COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3318 PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ALTINÖRS ÇIRAK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at the students to comprehend the importance of the participation and collaborative problem solving strategies in planning processes and to learn and discuss the methods and approaches towards realization of the participatory/collaborative models.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to list different approach in planning (Knowledge)
2   Will be able to define the participatory/collaborative models and methods in planning (Knowledge)
3   Will be able to distinguish the affecting/affected social groups (Comprehension)
4   Will be able to interpret the implemantations and experiences of participatory processes (Application)
5   Will be able to discuss the different mission and responsibilities of a planner (Analysis)
6   Will be able to relate the participatory approaches to the social structures and formations (Analysis)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The planning approaches ranging from historical conjuncture
2 The types of democracy and the discourses and approches emerging with the crisis of representative democracy
3 Public participation in planning as an area of collaborative problem solving and planning as a process
4 The affecting and affected groups of the planning process and the role of planner The assignments will be given to the students on this week
5 The different types and levels of the public participation
6 The main criticsism of partipatory approaches
7 The place and level of the public participation in the international and national legal and administrative regulations
8 Mid term examination
9 Analyse of participation models I- Cases of Europe and USA
10 Analyse of participation models II- Cases of Europe and USA
11 Analyse of participation models III- Cases of Turkey
12 Analyse of participation models IV- Cases of Turkey
13 Presentations of assignments and disscussions
14 Presentations of assignments and disscussions
15 The Final Examinations Week
16 The Final Examinations Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Tekeli, I. (2009), Akılcı Planlamadan, Bir Demokrasi Projesi Olarak Planlamaya, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009
Innes, J. (1996), Planning Thorough Consensus Building A New View of The Compherensive Planning Ideal, Journal of The Ameriacn Planning Association,p:460-472, Volume:62 Issue:4
Li Y., Zhu Z., Gerard C.M. (2012), Learning from Conflict Resolution: An Opportunity to Systems Thinking p: 209 220, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Volume 29, Issue 2. Special Issue : Collaborative Problem Solving Amid Conflicts
Chakraborty, A., (2012), Recognizing Uncertainty and Linked Decisions in Public Participation: A New Framework for Collaborative Urban Planning, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, (pages 131-148), Volume 29, Issue 2. Special Issue : Collaborative Problem Solving Amid Conflicts
Materials:
Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures. Students will learn topics by reading the papers given to them, listening the lectures and prepearing their assigment and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Listing (Knowledge), Defining (Knowledge), Distinguishing (Comprehension) , Interpreting (Application) will be measured by mid term examination, Interpreting (Application) and Discussing (Analyse) will be measured by Homework and presentation,
Interpreting (Application), Discussing (Analyse), Relating (Analyse) will be measured by Final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.altinors@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00 and 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 1 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51
LO.61

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