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057-0102-10L 10 Credits NDS D-ARCH
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Module 4: Writing and Communication Skills for Built Environment Professionals

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Jennifer Erica Duyne Barenstein
Only for MAS in Housing
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:48:39

Abstract

The course is intended to support the students to develop their individual research proposals and to attain the necessary skills to work independently and with scientific rigour on a project leading to their final MAS thesis.

Objective

In the framework of Module 4, students will learn the fundamentals of conducting their own research project, from defining a clear research question, to formulating valid hypotheses, and developing a feasible research design. The course is intended to support the students to develop their individual proposals and to attain the necessary skill to work independently and with scientific rigour on a project leading to their final MAS thesis.

Content

A core element of the MAS ETH in Housing is the elaboration of a research-​based individual thesis. This module offers 10 ECTS credit points. In the framework of Module 4, students will learn the fundamentals of conducting their own research project, from defining a clear research question, to formulating valid hypotheses, and developing a feasible research design. The course is intended to support the students to develop their individual proposals and to possess the necessary skill to work independently and with scientific rigour on a project leading to their final MAS thesis.

Resources

Lecture Notes

A reader will be distributed at the beginning of the semester containing an overview of all lectures, the involved exercises, and required readings.

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
NDS
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Priority: Registration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
colloquium Module 4: Writing and Communication Skills for Built Environment Professionals
Introduction to MAS Housing: 20.09.21 HIT H 22.1. Presentation of MAS thesis proposals: 13. and 20.12.21 No course on 25.10. (seminar week).
  • Mon 09:45-11:30 (HIT H 22.1)
2 h weekly

Offered In

  • MAS in Housing (1 year full time course in English, starting every autumn semester. Further information on Lectures, workshops, individual and group tutorials and excursions organized in the framework of the four modules: Cultural, socio-economic, demographic and political aspects of housing and human settlements (M1); Adequate housing and neighbourhood development strategies (M2); Housing for migrants, refugees, and people displaced by disasters (M3); Housing research and evaluation methods (M4). Introduction to the MAS Housing: Room HIT H 13 (Date and Time will follow in due time). Presentation of MAS Thesis Proposals: Room HIT H 13 (Date and time will follow in due time).)