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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Site planning is an inseparable subject taught in architecture courses, landscape architecture, urban planning, and engineering for many years. This Site Planning Online MOOC will give you critical viewpoints of practitioners and excellent academics on challenges in making great site plans. You will understand the concepts of this field in great detail.

With the learnings of Site Planning Online course at edX, you will touch on principles of planning a site while keeping in mind the human needs, sustainability, adaptability, compatibility with man-made and natural surroundings, and economic efficiency. This curriculum will serve as a basis of understanding required for learning Site Planning.

Site Planning Online MOOC at edX will help you become proficient in the craft of site planning by providing necessary design skills, significant knowledge, and acquaintance with archetypes and examples of site organization. This design course teaches Site Planning by covering a wide range of important topics, to help you become a skilled professional.

The Highlights

FREE access
Verified certification (optional)
Online learning via videos
Trained instructors
One-week programme unites
Quizzes and site-planning activity
10 weeks course duration
Design subject course
Four to six hours/week devotion
Intermediate level programme
English language

Programme Offerings

Self-paced learning
Free access
MITx course
video lectures
English video transcript
Expert Faculty
Comprehensive curriculum
Online education

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 10290	yes	MIT Cambridge

The Site Planning Online MOOC on edX provides the course contents free of charge.
Still, you can get a verified update by paying a sum of ₹10,290 to get additional benefits such as certification, graded assignments, and unlimited access to the course.

Site planning online course fee details:

Course option	Fee
Site Planning Online(AUDIT)	FREE
Site Planning Online certification (VERIFIED)	₹10,290

Eligibility Criteria

There are no firm prerequisites for joining the Site Planning Online digital course. Despite that, some elementary understanding of building and landform will prove worthwhile in the learning journey.

The Site Planning Online course on edX provides you with a verified certificate of completion, only if you purchase a verified upgrade However, it is optional, and you can still access the contents of the course free of charge. Learners will also have to qualify for four quizzes, along with completing the programme curriculum.

What you will learn

Civil Engineering skills

After the completion of the Site Planning Online course by edX, you will be become adept at Site Planning concepts and be able to:

Generate a plan and programme for a site
Extract a great deal of information by observing examples of nicely-planned sites
Examine a site and picture the potential for its utilization
Make decisions regarding site infrastructure

Who it is for

Architect

This programme is mainly focused on:

Interested learners who wish to become architects
Site-planning practitioners

Admission Details

Enroll in edX’s Site Planning Online Programme quickly by following the steps given below.

Step 1 – Click on the given link here=> https://www.edx.org/course/site-planning-online. You will reach the Site Planning Online course page on the edX website.

Step 2 – Click on the ‘Enroll’ button.

Step 3 – A new page will be displayed. Now, register for an edX account by merely linking an existing Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, or Google account. Alternatively, you can enter your details to create a new account.

Step 4 – After successful registration, you will reach the dashboard and see a ‘Congratulations’ message on that page. Here, you can start learning from the Site Planning Online course for free or choose the verified (paid) track for a certificate, unlimited course access, quizzes, and graded assignments.

The Syllabus

site values
exemplary greenfield
urban sites.

natural site analysis
man made context of sites
infrastructure capacity
development regulations and policies
sites as property
integrating site knowledge.

planning processes
users, stakeholders and the public
economic value of sites
design methods
digital media for design
creating a site proposal.

stormwater management
complete streets
pedestrian realms
water supply and disposal
energy for sites
intelligent infrastructure.

placemaking
subdivision and site assembly
scoring site performance
impact assessment.

history of residential sites
typology of housing forms
housing and community design
dense residential sites.

prototypes for shopping
future workplaces
innovation zones
planning for e-commerce.

Landscape structure
urban public spaces
human development and play
cultural districts.

types of universities
campus form and communication
new campuses
networked campuses
planning for adaptability.

mixed use development
new communities
the future of communities
concluding remarks.

Instructors

MIT Cambridge Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who developed the Site Planning Online course?

The Site Planning Online course is created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.

2: Who are the instructors of this course?

There are two primary instructors for edX’s Site Planning Online MOOC. First is Gary Hack, who is a Professor of urban design emeritus at MIT. Second is Mary Anne Ocampo, who is a Lecturer of Urban Design at MIT. Throughout the course, numerous expert guest instructors will also teach in their respective areas or module.

3: What is the structure of the quizzes included?

Quizzes will be formatted as multiple-choice questions.

4: To be able to draw plans, should I know computer graphics skills?

No, it is not necessary. Hand-drawn plans are completely fine.