COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MIMAR SINAN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2022 MIMAR SINAN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET ALKAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

To introduce some of the works of Mimar Sinan, in terms of engineering, to examine the basic features of Sinan.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Get to know about Sinan.
2   Get to know the works of Sinan.
3   To learn the basic features of 16th century Ottoman architecture and engineering.
4   Identify Sinan's period decoration and other arts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Sinan's life
2 Sinan's life
3 Engineering properties of his works
4 Building materials of that period
5 Important works and buildings
6 Bridges
7 MIDTERM EXAM
8 Waterways
9 Complexes
10 Tombs
11 Decorative arts
12 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

- KURAN, A. (1986): "Mimar Sinan". Istanbul, Hürriyet Vakfı, 419 s.
- ÖZIŞ, Ü.; ARISOY, Y. (1987): "Mimar Sinan'ın suyolları". Izmir, Dokuz Eylül
Üniversitesi, N.0908.87.YDK.005.041, 80 S.
- ÇEÇEN, K. (1988): "Mimar Sinan ve Kırkçeşme tesisleri". Istanbul, Istanbul Su ve
Kanalizasyon Idaresi, 238 S. + 11 T.
- ÖZIŞ, Ü.; ÖZDEMIR, Y.; ATALAY, A. (1997): Sinan dönemi Türk taşköprüleri. Izmir,
Inşaat Mühendisleri Odası, "Türkiye Inşaat Mühendisliği 14. Teknik Kongresi".

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The oral presentation and slides with photography, drawing and video.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework and exam questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and homework are required to be submitted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer. Dr. Eng. Yalçın Özdemir : yalcin.ozdemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The period will be announced by the instructor at the begining of semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparing assignments 1 6 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1433
LO.235
LO.353
LO.442