COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILGI ATAY KAYA

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at defining policy, presenting the theories of urban politics with the circumstances under which they have developed, getting to comprehend the relations between policy and politics, interpreting the spatial development policy followed in Turkey as a case of practice, and analysing the relationships between urban politics and planning policy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

- Bracken, I. (2007), Urban Planning Methods: research and policy analysis, Routledge, London. (DEÜ Kütüphane; HT166 .B73 2007)
- Strom, A. And Mollenkopf, J.H. (Eds) (2007), The Urban Politics Reader, Routledge, London. (DEÜ Kütüphane; JS78 .U73 2007)
- Davies, J.S and Imbroscio, D.L. (Eds.), (2009), Theories of Urban Politics, Sage, London.
- Keleş, R. (2017), Kentleşme Politikası, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara.
- Ersoy, M. (2012), Kentsel Planlama Kuramları, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught and learned by readings, lectures and discussions. Role playing and case study techniques will be utilized in course discussions to support student centred learning. Learning technique by preparing assignments will be implemented and students will be expected to submit assignments in the 11th week on the topics decided in the 6th week.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

There will be one mid-term exam grade, one homework grade and one final exam grade. Homework grade will be based on both assignment submission and presentation. Students will be expected to submit assignments on the topics decided in the 6th week and to present them in the 11th week.

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes of defining concepts and describing them with examples will be evaluated in the midterm exam. Describing concepts with examples and interpreting the examples will be evaluated in the Homework presentations. Relating the subjects, interpreting the examples and proposing alternative solutions will be evaluated in the final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions. It is essential to comply with the principles of academic honesty within the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilgi.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:00-14:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes