COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: WATER URBANISM

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 527	C	8	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Paolo Camilletti pcamilletti@epoka.edu.al , Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon - t.b.d.
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Studio IV - Wednesday, 8:45 to 11:30
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	This course focuses on water as a resource in and for diverse environments. By understanding the importance of water as an ecosystem service, it is possible to develop sustainable planning and water-wise solutions to improve the environmental quality of built and unbuilt areas. Contributions to the mitigation of the risks and to the improvement of waterscapes will be discussed as well.
Course Objectives:	Develop an understanding and an appreciation of the quantitative and qualitative research methods; develop an understanding of the principles and processes involved in developing and addressing a specific research question. Definition of the topic of the research of the final project, collection of the reguired materials, study of the current state of knowledge. The aim of the course is to write a research proposal for the thesis or the design program for the final project.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Water
2	Landscape
3	Urban planning

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction about Water Urbanism. Video.
2	Landscape ecology and ecosystem services. Green-blue infrastructures.
3	Waterscapes and European programmes. Reading.
4	Nature based solutions and waterscapes.
5	Water design topics.
6	Introduction to the focus areas.
7	Critics on analysis.
8	Submission and critics.
9	Water design topics.
10	Critics and teamwork.
11	Critics and teamwork.
12	Discussion on final submission.
13	Pre jury.
14	Final submission.

Prerequisite(s):	Basic knowledge of the urban environment and its main components.
Textbook(s):	Lectures and selected readings provided by the instructor.
Additional Literature:	Further materials selected according to the themes of the project sites.
Laboratory Work:	no
Computer Usage:	yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Develop an understanding and an appreciation of the quantitative and qualitative research methods
2	Develop an understanding of the principles and processes involved in the subject and addressing a specific research question
3	Develop an urban plan or design
4	Develop sustainable solutions for waterscapes
5	Develop strategies for water management in anthropic settlements

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Project	1	40
Case Study	1	20
Term Paper	1	30
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	2	3	6
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	1	30	30
Final examination	1	6	6
Other	2	30	60
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

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