URP 3001                             Spring 2000

Mon / Wed / Fri                     4^th period              10:40AM to 11:30AM

Location:  Little Hall 101

Instructor: Joseli Macedo
Virtual Office: WebCTmail
Real Office: 468 Architecture Building
Office Hours: Wednesday from 11:30 to 12:30 or by appointment
Phone: 352-392-9432

COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE OBJECTIVES

EXPECTATIONS

METHODOLOGY

TEXTBOOK

EVALUATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
 

This course will introduce students to cities in each of the hemispheres, in industrialized and in developing countries. Over 60 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas today, and all trends indicate this number will continue to increase. Urbanization rates, especially in developing countries, have been the highest ever in the past 10 years.

Using an innovative format that combines lectures, multi-media activities, and web based communications and assignments, this course will take students to as many cities as they wish to visit. Students will learn about the history, culture, development, and quality of life of each city, coming to understand how urbanization has shaped the world we live in.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To provide students with an overview of urban areas of the world.
• To introduce students to countries and cultures they would not otherwise have the opportunity to know.
• To give students a basic understanding of patterns of urban development.
• To guide students through the processes of urbanization and help them comprehend the regional and global consequences of such processes.

EXPECTATIONS
 

Students are expected to participate in all the activities planned for this course, including attending all lectures and special events. Up to three absences for illnesses will be allowed; points will be deducted from the final grade average for unexcused absences. Students are also expected to read the course materials in a timely fashion; to finish assignments and quizzes by the scheduled deadline; to abide by University of Florida's rules and regulations concerning the use of University facilities; and to follow guidelines concerning computer use and web etiquette (netiquette).

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METHODOLOGY
 

This course relies on a combination of reading, thinking, writing, attending lectures, viewing multi-media materials, and fully engaging the web based companion tool for the course. This web based tool, called WebCT, will be accessible to all students, on campus or from home. It will be used for:

• general information through the calendar feature (Travel Schedule)
• discussions through the Bulletin Board feature
• communications through the Mail feature
• submission of assignments
• quizzes

A tutorial is available so students may learn how to use it properly. Go to the following URL: http://course1.circa.ufl.edu:8900/webct/public/show_courses and click on the blue information icon by "Gator Guide to WebCT."

To access the course, students may use either one of the following URLs:
http://webct.ufl.edu
http://course1.circa.ufl.edu:8900
Follow the links on these pages to get to URP3001: start with Architecture and select Cities of the World.

TEXTBOOK

Brunn, Stanley D. and Jack F. Williams. 1993. Cities of the World: World Regional Urban Development, Second Edition. New York, NY: HarperCollins College Publishers.

Selected additional readings will be linked to WebCT. Readings that cannot be made available on-line will be on reserve at Library West Circulation or the Architecture and Fine Arts Library. Please check the Calendar (Travel Schedule) on WebCT for appropriate location.

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EVALUATION
 

Students will be evaluated on a series of assignments and quizzes throughout the semester. Most will be submitted on-line. Each region of the world is equally important, so there will be no mid-term nor final exam. The final grade will be proportionately divided according to the number of regions studied.

Your progress may be checked on WebCT any time during the semester.

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