COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT FABRIC IN IZMIR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4725 RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT FABRIC IN IZMIR ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The objective is to introduce the historical assets with a rich historical past, but which lost these values considerably, constituting the identity of Izmir to the future architects and to raise consciousness about protecting them and surviving and making use of them. In this context, historical buildings and conservation problems in the city will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain the historical development of Izmir city.
2   Ability to specify and explain the works of art from different eras which live up to our time.
3   Ability to discuss the issues of protection of the historical monuments located in the city with samples .
4   Ability to compare the historical structures of the same type located in the city.
5   Ability to interpret the historical values in the city.
6   Ability to present a research about the historical fabric of Izmir city in visual, written and oral form, using up-to-date technology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, aim, method and contents of the course.
2 The location of Izmir, the origin of its name and its historical development process. Works surviving up to the present from every period. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) (PRACTICE 1 - Brain storming)
3 Works of Prehistoric-Aiolian-Ionian Periods. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
4 Works of Hellenistic - Roman - Byzantine Periods. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
5 General View of Ottoman - Turkish Periods. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) (PRACTICE 2- Game-based learning)
6 Traditional housing architecture in Izmir. Religious Buildings. (Lecture-showing, discussion method) PRACTICE 3 - Mapping
7 Midterm exam The exam will be realised face to face.
8 Commercial Buildings. Cultural Buildings (Lecture-showing) PRACTICE 4 - Group discussion
9 Water buildings (Baths, Fountains and Sebils), Health Buildings. (Lecture-showing) PRACTICE 5 - Mapping
10 Station buildings Collection of Take-homes. (Presentation, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
11 Student presentations. (Presentation, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
12 Student presentations. (Presentation, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
13 Student presentations. (Presentation, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
14 Student presentations. (Presentation, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
15 Conservation Problems of Historical Assets in Izmir and Recommendations of Solutions. General evaluation. PRACTICE 6 - Group discussion (Lecture-showing, discussion method)

Recomended or Required Reading

* AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, "Kentteki Tarihi Yapılar", Izmir Kent Tarihi, Devajans, 2009, pp. 112-215.

* Atay, Çınar, Tarih Içinde Izmir, Izmir, Tifset Basımevi, 1978.

* Beyru, Rauf, 19. Yüzyılda Izmir Kenti, Izmir, Literatür Yayıncılık, 2011.

* Books and theses about Izmir.

* Journal entitled Izmir Kent Kültürü.

* Journal entitled Izmir Izmir.

* Various articles from journals entitled Taç, Egemimarlık, Mimarlık, Yapı, Vakıflar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The student is expected participating in the course actively.
*Literature research and archive inquiry
*Field Study (on-site observation and examination) - Since the work in the field has become more limited due to the COVID 19 period in the Fall Semester of the 2021-2022 Academic Year, documentation is made with tools such as photographs and videos, and then the work is carried out on these documents, maps and resources from the internet if necessary data is planned to be provided.

- Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
- On-site observation, examination, discussion within the scope of technical trip - Virtual trips are probably planned for the 2021-2022 Academic Year Fall Semester due to the limitations created by the COVID-19 period.
- Developing the ideas discovered through in-class debates, evaluations, interpretations.

Additionally, an individual teaching method, question and answer teaching method, game-based learning, brain storming, mapping will be used.

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The students are expected to be interested, sensitive and observatory particularly within the context of historical buildings and environments in the city besides participating in the course actively.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam %20 (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Assignment / Presentation %25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6)
Final assignment %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LOÇ6)
Class participation %5 (LO4, LO5, LO6)

Informational aspect of learning outcomes (LO1, LO2) are measured by midterm exam, assignment/presentation and final assignment; comprehension aspect (LO2, LO3) are measured by midterm exam, assignment/presentation and final assignment; application aspect (LO4) is measured by final assignment and class participation; analysis aspect (LO5) is measured by assignment/presentation, final assignment and class participation; evaluation aspect (LO6) is measured by assignment/presentation, final assignment and class participation.
Evaluation regarding the class participation shall be determined by student's attendance, active participation in the discussions during the class and qualitative contribution in this context.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eti.akyuz@gmail.com
eti.levi@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0232- 3018460; 0555-4128310

Office Hours

Thursday - 13.55-14.40

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Tutorials 0 0 0
Student Presentations 4 2 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 0 0 0
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing individual assignments 1 10 10
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Final 0 0 0
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.655

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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