Specialization project

Summary

Students apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the programme to a project in the public or private sector, an NGO, or an ENAC-affiliated MUS laboratory. Aligned with their specialization, it focuses on designing and analysing planning solutions.

Content

Keywords

territory, urbanism, planning, urban project

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Formulate and solve problems related to urban systems
• Identify systems or processes that meet specified needs while taking relevant constraints into account
• Assess / Evaluate and select the most appropriate solution based on technical and other project constraints

Transversal skills

• Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
• Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
• Take responsibility for environmental impacts of her/ his actions and decisions.
• Manage priorities.
• Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.

Teaching methods

The project is completed individually under the supervision of an MUS professor or lecturer. It may be co-supervised by an external partner or carried out within an ENAC laboratory. The teaching approach varies depending on the nature of the project and the student's integration within the host organization or laboratory. Supervisors guide the project from the initial proposal to the final deliverable, while students are responsible for coordinating the project with external partners.

Assessment methods

• Submission of a written report
• Oral presentation of project
• Specific assessment criteria are communicated by the supervisor at the beginning of the project

Resources

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/URB-425