COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANNING AND GENDER EQUALITY DEBATES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3351 PLANNING AND GENDER EQUALITY DEBATES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MERCAN EFE GÜNEY

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course will discuss gender equality in Turkey. In this context, the course shows the impact of the patriarchal structure in the social structure, will try to demonstrate to women, men and al others. Course aims to provide the awareness that gender equality should be also considered in the field of urban planning and if it is possible it means questioning the feasibility / aims to suggest.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to learn what the gender equality means.
2   to list the experiences on the differences between women and men of spaces.
3   to interpret the current planning approaches.
4   to analyzeand to unite the importance of gender friendly cities, woman friendly cities etc.
5   to evaluate the approach in the Turkish system to gender equality.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What the gender equality means.
2 Others Scope Gender Equality
3 Gender Equality in the World and Turkey and the Studies Oriented Approach Thread
4 Regarding the Studies on Gender Equality in the World and Turkey
5 What is a patriarchal structure What is the impact of patriarchal structure in social structure
6 What is a patriarchal structure What is the impact of patriarchal structure in social structure
7 Midterm
8 What it can do context of gender equality: Woman friendly cities
9 What it can do context of gender equality: Woman friendly cities
10 What it can do context of gender equality: Gender friendly cities
11 What it can do context of gender equality: Gender friendly cities
12 Definition of comprehensive plannning approach
13 Comprehensive planning approach and assessment of gender equality
14 Women friendly city in comprehensive planning approach
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Mercan EFE GÜNEY, Büşra ÜSTÜNDAĞ, "Kadın Dostu Kent Yaklaşımı Kapsamında Kentsel Açık
Yeşil Alanların Değerlendirilmesi: Bornova Örneği (Evaluation of Urban Open Green Areas Within the
Scope Of Women Friendly City: Case Study Of Bornova)", Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sosyal
Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 2020/1,Number: 36, pp.38-65,
Mercan EFE GÜNEY, Funda Demircioğlu (2015). LGBTT Bireylerin Buluşma Noktası Olarak Kullandıkları Mekânların Şehir Planlama Kapsamında Incelenmesi (An Examination of the Spaces Used as Meeting Points by LGBTT Individuals in the Scope of City Planning). Planlama (Journal of Planning), 25 (2), 147-158. Doi: 10.5505/planlama.2015.96729.
Irem AYHAN Selçuk, Mercan EFE GÜNEY, Şenel ERGIN (2015). Kentsel Mekânın Ortak Kullanıcıları LGBTT Bireylerin Türkiye'nin Başkenti Ankara'daki Yerseçim Pratikleri (Practices of LGBTT Individuals as Being the Common Users of Urban Spaces in the Capital City of Turkey/Ankara). UHBAB - Uluslararası Hakemli Beşeri ve Akademik Bilimler Dergisi (International Peer-Reviewed Journal of Humanities and Academic Science), 4(11), 92-115.
Mercan EFE GÜNEY, Irem AYHAN SELÇUK (2016). LGBTTs of Turkey in Midst of the East and the West in the Case of Izmir.
Mercan EFE GÜNEY, Şenel ERGIN, Irem AYHAN SELÇUK (2014). Cinsel Alanda Öteki Olarak Tanımlanan Nüfusun Kentsel Alan Kullanımı. Bilim Ofset, Basım Sayısı: 1, Sayfa Sayısı: 375, ISBN: 978-975-441-427-1 (MIMF-AR-02-2014), Türkçe (Bilimsel Kitap).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Conference, Presentations, Readings.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Listing, Description ans Analysis are evaluated by the Midterm Evaluation. Unification, Interpretation and Evaluation are evaluated by the Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will continue in the form of conference presentations and discussions. Question-answer technique will also be used to increase students' interest / motivation for the lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mercan.efe@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 10:30-12:15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 2 14
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 71

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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