COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN MORPHOLOGY AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3496 URBAN MORPHOLOGY AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMINE DUYGU KAHRAMAN

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to explain the concept of urban morphology to students, to give information about different morphology schools and urban morphology studies in Turkey, and to show the quantitative methods used in urban morphology studies through different computer programs. With this course, students are expected to have knowledge about urban morphology and quantitative methods both in the world and in our country, to gain the ability to use different computer programs and to offer solutions to different problems in the city.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about urban morphology approaches,
2   To have knowledge about the mathematics of urban morphology,
3   To learn quantitative methods used in urban morphology studies,
4   To be able to apply quantitative methods,
5   To have the ability to create solutions to existing problems using quantitative methods with a morphological point of view.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing to Urban Morphology
2 Urban Morphology Schools and Different Approaches, Urban Morphology Studies in Turkey
3 Historical Geography-Economic Geography Approaches in Urban Morphology: The Concept of Morphological Region and Fringe Belt Concept, Typological Processes Approach in Urban Morphology
4 Configurational Approach in Urban Morphology: Space Syntax Analysis
5 Configurational Approach in Urban Morphology: Space Syntax Analysis
6 Urban Morphology and Urban Network Analysis
7 Urban Morphology and Urban Network Analysis
8 Midterm
9 Analytical Approaches in Urban Morphology
10 Analytical Approaches in Urban Morphology
11 Assignment review
12 Assignment review
13 Final Presentations
14 Final Presentations
15 Final Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

D'Acci, L. (Ed.). (2019). The Mathematics of Urban Morphology. Springer International Publishing.
Hillier, B., & Hanson, J. (1984). The social logic of space. Cambridge university press.
Sevtsuk, A., & Mekonnen, M. (2012). Urban network analysis. Revue internationale de géomatique n, 287, 305.
Kubat, A. S. (2010). The study of urban form in Turkey. Urban Morphology, 14(1), 31-48.
Moudon, A. V. (1997). Urban morphology as an emerging interdisciplinary field. Urban morphology, 1(1), 3-10.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conceptual explanations will be made through presentations, and the course will be supported by readings. Quantitative methods will be taught simultaneously with students using related computer programs. Technological tools will be introduced and used.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical knowledge is measured by the midterm and final exams. With the homework, the success of the application of quantitative methods and the ability to produce solutions to existing problems will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

duygu.kahraman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 11:30 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Tutorials 6 2 12
Student Presentations 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Group homework preperation 1 9 9
Preparing presentations 10 2 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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.15
LO.25
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.5555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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