Postgraduate Design Thesis
| Title | Μεταπτυχιακή Διπλωματική Εργασία / Postgraduate Design Thesis |
| Code | ΜΔΕ |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Architecture |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023617 |
Programme of Study: PMS Perivallontikós Architektonikós kai Astikós Schediasmós
Registered students: 20
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Dissertation | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Class ID | 600247836
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600247836
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
A prerequisite for the commencement of the postgraduate thesis is the attendance and successful completion of the courses of the previous two semesters by the student.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Master's Thesis, students will:
• formulate research questions on environmental design at all scales and scientific fields that feed into architectural thought and practice,
• establish the methodology for approaching research questions,
• conduct research on primary and secondary sources,
• evaluate and synthesize sources, as well as formulate coherent arguments,
• prepare theoretical papers in accordance with the ethics of scientific research,
• formulate a research design question and compose programs and design strategies,
• conduct research on the specific technical specifications, requirements, limitations of the design theme, as well as its environmental, social, historical and other dimensions,
• elaborate complex design programs at all scales of space design,
• document synthetically and design-wise, all stages of a project of high complexity,
• use all analytical, synthetic and representational tools and design techniques, aiming at the synthesis of integrated architectural design proposals,
• handle all means of representation of space (architectural drawings, models), as well as prepare documentation texts and technical reports,
• publicly support their research and design choices in a structured and structured way.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Keywords
research thesis, design thesis, environmental design
Educational Material Types
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldwork | 50 | 1.7 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 50 | 1.7 | |||
| Project | 350 | 11.7 | |||
| Written assigments | 300 | 10 | |||
| Total | 750 | 25 |
Student Assessment
Description
For the presentation of the Master's Thesis, the positive recommendation of the three-member Examination Committee is foreseen. The presentation of the Master's Thesis takes place publicly and a specific date and place is set. After the presentation of the Master's Thesis, a minutes are drawn up, which indicate the individual grade of each member of the three-member Examination Committee, the average score as well as any observations or remarks. Following its approval by the Committee, it must be posted on the website of the Postgraduate Program.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ειδική, κατά περίπτωση, βιβλιογραφία.
Last Update
18-01-2024
