

M1_Urban Planning 1

M5_Urban Planning 2

M11_Integrated Urban Planning

M15_ Master 27 CP

Urban Planning 1 3 Urban Design 3 Urban Planning 2 3

Environ. Planning 1 3 Urban Sociology 3 Landscape Planning 3

Exercise 2

Total CP M5 6

Exercise 2

Total: M1 8 Total CP M 11 8

M2_Project Managmement 1

M6_Project Manag-mement 2

M12_Project Managmement 3

Project Management 1 3 Project Management 2 3 Project Management 3 3

Real Estate Management 3 Urban Economics 2 3 Urban Economics 3 2

Planning Law 1 2 Total CP M6 6 Planning Law/ Governance 3

Total CP (M2) 8 M3_Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal

4

Total CP M13 8

M13_Traffic Planning/ Waste Management

M13_Traffic Planning/ Waste Management

Traffic Planning I 2 M7_Energy Supply and

Technology 4

Traffic Planning I 2

Waste Managment I 2 Waste Managment I 2

Total CP M13/ Part 1 4 Total CP: M13 / Part 2 4

M9 Intercultural Communication

3 M8_Internship 3 M14_Term Project 3 11

M4_Term Project 1 8 M10_Term Project 2 8


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0.3 Lecturers in Winter Semester/ First Sem.

Module Course Lecturer’s Name

M1_Urban Planning Urban Planning 1 Prof. Pahl-Weber

Environmental Planning 1 Prof. Heiland

Exercises (Urban Analysis/ Introduction to GIS)

M Arch. Tooska Mosavat/ Dipl. Ing. Michael Färber

M2_Project Managemement 1

Project Management 1 Prof. Kochendörfer

Urban Economics 1 (Real Estate Economics)

Prof. Riediger

Planning Law 1 Prof. Schäfer

M13_Technical Infrastructure

Traffic Planning Prof. Richter/ Dr. Wulf Holger Arndt

Waste Management Prof. Rotter

M4_Term Project 1: Low Carbon El Gouna

Prof. Schäfer M.Sc. Felix Hartenstein

M9_Intercult. Com-munication

Houda Youssef

Scientific Writing Cairo Academy

0.4 Information System for Instructors and

Students (ISIS2)

Usually, there are scripts or additional information at the Information System for Instructors and Students (ISIS2). Ask for the enrolment-keys system which is equal for all courses. https://www.isis.tu-berlin.de/2.0/course/index.php?categoryid=593


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0.5 Preliminary Schedule

Timetable Urban Development Programme: 1. Semester

WS 2014/15 9:00 - 10:30 11:00 - 12:3012:30-

14:00 14:00-15:30 16:00 - 17:30

10.10.2014 Fri Desert Tour Desert Tour Desert Tour Desert Tour Desert Tour

11.10.2014 Sat Start of Lectures: 12.10 Info-Day 1st Semester

12.10.2014 Sun week 42 Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm

13.10.2014 Mon Semester Week 1 Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm

14.10.2014 Tue Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm

15.10.2014 Wed Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm

16.10.2014 Thu Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm Intercultural Comm

17.10.2014 Fri

18.10.2014 Sat Opening of the Semester

19.10.2014 Sun

week 43Pahl Weber Pahl Weber Pahl Weber Pahl Weber

20.10.2014 Mon Semester Week 2 Pahl Weber Pahl Weber Pahl Weber Pahl Weber

21.10.2014 Tue Room G 30

22.10.2014 Wed Room G 30

23.10.2014 Thu Room G 30

24.10.2014 Fri

25.10.2014 Sat Public Holiday Hijra - Islamic New Year (Muharram)

26.10.2014 Sun week 44 Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

27.10.2014 Mon Semester Week 3 Kochendörfer Self Study Kochendörfer Self Study

28.10.2014 Tue Kochendörfer Self Study Kochendörfer Self Study

29.10.2014 Wed Kochendörfer Self Study M4: ITPj: Kochendörf M4: Integr. Project

30.10.2014 Thu Kochendörfer Kochendörfer Self Study Self Study

31.10.2014 Fri

01.11.2014 Sat

02.11.2014 Sun week 45 Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Self Study

03.11.2014 Mon Semester Week 4 Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Self Study

04.11.2014 Tue Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Self Study

05.11.2014 Wed Schäfer Schäfer M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project

06.11.2014 Thu Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Self Study

07.11.2014 Fri

08.11.2014 Sat

09.11.2014 Sun

week 46

science day Self Study Self Study Richter Richter

10.11.2014 Mon Semester Week 5 Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

11.11.2014 Tue Richter Richter Self Study Self Study

12.11.2014 Wed Self Study Self Study M4: ITPj: Richter M4: Integr. Project

13.11.2014 Thu Richter Richter Self Study Self Study

14.11.2014 Fri

15.11.2014 Sat

16.11.2014 Sun week 47 Intercultural Comm Exam Intercultural Comm Exam

17.11.2014 Mon Semester Week 6 Intercultural Comm Exam Intercultural Comm Exam

18.11.2014 Tue Teambuilding for Team Members with Sonja Drewes

19.11.2014 Wed How to Present Scientific Data: M.Taha M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project

20.11.2014 Thu Scientific Thinking and Argumentation Skills for Problem Solving with M.Taha

41964 Fri

41965 Sat

Interc Comm HYou

Scientific Writing

Cairo Academy

M2: Project Man I/

Plan. Law:

Schäfer

M13: Traffic

Planning I/1

Richter

M2: Project Man I/

Project Man Intro:

Kochendörfer

M9: intercul. Com.:

Houda Yousseff

M1: Urban

Planning I/ Urb Pl.

I: Pahl-Weber

M4: Integrated

Term Project (ITPj)

Schäfer

Schäfer, Tröger,

Hartenstein, Banhardt


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WS 2014/15 9:00 - 10:30 11:00 - 12:3012:30-

14:00 14:00-15:30 16:00 - 17:30

23.11.2014 Sun week 48 Riediger Riediger Riediger Riediger

24.11.2014 Mon Semester Week 7 Riediger Riediger Riediger Riediger

25.11.2014 Tue Riediger Riediger Riediger Riediger

26.11.2014 Wed Riediger Riediger M4: ITPj: Riediger M4: Integr. Project

27.11.2014 Thu Riediger Riediger Riediger Riediger

28.11.2014 Fri

29.11.2014 Sat

30.11.2014 Sun week 49 Mosavat Mosavat Mosavat Self Study

01.12.2014 Mon Semester Week 8 Mosavat Mosavat Mosavat Self Study

02.12.2014 Tue Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

03.12.2014 Wed Mosavat Mosavat M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project

04.12.2014 Thu Mosavat Mosavat Self Study Self Study

05.12.2014 Fri

06.12.2014 Sat

07.12.2014 Sun week 50 Rotter Rotter Rotter Rotter

08.12.2014 Mon Semester Week 9 Rotter Rotter Rotter Rotter

09.12.2014 Tue Rotter Rotter Rotter Self Study

10.12.2014 Wed Rotter Rotter M4: ITPj: Rotter M4: Integr. Project

11.12.2014 Thu Rotter Rotter Rotter Rotter

12.12.2014 Fri

13.12.2014 Sat

14.12.2014 Sun week 51 GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber

15.12.2014 Mon Semester Week 10 GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber

16.12.2014 Tue GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber

17.12.2014 Wed GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber

18.12.2014 Thu GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber GIS/ Färber

19.12.2014 Fri

20.12.2014 Sat

21.12.2014 Sun Christmas

22.12.2014 Mon

23.12.2014 Tue

24.12.2014 Wed Public Holiday

25.12.2014 Thu Public Holiday

26.12.2014 Fri Public Holiday

27.12.2014 Sat

28.12.2014 Sun Christmas

29.12.2014 Mon

30.12.2014 Tue

31.12.2014 Wed

01.01.2015 Thu Public Holiday

02.01.2015 Fri

03.01.2015 Sat Milad un Nabi (Birth of the Prophet Muhammad)

04.01.2015 Sun week 2 Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

05.01.2015 Mon Semester Week 11 Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

06.01.2015 Tue Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

07.01.2015 Wed Public Holiday Copt. Christmas

08.01.2015 Thu Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

09.01.2015 Fri

10.01.2015 Sat

M13: Waste Man I:

Rotter

M1: Urban Plan I/

GIS/ Färber

SEMESTER

BREAK

M4: ITPj: Midterm-Presentat.

Self Study

M1: Urban

Planning I/ Urban

Analysis/ Mosavat

M2: Project Man I/

Urb Econ. (Real

Estate Econ.):

Riediger


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0.6 Information System for Instructors and

Students (ISIS2)

Usually, there are scripts or additional information at the Information System for Instructors and Students (ISIS2). Ask for the enrolment-keys system which is equal for all courses. https://www.isis.tu-berlin.de/2.0/course/index.php?categoryid=593


WS 2014/15 9:00 - 10:30 11:00 - 12:3012:30-

14:00 14:00-15:30 16:00 - 17:30

11.01.2015 Sun week 3 Heiland Heiland Heiland Heiland

12.01.2015 Mon Semester Week 12 Heiland Heiland Heiland Heiland

13.01.2015 Tue Heiland Heiland Self Study Self Study

14.01.2015 Wed Pub Hol CopNYear Heiland Heiland M4: ITPj: Heiland M4: Integr. Project

15.01.2015 Thu Heiland Heiland Heiland Heiland

16.01.2015 Fri

17.01.2015 Sat

18.01.2015 Sun week 4 Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop

19.01.2015 Mon Semester Week 13 Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop

20.01.2015 Tue Arndt / Worshop Arndt / Worshop Self Study Self Study

21.01.2015 Wed M4: ITPj: Arndt M4: Integr. Project

22.01.2015 Thu optionally Embassy all Students / or TP optionally Embassy all Students / or TP

23.01.2015 Fri

24.01.2015 Sat

25.01.2015 Sun week 5 Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber

26.01.2015 Mon Semester Week 14 Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber

27.01.2015 Tue Pahl-Weber Pahl-Weber M4: Integr. Project M4: ITPj: Pahl-Weber

28.01.2015 Wed Kochendörfer Kochendörfer Kochendörfer Kochendörfer

29.01.2015 Thu Kochendörfer Kochendörfer Kochendörfer Kochendörfer

30.01.2015 Fri

31.01.2015 Sat

01.02.2015 Sun week 6 Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

02.02.2015 Mon Semester Week 15 Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer or Self Study

03.02.2015 Tue Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer Schäfer or Self Study

04.02.2015 Wed M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project M4: Integr. Project M4: ITPj: Strasdas

05.02.2015 Thu Self Study Self Study Self Study Self Study

06.02.2015 Fri

07.02.2015 Sat

08.02.2015 Sun week 7 not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined

09.02.2015 Mon Semester Week 16not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined

10.02.2015 Tue not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined not yet defined

11.02.2015 Wed M4: Integr. Project

12.02.2015 Thu not yet defined optionally Embassy all Students optionally Embassy all Students

13.02.2015 Fri End of lectures End of lectures End of lextures End of lextures End of lextures End of lextures

14.02.2015 Sat

15.02.2015 Sun week 8 M1: Urban Planning I/ Urb Pl. I: Pahl-Weber

16.02.2015 Mon Semester Week 17 M2: Project Man I/ Project Man Intro: Kochendörfer

17.02.2015 Tue M2: Project Man I/ Urb Econ. (Real Estate Econ.): Riediger

18.02.2015 Wed

19.02.2015 Thu

20.02.2015 Fri End of Semester End of Semester End of Semester End of Semester End of Semester End of Semester End of Semester

21.02.2015 Sat

Exams

M1: Urban Plan I/

Environ. Plan:

Heiland (with 3. Sem)

M4: ITPj: Project Presentation M4: ITPj: Project Presentation

M1: Urban

Planning I/ Urb Pl.

I: Pahl-Weber

M2: Project Man I/

Proj Man Intro: BK

M13: Traffic

Planning I/2together with 3.Sem

Final Presentation: Arndt / Worshop

M2: Project Man I/

Plan. Law: Schäfer


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0.7 Film Club: The Berlin Movie Series

Background about Berlin Few cities in the world have been closer to the historic heartbeat of the 20th century than Berlin. The German capital has witnessed the German imperial empire, World War I, the first democratic attempts during the Weimar Republic, the devastation of World War II, the separation of Germany and the Berlin Wall, and the German reunifi-cation. In the 1920s, Berlin was one of the most modern cities, famed for its innovative spirit and technical advances. For a couple of years it was the world’s second largest city in terms of size and third largest in terms of population. As ever more people flocked to the big city in pursuit of a better life, social inequalities surged and human calamities and misery became widespread phenomena. After World War I (1914-18) came a time of social, political and economic turmoil. Extreme unemployment, skyrocketing hyper-inflation, and frequent food shortages lead to the near collapse of daily economic life. Political infightings disabled governmental decision making. Eventually, Germany suc-cumbed to extremism when the Nazi regime took over power. After the atrocities and devastations of World War II (1939-1945), during which Berlin was completely destroyed, Germany was occupied by the winning forces and divided into an eastern and a western part. Equally, Berlin was spilt in half, with East Berlin be-coming the capital of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and West Berlin remain-ing an enclosed island in the middle of the GDR, disconnected from the West German “mainland”. From there on the Cold War parted Germany and two opposing political systems evolved. While West Germany followed the capitalist orientation under the lead of the USA, East Germany attempted a socialist system as propagated by the So-viet Union. The “Iron Curtain” between the super powers ran right through the middle of Berlin and the city became a battleground for the political struggles between the two adverse blocks. In 1989, after 40 years of separation, the Cold War came to an end and Germany and its capital were finally reunited. The Berlin Wall was demolished and the city reclaimed its righteous place as the capital of reunified Germany. In the beginning of the 1990s an unprecedented building boom set in all over Berlin. The historic center was re-stored, houses renovated, and the famous square Potsdamer Platz – whose remains were removed after WWII to make space for the Berlin Wall, which ran right through it – became the biggest construction site in Europe.


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Today, Berlin has become a center of creativity and inventiveness. Its diverse history, young population, and a reputation as a hub for cultural and artistic activities have earned it a place among the most attractive and most popular cities in the world. It is the third most frequented tourist destination in Europe, right after London and Paris. Furthermore, Berlin has also revived its status as a focal point of political and econom-ic strength, playing a major role in European and international politics and business.

Purpose of the movie series The students of all three Master’s programs at TU Berlin Campus El Gouna spend at least parts of their second semester in Berlin. In order to offer a decent synopsis in preparation for this stay in Germany, the Berlin Movie Series shows a variety of films, which illuminate a particular aspect of Berlin’s diverse history in greater detail. While some of the films where made a long time after the actual events, they nicely portray typical characteristics of the respective periods. The films will be shown in the chrono-logical order of the historic setting rather than the year of production. In order to facilitate the understanding of the films, they will each be accompanied by a brief historical and contextual introduction. After the films there will be time for questions, clarifications, and discussions.

List of films (in order of year of production) Sunday 09.11.14 Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927) Monday 17.11.14 Emil and the Detectives (1931) Monday 24.11.14 Downfall (2005) Monday 01.12.44 Germany Year Zero (1948) Monday 08.12.14 The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) Monday 15.12.14 The Life of Others (2006) Monday 19.01.15 Herr Lehmann (2003) Monday 26.01.15 Goodbye Lenin (2003) Monday 02.02.15 Berlin is in Germany (2001) Monday 09.02.15 Berlin Babylon (2001) Monday 16.02.15 Berlin Calling (2008) All films are shown in English or with English subtitles. Films start at 7:00 pm. TUB Campus El Gouna, room G30.

Additional Details The Berlin Movie Series is for free and everybody is invited to participate. The films will be shown once per week on a fixed day. Keep your eyes open for the ex-act schedule on display in the Campus.


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In the first semester, the study area “Urban Planning” contains the following modules and courses:

M1_Urban Planning

Course: Urban Planning 1 Exercise: Urban Components Analysis Exercise: Introduction to GIS Course: Environmental Planning 1

1.1 Module 1: Urban Planning I

1.1.1 COURSE: URBAN PLANNING I Lecturer Prof. Elke Pahl-Weber Credit Points 3 Contact hours: 30h Post-processing/ homework: 30h Preparation/ examination: 20h Block course Nov. 19-20, 2014

Jan. 25-27, 2015 Date of exam Date will be fixed later for the time Feb. 15-19

Objective The aim of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of sustainable ur-ban planning. The course refers to the basic knowledge of Urban Planning and ad-dresses the three main challenges for Urban Development: climate change, de-mographic development and economic development. It will combine three differ-ent methods of learning: lectures, exercises and studio. So it will be a combination of input, action learning of provided content and action learning in self structured working groups.

Content - Urban Planning – History of a discipline; - Analysis of spatial structures; - Sustainability in Urban development – The concept and the practice; - Integrated Urban Planning as Sustainable Planning;


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- The soil and the Ground – the basic dimension of urban development – and Urban Density;

- Formal Instruments of urban Planning; - Analysis of different‚ Physical Plans‘; - Tools of Planning – Informal Instruments of Urban Planning;

Lectures - Urban Planning – Urban Renewal - Goals and targets for the Development of El Gouna - Urban Renewal – Global Concepts - Climate Sensitive Urban Planning

Literature: Literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Course Requirements Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Criteria for Grading Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Contact: [email protected]

1.1.2 EXERCISE: URBAN COMPONENTS ANALYSIS Lecturer M. Arch. Tooska Mosavat Credit Points 1 Contact hours: 20 hours Post-processing/ homework: 10 hours Preparation/ examination: 10 hours Block course Nov 30 – Dec 4, 2014 Deadlines:

The Students are expected to present the pre-liminary data analysis on Wednesday Dec. 3

th,

2014 morning. Final presentation is on Thursday Dec. 4

th, 2014

at 09:00 and the submission of files (PDF) and power points of the final presentation is on the same day (at Thu, Dec. 4

th, 2014) before 24:00.


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Objective

In this course the students practice the analysis of urban components considering

physical and functional issues and different ways of visualizing these analysis. In

this regard different methods are applied such as lecture (to clarify related defini-

tions and understandings), Exercise (as field work and analysis of an urban area)

and Studio, (for consultation and presentation of study). The lecture starts asking some questions to evaluate the awareness of the stu-dents of city and the urban components. Then the topic of urban components will be introduced. It describes the visual aspects of a city, the tools for analysis and the factors should be addressed in the study. In this regard, the urban issues like visual factors (skyline, focal point, boundary and landmark) as well as elements like urban blocks and parcels, urban accesses and environmental aspects are ex-plored. The definitions like character of an urban area, continuity and enclosure of the city, quality of public realm, ease of movement, legibility, adaptability and di-versity will be briefly identified. In the session of introduction to the exercise, it will be clarified, which materials they need, how to collect them, which data should be analysed and finally how to present in a proper and scientific way. Then the exercise phase starts, which is ac-companied by regularly meetings and discussion rounds. In general, the course aims at deepening the knowledge of participants regarding the concept of city. In addition, it targets the skill of documentation, analysis and presentation of participants and aims at improvement of these skills. To Practice Team working is another objective of the course. The participants have an active role in learning process. In this regard they learn the theoretical background as well as practice the issues through study a selected urban zone. By intensive con-sultations and presentation they develop their presentation skills too.

Content (Outline of the Individual Sessions): - Day 1. Morning: Introduction and course outline – Afternoon: introduction to

visualization and presentation techniques; - Day 2. Morning: Physical components – Afternoon: Functional components,

Introduction to the exercise; - Day 3. Morning: Site visit – Afternoon: Team work; - Day 4: Consultation and discussion round; - Day 5: Presentation of final analysis.


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Literature: 1. Cowan, Robert (2002): Urban design Guidance, Thomas Telford. 2. Cullen, Gordon (1961/1971): The Concise Townscape, Architectural Press of

Routledge, USA. 3. Gottdiener, M./Budd, Leslie (2005): Key Concepts in Urban Studies, SAGE Pub-

lications, London, Thousands Oaks, New Delhi. 4. Jacobs, Jane (1961): The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Random

House, New York. 5. Llewelyn – Davies (2000): Urban design Compendium, English Partnership &

The Housing Corporation, London. 6. Mikoleit, Anne (2011): Urban Code, 100 Lessons for Understanding the City,

the MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts. 7. Tibbalds, Francis (1992/2001): Making People-Friendly Towns, Improving the

Public Environment in Towns and Cities, Taylor & Francis (First Published by Longman Group UK, Ltd), USA & Canada.

8. Transport & Regional Affairs Department of the Environment (2000): By De-sign, Urban Design in the Planning System: Towards Better Practice, Thomas Telford Ltd.

9. Walljasper, Jay (2007/2010): The Great Neighborhood Book, A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking, New Society Publishers, Canada.

Course Requirements/ Criteria for Grading Each participant is expected to: - Participating regularly and actively in the course (influence on grading: 20%) - Taking part in the site visit (influence on grading: 20%) - Preliminary presentation and discussion (influence on grading: 30%) - Final presentation (influence on grading: 30%)

o Good team work in the presentation as well as work period

o Following the criteria for final presentation

o Covering the issues described in the Task description.

Contact [email protected]


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1.1.3 Exercise: Introduction GIS Lecturer Dipl. Ing. Michael Färber Credit Points 1 Contact hours: 16 hours (h) lectures (à 45 min),

6 h exercises with supervision

Post-processing/ homework: 8 h free exercises,

2 h for online consultation.

Preparation/ examination: 10 hours Block course Dec 14-18, 2014 Deadlines:

The date for online consultation will be fixed in the last session. The Students are expected to hand in the sub-mission in January 2015, date will be fixed in the last session. The submission will be GIS-maps (GIS-format as shapefiles or databases) and PDF-Maps to apply presentation skills with maps.

Objective The course Introduction to GIS - Geographic Information Systems has the objec-tives to introduce GIS to participants and visualize ways of GIS in urban planning. Thereby the students will develop skills in GIS for digital visualizing, analysing of digital spatial data and presenting maps and results. They will practice computer working and learn how to manage data for using in GIS. In this regard different methods are applied. Lectures will clarify related defini-tions and understandings. Exercises, field work and analysis of an urban area will practise GIS knowledge and understanding and foster analysing skills. Presentation of results and maps will foster presentation skills . The course is a partly joint-work with the semester project. It means the students have inputs to study climate gas emission management in the semester project which will be combined in tasks for applying GIS in order to learn the logic and functionality of GIS.

Content The participants have an active role in learning process. In this regard they learn the theoretical background as well as practice the issues through study a selected


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urban zone. By intensive consultations and presentation they develop their presentation skills too.

Session 1: General introduction to GIS and Session 2: Introduction to ArcGIS 14.12.2014 Session 1: General introduction to GIS (2 h) Session 2: Introduction to ArcGIS (2 h) Exercises (2 h) and Free Exercises (2 h) In these sessions an overall introduction to Geographic Information Systemns (GIS) will be given with an overview on application examples for GIS in urban planning and development. The software ArcGIS will be introduced to the students with relevance of pro-gramme components (ArcGIS, ArcCatalog and ArcToolbox). Basic usage knowledge of general functions will be practised. Exercises to practise ArcGIS usage will be handed out.

Session 3: ArcGIS workflow and Session 4: Map layouts 15.12.2014 Session 3: ArcGIS workflow (2 h) Session 4: Map layouts (2 h) Exercises (2 h) and Free Exercises (2 h) These sessions will concentrate on the management of digital data in ArcGIS with the handling of attribute tables and the arrangement of spatial data. The produc-tion of map presentation layouts with legends, scale-bars and export possibilities will be subject of the second session. Exercises to practise ArcGIS usage will be handed out after both sessions.

Session 5 and 6: Building maps 16.12.2014 Session 5: Building maps - Part 1 (2 h) Session 6: Building maps - Part 2 (2 h) Exercises (2 h) and Free Exercises (2 h) In these sessions the students will learn how to digitize maps and how map con-tent can be edited. Further, students will learn about georeferencing of existing maps and airviews. Students will start to build own maps on the bases of self col-lected field data from El Gouna down town. Exercises to practise ArcGIS usage and to develop own maps of El Gouna will be handed out after both sessions.

Session 7 and Session 8: Geoprocessing in ArcGIS 17.12.2014 Session 7: Geoprocessing in ArcGIS - Part 1 (2 h) Exercises (2 h) 18.12.2014 Session 8: Geoprocessing in ArcGIS - Part 2 (2 h) Exercises (2 h) and Free Exercises (2 h)


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These sessions will introduce the students to the basic usage of ArcToolbox (ac-tions like 'intersect', 'union' 'clipping or ' buffer') for usage in urban planning and spatial analysis . The students will learn spatial selections and queries. The stu-dents will apply spatial analysis (e.g. density calculations) on bases of field visits and noted information from El Gouna down town. Exercises to practise ArcGIS usage and to develop own maps of El Gouna will be handed out after both sessions. During these sessions the students have opportunity to talk to the lecturer about their study outcomes and practice to work with GIS.

Session 9: Online Consultation (2h) January 2015: The date for online consultation will be fixed in the last session.

Course Requirements Each participant is expected to: - Preparing well through online tutorials and literature studies; - Participating regularly and actively in the course; missing two sessions (being

absent) means failed; - Tests of lectures content of the day before - Submission of final task (GIS analysis) covering the issues of the task descrip-

tion. Consisting of o GIS-Data (Data collected in data analyses used to develop shapefiles

and databases, analysed with GIS-Instruments), o PDF-Map(s) (Map content, legend, north arrow, short description,

copyrights...) showing analysed area and outcome o Text-Document (Word or PDF) describing idea, used instruments and

outcome (5.000 - 7.000 characters without space)

Literature - Gorr, Wilpen and Kurland, Kristen (2010): GIS Tutorial – Basic Workbook, Ad-

vanced Workbook and Spatial Analysis Workbook - Ormsby, Tim (2011): Getting to know ArcGIS Desktop 10 - Painho, Marco (2010): Geospatial thinking - Robinson, Darren (2011): Computer modelling for sustainable urban design - Online GIS-Tutorials:

o http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/gis/tutorials.cfm o www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiNEAh2_Rnsi9LVd0pxu3lSXoRVhWPCLk o http://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/videos.htm


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Criteria for Grading - Test of basic knowledge of GIS via studies of literature/online tutorials (10%) - Daily Exercise 1 (10%) - Daily Exercise 2 (10%) - Daily Exercise 3 (10%) - Daily Exercise 4 (10%) - Final submission of task in connection with semester project (50 %)

o GIS-Data management (15 %) o Map-Layout (15 %) o Supporting paper (20 %)

Contact Michael Färber E-Mail: [email protected] Skype: supamicha79 Mobile: 0049 (0) 163 30 90 525 Landline: 0049 (0) 30 41 72 6800

1.1.4 COURSE: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING Lecturer Prof. Heiland Credit Points 3 Contact hours: 30h Post-processing/ homework: 30h Preparation/ examination: 20h Block course Jan. 11-15, 2015 Deadlines Date will be fixed later for the time Feb. 15-19

Objective The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the relevance and im-portance of environmental issues for sustainable urban development as well as an overview about instruments and methods to consider environmental aspects in urban planning. The course refers to global and regional changes of human environments, their causesand their impacts on human quality of life. The relationship between the detoriation and degradation as well as the protection of environmental compo-


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nents (e.g. biodiversity, soil, water, climate) on the one hand side and urban plan-ning and development on the other hand will be discussed. The course consists of lectures and exercises and will also refer to the students project of the 1st term.

Content Global and regional environmental threats and their impacts on urban develop-ment – Environmental components to be considered in Environmental Planning – Effects of urban structures and areas on the environment – Principles of urban ecology – Instruments of Environmental Planning in Germany and their application in the MENA-Region – Methods and working steps of Environmental planning – Urban Green spaces and human health – Adaptation to Climate Change.

Literature: Will be announced at the beginning of the course




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Project Management


2 PROJECT MANAGEMENT


Project Management

In the first semester, the study area “Project Management” contains the following modules and courses:

M2_Project Management 1

Project Management 1

Urban Economics 1 (Real Estate Economics)

Planning Law 1

2.1 Module 2: Project Management I

2.1.1 Course: Project Management I Lecturer: Prof. Bernd Kochendörfer Credit Points: 3 Contact hours: 30 h

Post-processing/ homework: 30 h

Preparation/ examination: 30 h Block courses: Oct. 27-30, 2014

Jan. 28-29, 2015 Deadlines: Date will be fixed later for the time Feb. 15-19

Objective The course imparts the theoretic and systematic basics of project management. Based on the international standard of project management ISO 21500, the re-quired processes for project handling will be introduced. Moreover, the imple-mentation of projects in Urban Development will be clarified. To strengthen the theoretic knowledge, the second part of the course will be fo-cused on practical application. In addition to a role play and a project to practice, basics of communication and soft skills will be taught and applied.

Content Block 1: Basics of project management - Fundamentals of project work - Project participants - Project management methodology and project management processes - Initiating, planning, implementing, controlling and closing of a project - Costs, time, risks and quality - International standards, focused on ISO 21500


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Block 2: Exercise in project management - Communication management - Soft skills - Project to practice - Role play to

Literature - Lecture notes „Project Management“ and „Exercise in Project Management“

by Prof. Kochendörfer - ISO 21500: Guidance on project management - Kerzner, Harold: Project Management. A Systems Approach to Planning,

Scheduling and Controlling

Course Requirements Written examination on theoretic basics, 90 minutes

Criteria for Grading Written examination counts 100%

Contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Kochendörfer Fon: + 49.30.314-72330 E-Mail: [email protected]

2.1.2 Course: Planning Law I Lecturer: Prof. Rudolf Schäfer Credit Points: 3 Contact hours: 30 h


Preparation/ examination: 30 h Block course: Nov. 3-5, 2014// Feb. 02-03, 2015 Deadlines: Not yet fixed in the time frame: Feb. 15-19, 2015

Objective To establish common understanding of complex urban projects, this course intro-duces the key concepts and theories of planning law. Public planning law has to secure the social and environmental responsibilities of urban planning and con-


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struction processes. This is of particular importance in a development phase, where population growth and climate change pose special challenges for the sus-tainable development of urban and rural settlements. Additionally the process of social transformation leads to new demands and requirements for transparency of planning processes and the participation of people. After the completion of this unit the students are able to: - Understand the regulations of urban development and their implementation

in planning processes - Apply urban planning legislation instruments to specific planning situations

Content - Introduction to basic functions and categories of public planning and building

law; - Legal and administrative systems of urban planning on local level; - Legal instruments for the implementation of master plans; - Legal and administrative system of building permits; - Selected fields of side law; - Legal and administrative systems of urban renewal; - Legal and administrative systems of new town development; - Working on case studies.

Literature: A list of literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.





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2.1.3 Course: Real Estate Economics Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nicole Riediger Credit Points 2 Contact hours: 20 h


Preparation/ examination: 10 h Block course Nov. 23-27, 2014 Deadlines: Not yet fixed in the time frame: Feb. 15-19, 2015

Objective: The objective is to understand the field of Real Estate Economics. Students get to know the structure of feasibility studies, learn how to do market and site analysis and understand the need of interdisciplinary work. Furthermore they understand the different stakeholders and their objectives and should be able to do basic cal-culations for a real estate development.

Content: Block 1: Introduction - Day 1: Basics Real Estate Management - Day 2: Feasibility Study Block 2: Market and Site Analysis - Day 3: Structure M&S - Day 4: Tools (Value Benefit, SWOT) Block 2: Development Calculation - Day 5: basic development calculation

Literature: - Guidance on Sustainable land use and urban design on brownfield sites;

Workpackage 4 – Deliverable D 4.1; Regeneration of European Sites in Cities and Urban Environments; 1 August 2004; www.rescue-europe.com: 14.05.13

- More literature will be confirmed at the beginning of the course.

Course requirements: Lectures, small assignments

http://www.rescue-europe.com/


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Criteria for Grading Written exam


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Technical Infrastructure


3 TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE



In the first semester, the study area “Project Management” contains the following modules and courses

M13_Technical Infrastructure

Traffic Planning Prof. Richter/ Dr. Wulf Holger Arndt

Waste Management Prof. Rotter

3.1 Module 13: Traffic Planning & Waste

Management

3.1.1 COURSE: TRAFFIC PLANNING I Lecturer Prof. Richter

Dr. Wulf Holger Arndt Credit Points 2 Contact hours: 20 h


Preparation/ examination: 20 h Block course 09.11.2014 to 13.11.2014 (Prof. Richter)

18.01.2015 to 22.01.2015 (Workshop, Dr. Arndt) Deadlines: The date for the exam will be fixed later for the

time Feb. 15-19, 2015

Objective The growing problems in transportation have led to renewed conceptions in ‘mo-bility’ planning. Growing concerns about clean air and clean water, economic de-velopment, congestion management, transportation control measures and chang-ing urban form have greatly increased the importance of well-planned transporta-tion facilities and policies. Since the quality of the urban environment relates di-rectly to its transportation facilities, few other urban issues have comparable im-pact duration. This module introduces the basics of traffic planning in an urban context. Fur-thermore new directions in the urban transportation planning processes will be highlighted and the correct use of these instruments will be introduced. The goal



of this course is to give an understanding of basic connections between sustaina-ble urban planning and traffic planning, to know the basics of planning methodol-ogy and planning instruments in the field of traffic planning, to know the basics of network planning for different transport modes and to know the basics of impact analysis and assessment of road traffic planning measures in urban planning. Additionally, a one-week workshop, in which recent challenges of the Egyptian transport system are discussed with transportation experts, will be organized in this semester. The workshop addresses current urban development trends in rela-tion to potential sustainable and human-oriented transportation concepts which aim for a better understanding of needed measures for promotion of pedestrian mobility, cycling, public transportation incl. integration of paratransit and mobility management. Furthermore, the students will work together in small groups and develop project ideas for strategies to solve transportation problems. These should improve the regional embedment of the New Towns including a decrease of accessibility-deficits for inhabitants of the urban periphery and the inclusion of internal and external effects of growing car dominance.

Content 1. Introduction to Transport Planning - Urban Areas, urbanisation trends - Spatial structure and traffic - Interaction between urban and transport planning - Urban transportation systems - Traffic problems in urban areas 2. Fundamentals of Traffic Planning - Regional Planning - Urban planning - Transportation planning 3. Planning Methodology - Target concepts - Defects analysis - State analysis - Case plan development - Impact Analysis - Assessment 4. Analysis of traffic demand



- Traffic counts - Traffic surveys 5. Transportation planning models 6. Transport development plans - Planning models - Public transport plans - Planning structures and stakeholders 7. Impact models - Effects on traffic flow - Effects on traffic safety - Effects on the environment - Effects on the economy - Assessment procedures Literature:

- Michael Meyer, Eric J. Miller (2000) “Urban Transport Planning”, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 2 edition

- Paul H. Wright, Norman J. Ashford, Robert J. Stammer (1997) “Transportation Engineering: Planning and Design”, Wiley; 4 edition

- Pratelli, A. (2013) “Urban Street Design & Planning”, WITPRESS - Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) http://www.mobilityplans.eu - Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) http://www.sutp.org - Tumlin, Jeffrey (2012): Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating

Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities week 1 from 09.11.2014 to 13.11.2014 (organized by Prof. Richter)

Time/Day

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

9:00-10:30

self study self study Methodol-ogy of traf-fic planning

self study transport de-velopment plans

11:00-12:30

self study self study transport develop-ment plans

self study transport de-velopment plans

break

14:00-15:30

Methodology of traffic planning

self study self study M4: Integrat-ed project

self study

16:00-17:30

Methodology of traffic planning

self study self study M4: Integrat-ed project

self study



week 2 from 18.01.2015 to 22.01.2015 (organized by Dr. Arndt) Time/Day

Sunday Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

9:00-10:30

Introduction in traffic planning

academic sessions from internation-al experts

student presen-tation of work-shop results

self study

11:00-12:30



work-shop

student presen-tation of work-shop results

self study

break

14:00-15:30



work-shop

M4: Integrated project

self study

16:00-17:30



self study

M4: Integrated project

self study

Course requirements: - presentation and written papers within the workshop in week 2, - written exam at the end of the semester

Criteria for Grading: - workshop (presentation and paper 50 % - written exam 50 %

Contact Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Richter TU Berlin/ Institute of Land and Sea Transport Systems Department of Road Planning and Operation fon: 0049 (0)30 314 72604 fax: 0049 (0)30 314 72884 [email protected] Dr.-Ing. Wulf-Holger Arndt TU Berlin/ Center for Technology and Society Head of Research Area “Mobility and Space” fon: +49 (0)30 314 - 25 230 fax: +49 (0)30 314 - 26 917 [email protected]



3.1.2 COURSE: WASTE MANAGEMENT I Lecturer Prof. Vera Rotter Credit Points 2 Contact hours: 20 h


Preparation/ examination: 20 h Block course Dec. 07-11, 2014 Deadlines: The date for the exam will be fixed later for the

time Feb. 15-19, 2015

Objective The objective of this unit is to provide a fundamental understanding of waste gen-eration in the context of the urban metabolism and to familiarize the students with basic terms related to waste management. After the completion of this unit the students are able to: - Apply tools for the forecast of waste generation in the city planning context - Assess the impact of waste on the environment, the economy and society - Describe basic solid waste management operations - To visualize the status quo in terms of SWM for a case study The course starts out with an analysis of urban metabolism and familiarizes the students with the concept of flow analysis, the relationship between human activ-ities and material flow and quantitative tools to assess material flow related to human activities. Small exercises will enable the students to apply this concept to further case studies. In the second part the organization and technical infrastruc-ture for SWM services will be analyzed. The students learn to describe technolo-gies and to assess their applicability for case studies. The last part of the module deals with methods to visualize SWM systems and situations that support pro-spective planning.

Content: - Urban metabolism, - Waste collection and city cleaning, - Waste management technologies, - SWM profiles for cities.



Literature - UN-HABITAT (2010) Solid Waste Management in the World‘s Cities : Water

and Sanitation in the World‘s Cities 2010. - David C. Wilson, Costas Velis, Chris Cheeseman (2006) Role of informal sector

recycling in waste management in developing countries, Habitat International 30; pp. 797–808.

Course requirements Will be announced at the beginning of the course



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Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences



Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences In the first semester, the study area “Interdisciplinary Studies and Intercultural Competences” contains the following modules and courses:

M4_Term Project 1: Low Car-bon El Gouna

In this case, this module contains only one course.

M9_Intercult. Communication In this case, this module contains only one course.

Scientific Writing Although you’ll gain no credit points in this course and though it is not yet an official part of the curriculum, the attendance is obligatory.

Title: Measures towards a Carbon-Neutral El Gouna Comment: In this case, this module contains only one

course. Lecturer Prof. Rudolf Schäfer

Christoph Banhardt Felix Hartenstein:

Credit Points 8 Contact hours: 60

Post-processing/ homework: 120

Preparation/ examination: 60 Block course/ weekly course

Okt. 21-23, 2014/ Every Wednesday afternoon

Deadlines: The final reports are to be submitted by 31 March 2015, 11:59pm CET. One digital copy (pdf) is to be sent to Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schäfer, Christoph Banhardt and Felix Hartenstein by email. One printed copy is to be handed in to either Christoph Banhardt or Felix Hartenstein in person.



Objective: El Gouna is aspiring to become a carbon-neutral city. The Interdisciplinary Term Project aims to contribute to this goal by identifying a range of multidimensional measures that can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of El Gouna in an ef-fective and economical manner.

Content:

Phase 1: Understanding the challenge and defining the concepts - Greenhouse gases and their effects - CO2 neutrality - Sustainability - Holistic approaches - Boundary conditions - Lifecycle costs - Reduction vs. offsetting - Carbon footprint - Rating systems - Etc.

Phase 2: Stocktaking – comprehensive list of greenhouse gas emissions in El Gouna - Define boundary conditions - Estimate emissions by sectors and usages - In depth investigation of particular case studies

Phase 3: Listing potential measures to reduce greenhouse gases in El Gouna - List possible measures for different sectors and usages to reduce greenhouse

gases - Estimate costs per ton of reduction for each measure - Identify most effective and cost efficient measures - Compile abatement-cost-curve - Collect recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emission in El Gouna

Literature: As an introduction to the topic, it is a good start to read the following documents: - Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy – Version 2 of the Global Greenhouse

Gas Abatement Cost Curve (2009); McKinsey & Company


Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences - Our Carbon Footprint 2.0 (2013); The American University in Cairo - Additional literature will be announced and distributed during the course of

the project.

Course requirements: The project teams are required to produce the following products to pass the course: interim presentation, final presentation, written report, poster. In addi-tion, a number of weekly tasks will be assigned to stimulate and monitor the work progress. For additional information on the comprehensive nature of the respec-tive requirements, see the detailed task description.

Criteria for Grading: The final grade of the Interdisciplinary Term Project is the weighted average of several sub-grades, composed as follows: - Written report: 50% - Final presentation: 30% - Interim presentation: 10%

- Poster: 10% For additional information, see the detailed task description.

Contact: - Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schäfer: [email protected] - Christoph Banhardt: [email protected] - Felix Hartenstein: [email protected]

Title: Intercultural Competence and Communication Comment: In this case, this module contains only one

course. Lecturer: Houda Youssef Credit Points: 3 Contact hours: 30 h




Preparation/ examination: 30 h Block course: Oct. 12-16, 2014 Deadlines: Feb. 08, 2015

Objective - Basic knowledge about culture, cultural dimensions, communication, diversity

and intercultural competence - Reflected dealing with different cultural values, behavior, perceptions, work-

ing patterns, stereotypes and prejudices and conflicts resulting out of diversi-ty

- Develop basic competencies, interpersonal skills and strategies for successful inter-cultural and -gender communication

- Develop basic knowledge for establishing continuous dialogue with stake-holders from science, industry, NGOs as well as with customers, employees or the local population

Content This module provides the students with the basic knowledge about the multiple aspects of communication and intercultural competencies. The following fields will be covered in form of theoretical inputs, role games, working groups and in-teractive exercises:

Culture and diversity: - Definitions, theories and models - Cultural dimensions and cultural standards - Stereotypes and their functions - Managing diversity as a strategically imperative

Communication, conflicts and cooperation in an intercultural working-setup: - Models of communication - Non-verbal and media supported communication - Basic tools for establishing continuous dialogue with stakeholders - Models and strategies how to communicate with diverse others and how to

deal with critical incidents and cultural conflicts in an intercultural and inter-gender context

Intercultural competencies as social competence, competence of action and con-cepts of attitudes: - Definitions and aspects of intercultural competencies - Critical reflection of own values and perceptions


Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences - Reflecting hard and soft skills such as tolerance, empathy, change in perspec-

tives, distance of roles, tolerance of ambiguity and communication skills.

Criteria for Grading/ Course requirements Exam conditions: Equivalent to exam / Competing Groups 1) Group presentation (5-6 persons)

o 60 min for each group (10 min per person) o 15 min discussions / questions (2-3 min per person)

2) Group Case study (2 persons): o Max. 2 pages per group o Each section has to mention the responsible person


There are three days on Academic Writing and Soft Skills in week 47. The courses are an offer of Kairo Akademie. This course will take place together with the students from Energy Engineering and Water Engineering. Each day has its own agenda.

DAY1: Nov. 18, 2014 Title: TEAMBUILDING FOR TEAM MEMBERS/ SOS-06 Lecturer: Sonja Drewes Credit Points: Although you’ll gain no credit points in this

course and though it is not yet an official part of the curriculum, the attendance is obligatory.

Contact hours: 6 (+1)

Day Course: Nov. 18, 2014

Objective/ Learning Outcome - Understand team dynamics - Get to know and use your strengths - Understand team objectives



- Develop “team spirit”

Content Participants will be introduced to a group development model in order to under-stand which stages a team goes through. Each identifies his/her own strengths and how to integrate them effectively in a team. This process will be supported by several team building activities. In order to accomplish the overall goal of the team each member should be aware of his/her role as a good team player.

ORGANISATIONAL REMARKS: Training Methods: - Theoretical Inputs and Presentations - Practice through Open class and Group Discussions, Interactive Ses-sions,

Case studies, Role Playing and more Necessary tools: - Data Show, Laptop, Flipchart, Soft Board, Flash Cards, Pins, Blank Papers,

Pens, Markers, Glue, Scotch Tape

Course Requirements/ Criteria for Grading: Although you’ll gain no credit points in this course and though it is not yet an offi-cial part of the curriculum, the attendance is obligatory.

DAY2: Nov. 20, 2014 Title: HOW TO PRESENT SCIENTIFIC/ AS-05 Lecturer: Mohamed Taha Abdelhady Credit Points: Although you’ll gain no credit points in this




Objective/ Learning Outcome By the end of the module, participants will be able to: - Face audience (minimize nervousness) - Recognize and distinguish between speaking to persuade and speaking to in-

form. - Use informative and persuasive strategies in speaking.


Interdisciplinary Studies/ Intercultural Competences - Find information relevant to the topic. - Use adequate support for chosen topic. - Use visual aid effectively and smartly to serve their topic. - Organize their speech and demonstrate appropriate time management skills. - Use effective and appropriate body language. - Use effective and appropriate stress, intonation, voice level, and pacing. - Use effective and appropriate style.

Content This course introduces candidates to various types of oral communication. It aims at equipping them with the basic skills needed for academic presentations as well as for … in addition to career presentations

ORGANISATIONAL REMARKS: Teaching Methods: - Theoretical inputs / Self-reflection and application. Practice through interac-

tive Sessions and Role Playing Necessary tools: - Data show, laptop, flipchart, soft board, flash cards, pins, blank papers, pens,

markers, glue, scotch tape.


DAY3: Nov. 21, 2014 Title: SCIENTIFIC THINKING AND AR-GUMENTATION

SKILLS FOR PROBLEM SOLVING/ AS-02 Lecturer: Mohamed Taha Abdelhady Credit Points: Although you’ll gain no credit points in this




Objective/ Learning Outcome By the end of the module, participants will be able to: - Apply the steps of scientific method to solve a problem.



- Make scientific observations. - Describe observations. - Distinguish between positive and negative connotations. - Distinguish among observations, facts, opinions, inferences, and assump-

tions. - Make inferences from premises. - Recognize good arguments. - Detect faulty arguments. - Report on how to provide a hypothesis for a given problem in any field of

study. - Analyze information gathered to confirm or reject a hypothesis.

Content This course introduces and applies the basic skills of analyzing information. Atten-tion is given especially to scientific thinking skills, problem solving, observation, analysis, making inferences, interpretation, and argumentation in reading, oral and written expression.

ORGANISATIONAL REMARKS: Training Methods: - Theoretical inputs and presentations. - Practice through open class and group discussions, interactive sessions, as

studies, role playing, etc. - Self-reflection and application from a business perspective. Necessary tools: - Data show, laptop, flipchart, soft board, flash cards, pins, blank papers, pens,

markers, glue, scotch tape.



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