COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CITY PLANNING PROJECT VI

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4122 CITY PLANNING PROJECT VI COMPULSORY 4 8 0 18

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 aims to develop individual skills about regional and spatial structure problems within the context of different scales according to the scientific research process, making hypothesis, making theorical framework, making analyze, synthesize and making proposal about planning/design solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 will be able to define the economic, social, political, and ecological-based spatial problems (Knowledge),
2   2 will be able to tell information collects from different sources about the problem (Knowledge),
3   3 will be able to explain information establishing causal relationships (Comprehension),
4   4 will be able to interpret similar experiences at local, national and global scale about problem and if the differences (Application),
5   5 will be able to demonstrate differences in approach between the disciplines (Application),
6   6 will be able to criticize approaches for solving the problems of spatial (Analysis),
7   7 will be able to propose individually solutions about spatial problems as determined (Synthesis).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

PLN 4121 - CITY PLANNING PROJECT V

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 WEEK 1. The problem definition about individual work; making a working program and its content.
2 WEEK 2. Collection data about individual study work from relevant institutions and organizations; completion of field work.
3 WEEK 3. Literature studies about problem; determination of theoretical / contextual approaches
4 WEEK 4. Evaluating general theoretical / specific contextual inferences regarding problem solving.
5 WEEK 5. Examining similar sample studies regarding problem solving and preparing a preliminary report; data processing about study area
6 WEEK 6. Midterm Jury I
7 WEEK 7. Analysis and synthesis of data about study area
8 WEEK 8. Analysis and synthesis of data about study area
9 WEEK 9. Report about analysis/synthesis of data about study area ; determination of spatial proposals about problem; critics about designing / planning
10 WEEK 10. Determination of spatial proposals about problem; critics about designing / planning
11 WEEK 11. Midterm Jury II
12 WEEK 12. Determination of spatial proposals about problem; critics about designing / planning
13 WEEK 13. Determination of spatial proposals about problem; critics about designing / planning
14 WEEK 14. Determination of spatial proposals about problem; critics about designing / planning
15 WEEK 15. Final Jury

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Books:
Legislation relating to planning
References:
Other readings related to the course:
Courses with the other readings and similar case studies.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures which supported by visual presentations, readings, field survey, research about examples, preparation of individual research reports and maps, critiques of individual projects and preparation of project reports.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 COM 1 COMMITTEE 1
2 COM 2 COMMITTEE 2
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE COM 1 * 0.30 + COM 2 * 0.30 + COM * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Description (Knowledge), Expression (Knowledge) and Explanation (Comprehension) are measured by the Intermediate Jury I-II. Interpretation (Application) and Demonstration (Application), Criticism (Analysis), Proposal (Synthesis) are measured by Final Jury.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The basis of the course will be the critics given over individual projects, reports and presentations and individual mastery of the legislation related to the investigation of case studies and planning is expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr
irem.ayhan@deu.edu.tr
neslihan.karatas@deu.edu.tr
aysegul.altinors@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 9.00 - 16:30
Thursday 13:00 - 16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 4 44
Case study 11 8 88
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 10 110
Preparation for midterm exam 2 35 70
Preparation for final exam 1 70 70
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Project Assignment 2 20 40
Project Final Presentation 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 457

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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