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Assignments and modules
Assignments are learning activities for
Bachelor’s students. They represent 48
hours of individual work (as a counter
balance to the team work in projects).
Modules are learning activities for
Master’s students. They represent 40
hours of either small group or individual
work. The scope of an assignment and
module is mostly one or two competency
areas. Compared to the authentic context
of projects, assignments and modules are
more constructed by nature.
Assignments provide Bachelor’s students
with the opportunity for either awareness
building of a particular competency area,
for in-depth competency development
or, in some cases, for the acquisition of
specific knowledge and skills. Likewise,
modules provide Master’s students with
the opportunity for expertise building
in particular competency areas or,
in some cases, for the acquisition of
specialised knowledge and skills. This
competency development enables or
enhances development of the overall
competence of designing and vision on
designing. It may enhance students’
competency development in the projects.
Assignors and module lecturers facilitate
and support students’ learning and
competency development from an expert
point of view. They also help students
to put the competency areas involved
into the wider perspective of the design
process and the competency framework.