COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5018 URBAN DESIGN ELECTIVE 0 4 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

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

Course Objective

Urban design practice is a supplementary part of planning education. This course aims at developing urban design skills of planning students on various area-based approaches. Within the context of this course, students will be able to work on different subject areas and projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define urban design (knowledge)
2   Will be able to list different design scales and approaches (knowledge)
3   Will be able to design projects in urban scale (application)
4   Will be able to relate between urban design and urban planning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussion of project studio framework, determination of case study topic and discussion of related theoretical perspectives.
2 Field study. Collection of all sorts of data, maps and documents; the topics analyzed throughout the course to be considered.
3 Transfer of all the obtained data into written or drawn documents, and discussion of urban design practices. Giving homework related to case study
4 Homework study.
5 Homework study.
6 Homework Presentations.
7 Evaluation of analyses, synthesis. Definition of problem areas.
8 Research and gathering information, analyses.
9 Efforts to edit the research. Proposals for solving the problems.
10 Sketch drawing of the project.
11 Sketch drawing of the project.
12 Criticism and revision of project work.
13 Criticism and revision of project work.
14 Project delivery and assessments.

Recomended or Required Reading

All descriptive, guiding data and document; and administrative and legislative aspects the subject of the project requires.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In context of area-based projects, students will obtain the required information within group work. After having obtained the necessary data and documents the synthesis works and projects will be carried on by the students individually. Project reports will be given primary importance in terms of presentation and context both.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + FIN * 0.80
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + RST * 0.80


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

20% Homework assignments / Presentation and 80% Projects

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course aims at developing urban design skills of planning students on various area-based approaches.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.cilingir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.00-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 4 52
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Field study 1 8 8
Reading 1 6 6
Design Project 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

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.411