Urban Development Management

Urban Development Management is concerned with managing the decisions of the many stakeholders involved in the development of urban areas. The course of Urban Development Management focuses on strategies for complex spatial development projects in contemporary cities and regions. These strategies include multi-actor and multi-level design, planning and governance activities, and lead to rounds of collaborative decision-making about organising and (re)financing long-term, sustainable urban development efforts.

Written exam (50%) and a portfolio of assignments (50%).

The portfolio of assignments and the exam are awarded a grade between 1.0 and 10.0 (grades are specified to one decimal place, the final grade is rounded off to a whole or half number). Students pass the course with a final grade of 6.0 or higher (a 5.8 is rounded up a 6.0).

In case of an insufficient grade for the portfolio of assignments: students who handed in an assessable portfolio during the course can choose to hand in an improved assignment (repair) during the next exam period to change the grade into a ‘pass’. An assignment can be repaired only once. If the repair is unsuccessful, the student needs to follow the entire course again.

In case of an insufficient grade for the exam: student can choose to do a retake, which is offered during the next exam period. The retake is also awarded a grade between 1.0 and 10.0 (in case grades are specified to one decimal place, the graded is rounded off to a whole or half number). Students that initially received a passing grade can only do a retake once.

When the repaired assignment is graded with a ‘pass’, the final grade is also turned into a ‘pass’.

Partial grades between 5.0 and 6.0 can be compensated to obtain a passing final grade. Partial grades expire after one calendar year. If a partial grade lower than 5.0 is not improved within that time, it expires and the student needs to follow the entire course again.