Course image GEO3361 Final Research Project
Trimester 3
GEO3361 Final Research Project

Module description

The Final Research Project Module is aimed mainly to provide the graduates in Urban planning and in Environmental Management options with the opportunity to use independently the acquired knowledge and skills in a personal guided research and to acquire additional knowledge on his research topic related to urban planning, environmental planning and management under the supervision of a specialist in the aforementioned fields.

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed the module, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of urban planning or environmental management related matters;
  2. Demonstrate a broad knowledge in research methodology;
  3. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of his/her thesis topic and forefront knowledge associated to urban planning or Environmental planning;
  4. Demonstrate a critical thinking in the domain of urban planning or environmental management especially in Rwanda and Eastern Africa;
  5. Efficiently carry out a research project relating to urban planning or Environmental management;
  6. Identify problems or issues in the field of urban planning or environmental management,
  7. Use a range of methods and techniques (field survey, observation and measurement, DGPS; GIS and Remote Sensing software and other appropriate software) in collecting, processing, analyzing data, and in producing, statistics, tables, graphs, and maps included in the thesis or in another research project;
  8. Have ability to identify data needed in order to perform a research in the field of urban planning or environmental management;
  9. Evaluate and consolidate his/her knowledge, skills and thinking in the field of urban planning or Environmental management;
  10. Use Microsoft Office, SPSS software, GIS and Remote Sensing software and other appropriate software and tools in analyzing, evaluating and solving a problem or an issue relating to urban planning or environmental management;
  11. Use the above-mentioned software in an oral or written presentation;
  12. Correctly use, evaluate and interpret numerical and graphical data relating to urban planning or environmental management;
  13. Take responsibility and act autonomously in real professional life;
  14. Work with others in solving identified problems and gain additional knowledge in urban planning, environmental management, and in other domains.

 Lecturer: Dr Jean Pierre Bizimana

Email: bizijp@yahoo.fr or bizimanajeanpiere@gmail.com