TCP2005 : Houses and Homes
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Rose Gilroy
- Lecturer: Mr Aidan Oswell, Dr Raymond Abdulai
- Owning School: Architecture, Planning & Landscape
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module focuses on UK housing policy. It charts the evolution of policy and practice from the cross-party consensus at end of World War 2 through to what might be described as the new consensus on owner occupation. It considers how global shifts such as the subprime crisis in the US and climate emergency impact on our housing. It explores the housing issues that beset politicians and practitioners: affordability, dealing with homelessness, the health implications of poor housing, the role of planning and the need for aspirational standards.
The aims are
1) To give you a grounding in the evolution of UK housing policy and the differential impact of these on different societal groups
2) To provide an appreciation of the dynamic and intensely political nature of housing policy and practice in the UK
3) To interpret data and consider how it is used in policy making
Outline Of Syllabus
Understanding housing and home; early policy directions; planning for housing; viability, the sub- prime crisis, affordability, precarity, black lives matter and housing, homelessness; housing in later life; housing standards; building better; housing and health; housing futures.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 70 | 1:00 | 70:00 | Reading and research focused on assignments. Group work for ass 1, individual work for ass 2. |
| Structured Guided Learning | Lecture materials | 36 | 0:20 | 12:00 | Pre-recorded podcast teaching material for students to work through in their own time |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 74 | 1:00 | 74:00 | Reading as set out on the Canvas site |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 22 | 2:00 | 44:00 | Interactive sessions to stimulate discussion drawing on topical analysis |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Rich online content in the form of short panopto/podcasts allows students access to learning content in their own time at their own pace. This is supported by additional film content and recommended reading all on Canvas. In class time is used for more intensive exploration, inputs from practitioners and debates with other students to promote building argument and skill development. These activities can be switched to online interaction if necessary
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 50 | Individual report 2,500 words |
| Design/Creative proj | 1 | M | 50 | group work to create a PowerPoint, submitted through Canvas and NOT presented |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Assignment one is a group PowerPoint that develops team work and skills in negotiation and decision making which are key skills for planners and place makers. Also tests ability to succinctly deliver a reasoned argument in a visually attractive way.
Assignment 2 develops a key skill in report writing and tests ability to deliver a reasoned response to an issue and write well evidenced recommendation.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- TCP2005's Timetable