Brussels, reading the city

This course is the credited version of the "BrOOC" "Brussel decoded". "BrOOC"stands for Brussels Open Online Course. The objective of this course is to deconstruct preconceived ideas about Brussels for you to discover this city-region with its multiple historical, geographical, sociological, political, administrative and urban planning-related facets.

At the end of this course, the student will be able to take a contextualised look at the various phenomena and issues affecting the Brussels-Capital Region and its various actors.

The "Brussels Reading the City" course is largely designed for self-study (MOOC style). The course is mainly based on online content, partly interactive, from the Brussels Open Online Course (BrOOC), which was jointly developed by the ULB and the VUB under the direction of Serge Jaumain, Benjamin Wayens and Joost Vaesen. BrOOC is complemented  by walking/on field seminars.

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Campus

Outside campus ULB

Method(s) of evaluation

• Project
• Written report

Project

Written report

The assessment and certification of the 5 ECTS credits associated with this online course will be based on participation (visits & seminars) and personal project work (see detailed assessment criteria on université virtuelle).

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

see detailed assessment criteria on université virtuelle

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools
may be used by students in written work submitted for assessment as part of this course, provided that the principles of subsidiarity, responsibility and transparency are respected. This implies that:
-that their use does not replace the personal reflection and research process that is the subject of the assessment in question, including the search for primary sources, which must be referenced in accordance with current bibliographic standards (principle of subsidiarity);
-that students are able to clearly explain how these tools have been used, justify their use in relation to the nature and purpose of the assessment and, where applicable, specify the content they have helped to produce (principle of transparency);
-that copyright and personal data protection are respected, both in the use of content from the IAG and in the communication of data to the IAG for the purpose of producing this content (principle of responsibility).

Language(s) of evaluation

• english