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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PLN 2374	PRINCIPLES OF ORGANISING URBAN SPACE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜLŞAH KAÇMAZ AKKURT

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to explain the concept of urban space and urban space design principles and to provide the experience of the learned through case studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To have knowledge about the concept of urban space and urban space types
2	To be able to understand the importance of quality in urban space
3	To have knowledge about the urban space problems of today's cities
4	To be able to understand the importance of ecological factors in urban space design
5	To have knowledge about the concept of urban space and urban space types

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concept of urban space.
2	Types of urban space
3	Urban space elements (1)
4	Urban space elements (2)
5	Urban space problems of today's cities
6	Quality in urban space
7	Evaluation of urban space quality through case studies
8	Midterm
9	Ecology in urban space design
10	Urban space design principles (1)
11	Urban space design principles (2)
12	Assignment review (1)
13	Assignment review (1)
14	Assignment submissions and presentations
15	Final exams

Recomended or Required Reading

-Picon Lefebvre v.,Les espaces publics modernes,situations et propositions,Le Moniteur Paris,1997
-Mouhgtin C.,Urban Design;Street and Square,Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd.,Oxford,1992
-Gökgür, P., Kentsel Mekanda Kamusal Alanın Yeri, Bağlam Yayınları, Istanbul, 2008.
-Frey, H., Designing The City, Spon Press, London and New York, 1999.
-Palazzo D., Steiner, F., 2012. Urban Ecological Design, A Process for Regenerative Places, https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-226-6

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be taught through lectures, discussions and homework presentations developed within the course.

Assessment Methods

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

Theoretical knowledge will be evaluated in the midterm and final exam. Relating the taught subjects and proposing alternative solutions will be evaluated by the assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be held as lectures and visual presentations. The topics will be further focused in related term papers, where the conception level of students can be tested. Furthermore, topics discussed in lectures will be further studied as term papers and conception level of students will be examined.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.kacmazakkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.00-14.40

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	11	2	22
Tutorials	0	2	0
Student Presentations	2	2	4
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	6	6
Preparing assignments	1	13	13
Preparing presentations	1	9	9
Field study	1	9	9
Preparation for quiz etc.	1	4	4
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5	PO.8	PO.9	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	1
LO.2				1		1
LO.3					1		1
LO.4	1				1		1
LO.5		1	1			1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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