COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN PLANNING RESEARCH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5067 URBAN PLANNING RESEARCH COMPULSORY 4 4 0 13

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TOLGA ÇILINGIR

Offered to

City and Regional Planning
M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to provide specialization in the solution of a spatial planning problem by following the stages required by the planning process in urban and regional planning studies. The results from the analyses are assessed with respect to the urban planning literature. Based on the results obtained, urban planning problems are to be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define planning problems (knowledge)
2   will be able to know different planning techniques and methods used in settlement pattern analysis (knowledge)
3   will be able to analyse urban patterns and to simplify the urban space
4   will be able to interpret the results from the urban pattern analyses
5   will be able to relate different planning techniques used with urban information (analysis)
6   will be able to interpret spatial analysis results
7   will be able to develop solutions to real urban problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 WEEK 1 Explanation and introduction of the objective of the course and the subject of the project.
2 WEEK 2 Conducting research on the project topic and the selected case area.
3 WEEK 3 Investigation and information gathering in the selected area (Birgi) as the subject of the project.
4 WEEK 4 Compilation, analysis and presentation of collected information.
5 WEEK 5 Compilation, analysis and presentation of collected information.
6 WEEK 6 Synthesis studies. Purpose and goals formulations.
7 WEEK 7 Mid-term Examination
8 WEEK 8 Determination of planning policies, scenarios and strategies.
9 WEEK 9 Determination of planning policies, scenarios and strategies.
10 WEEK 10 Developing planning decisions in the light of developed spatial policies.
11 WEEK 11 Developing planning decisions in the light of developed spatial policies.
12 WEEK 12 Mid-term Examination
13 WEEK 13 Revision and presentation studies.
14 WEEK 14 Revision and presentation studies.
15 WEEK 15 FINAL JURY

Recomended or Required Reading

A resource containing all kinds of information and documents about the settlement that is the subject of the study.
All kinds of resources related to spatial planning, official documents related to legislation.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, theoretical presentations, data mining and collection, data analysis, discussing results.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 +RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Two interim project submissions and jury during the term. Sharing and discussing all the outputs of the period in the final presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required.
2. Plagiarism and unauthorized copying of information is strictly prohibited.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.cilingir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Practice of Spatial Anaylsis 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 90 90
Preparation for midterm exam 1 90 90
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 331

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.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61
LO.71