COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN DESIGN IN GEOTHERMAL FIELDS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTE 5014 URBAN DESIGN IN GEOTHERMAL FIELDS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞEBNEM GÖKÇEN

Offered to

Geothermal Energy
M.Sc. Geothermal Energy (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

Geothermal water resources are exploited in a number of ways. These include spas, heating of housing communities, energy production etc. All such uses end up with physical development on land. Thus those who study in this field need some knowledge of how certain buildings, infrastructure services, car parks and other similar facilities can be provided near or far away from centers of extraction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to understand the scope of urban design and ecologically-sensitive studies in geothermal fields.
2   to understand the relation between natural resources and the design of physical environments.
3   to explore the existing conditions of geothemal sources in terms of urban design features.
4   to evaluate urban design criteria in geothermal fields.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introductory discussion on the concept and definition of urban design
2 Urban Design and the Sustainable Development
3 Principles of energy-efficient design on different scales: Regional and Urban Scale
4 Principles of energy-efficient design on different scales: Local and Architectural Scale
5 Natural Conservation Policies and Urban Design
6 Potentials of Geothermal Fields: Spas as the unnoticed potential
7 Potentials of Geothermal Fields: Heating and energy production potentials
8 Natural Resources as a Main Asset of Tourism Industry: Health Tourism and Spas
9 Natural Resources as a Main Asset of Tourism Industry: Spas from different countries
10 Interim exam
11 Design needs, alternative uses and potentials of different geothermal sources
12 Urban Design Principles Specific to Geothermal Fields
13 National Authorities and Urban Design Projects: the political and legal framework
14 Conclusionary Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

All publications concerned with urban design and geothermal water resources.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussion, critiques, reading, individual study, presentation.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Understanding and exploring activities are assessed by the Midterm Exam.
Evaluation is assessed by the Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students will be asked to prepare a term paper ( a research project to be defined by the instructor). The context of the assignment will be determined in relation with the discussions held on lectures throughout the term. The students will be asked to relate the knowledge they have obtained to the practice of urban design in geothermal fields. Grade given to the draft version of this paper will be counted as the mid-term exam and final version as the final exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sebnem.gokcen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:30 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 50 50
Preparation for Final Exam 1 70 70
Interim exam 1 2 2
Final exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1525
LO.252
LO.354
LO.452

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