Métodos de Ensino e Avaliações

The module follows a theory-practice-policy approach, making active use of academic and policy articles to stimulate student engagement in the discussion and the transformation of current major urban problems. The teaching approach aims at promoting students’ views on the topics and problems covered from an applied, evidence-based, and policy-oriented perspective. This is achieved through the combination of in-class individual and collaborative exercises, including the analysis of real-world case studies. This approach allows students to learn about the models presented in a more critical and realistic way by combining active discussion of empirical evidence and urban policies with applied research focused on current urban problems. There is no final written exam in this module. There are five in-class assessment moments, with the best four assessments counting to the final grade. Each of the four selected assessment results is worth 25% of the final grade.