How your final grade is calculated
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Special note:
Academic accommodations are available for students registered with the Office for Accessibility and Educational Opportunity. Students in need of ADA/504 accommodations should schedule an appointment with me early in the semester to discuss any accommodations for this course which have been approved by the Office for Accessibility and Educational Opportunity, as indicated in your AEO accommodation letter.
Attendance and class participation
Attendance and participation are required for this course. Absence in more than two classes will affect your final grade, as will repeated failure to take part in class discussions and group exercises (in classroom and on Moodle). Come to class with the required readings (printed out or on laptop), having read and annotated them by their assigned dates. Attendance at Urban Studies lectures or other extracurricular events posted on the Moodle schedule is expected unless you notify me about conflicting courses or required events.
Chicago School response
Students will write a 3-5 page research brief about a non-Chicago city or neighborhood that illustrates or challenges one or more theses of the Chicago School.
Take-home midterm
A take-home midterm will be given out on March 7. It will be due at the beginning of the next class, on March 9.
Capital investment role play and brief
Students will conduct a group role-play exercise in class on Thursday, March 30. By the next class, each student will turn in a two-page brief discussing the outcomes and lessons of the exercise. Instructions for the assignment will be handed out on the day the exercise is scheduled.
Paradigm city project
Students will work in groups of 4 on a semester-long research project that theorizes the paradigmatic quality of a particular city.
For specific instructions on this assignment, click here.
Take-home final exam
A take-home final will be given out on May 4. It will be due at the beginning of class on May 9 — the last day of regular classes.