COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF HISTORICAL CITY CENTERS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4480 SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF HISTORICAL CITY CENTERS 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 MUHAMMED AYDOĞAN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

Modernity is in tension with the traditional development processes, following the countries' internal dynamics.

Modernity is criticized the social relations and capital accumulation process as well as because of the power to transform the spatial structure.

Historical areas as a object of permeation process must be also conserved its information.

In this course will focus on transformation process of historical urban areas, and dynamics of this process, and risks on these areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define reasons for formation of the historical urban centers (Knowledge),
2   will be able to explain economic and social reasons about formation of the historical urban centers (Comprehension),
3   will be able to interpret transformation forms of the historical urban centers (Application),
4   will be able to compare differences about the different spatial formations (Analysis),
5   will be able to criticize threats on historical urban centers (Analysis).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Books:

Leonardo Benevelo (1981): Modern Mimarlığın Tarihi / 1.Cilt: Sanayi Devrimi, (Çev.Atilla Tokatlı), Çevre Yayınları, Istanbul.

Lewis Mumford (2007), Tarih Boyunca Kent, Kökenleri, Geçirdiği Dönüşümler ve Geleceği, (Çev.G.Koca, T.Tosun), Ayrıntı, Istanbul.

Leland M.Roth (2006): Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı, Istanbul.

References:
Other readings related to the course:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures.

Students will learn topics by attending and listening the lectures which supported by visual presentations.

Homework will be given to students in 3rd week and they will be asked to submit their homework to be prepared about the 11th week.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students will prepare presentations and research reports.

Assessment Criteria

Defining (Knowledge), explaining (Comprehension) will be measured by Homework.
Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Final Examination.
Comparing (Analysis) and criticizing (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures which supported by visual presentations and discussions over reading list.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

m.aydogan@deu.edu.tr
0 (232) 301 83 64

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00 - 15:00.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51