COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CULTURE-SPACE RELATIONS WITHIN THE PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE PLACES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5185 CULTURE-SPACE RELATIONS WITHIN THE PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE PLACES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜMEYRA BIROL

Offered to

Restoration

Course Objective

Culture has an important role in the formation of physical environment and the social structure. On the other hand, place, as being a major component of the physical environment is one of the tools to identify the cultural inputs within the physical and social environment. In this framework, the course aims to provide an understanding on culture-space relations and their role within the preservation of heritage places.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining the concepts of space; place and culture,
2   Questioning culture-space relations,
3   Questioning the value of cultural representation of a place,
4   Gaining awareness of the social and cultural inputs within the heritage places,
5   Correlating the cultural, spatial and social dynamics within the preservation of heritage places.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction 1.1. General information about the aims and methods of the course
2 Space and Place
3 Culture; Cultural Memory Culture-Space relations; Representation of Place
4 The formation of Identity: Urban identity; Place Identity; Place Attachment; Place Memory
5 Cultural Heritage and Cultural Landscapes: Heritage Places; Local identity; Diversity; Displacement
6 Place and the Society, the Actors: Cultural producers (artists; designers; craftsman; historians); Heritage management
7 The Place (Definition of the research subject)
8 Field survey
9 Presentations related to the Place
10 Field survey
11 Discussions on the studies
12 Discussions on the studies
13 Individiual/group presentations
14 Individiual/group presentations
15 General Assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

- Lefebvre,Henri (1991). The Production of Space, Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
- Tuan, Yi-Fu. (2001). Space and Place: the Perspective of Experience, University of Minnesota Press.
- Cresswell, Tim. (2004). Place: A Short Introduction, Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
- Lewicka, Maria. Place attachment, place identity, and place memory: Restoring the forgotten city past , Journal of Environmental Psychology, 28, 2008, pp: 209-231.
-Raadik-Cottrell, Jana. Cultural Memory And Place Identity: Creating Place Experience , 2010. Phd dissertation in Colorado State University
- Casakin,H & Bernando,F. (Ed.). (2012). The Role of Place Identity in the Perception, Understanding, and Design of Built Environments, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
- Birol Akkurt, H. (2012). Reconstitution of the Place Identity within the Intervention Efforts in the Historic Built Environment in The Role of Place Identity in the Perception, Understanding, and Design of Built Environments (Ed: Casakin,H&Bernando,F) pp:63-77

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture through the conceptual discussions, individual/ group researches and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Instead of the final exam, the students are expected to prepare an academic paper which subjects their individual/group studies within the theoretical framework of the lecture.

Assessment Criteria

Homework/ Presentation % 40
Active Participation % 10
Final Exam (paper) % 50
--
Resit Exam (paper) % 50

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation to the lectures and discussions are expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Field study 2 4 8
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam (academic paper) 1 20 20
Midterm- Presentation 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1544
LO.2544
LO.3545554
LO.4545554
LO.55455544

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