COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEASURING WALKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5182 MEASURING WALKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖZDE EKŞIOĞLU ÇETINTAHRA

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

In recent years, thanks to its benefits on individual and public health, walking is investigated frequently, and it s recommended to design walkable places, as well encourage people to walk. In order to determine the walkable places qualities, it s important to observe the walking behaviour by multiple methods. In this course it s aimed to examine the methods that researchers used to observe walking behaviour. In addition, students are expected to experience these methods via designed empirical studies by themselves.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students are expected to define the walking behaviour that is the most common form of physical activity which is important for individual and public health
2   to compare the relation between different types of walking and health
3   to interpret the demographic, developmental, social and physical environmental variables that affect walking behavior
4   to evaluate the subjective and objective methods on walking observations
5   to design an empirical research by using different methods on measuring walking.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The relation between health, physical activity and walking; the types of walking by purpose
2 Demographic, developmental, social variables that affect walking
3 Physical environmental variables that affect walking - I
4 Physical environmental variables that affect walking - II
5 Subjective methods for measuring walking
6 Objective methods for measuring walking
7 Literature discussions on homework topics
8 Handling in homework assignments
9 Design and implement an empirical research
10 Design and implement an empirical research
11 Design and implement an empirical research
12 Homework Presentation
13 Write up a research paper on designed and implemented empirical research
14 Write up a research paper on designed and implemented empirical research

Recomended or Required Reading

Ekşioğlu Çetintahra, G. (2015). Kentsel Alanda Fiziksel Çevrenin Çocukların Fiziksel Aktiviteleri Üzerindeki Etkisi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi. DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Izmir.
Ekşioğlu Çetintahra G, Çubukçu E,"A New Approach to Identify the Location and Intensity of Physical Activity in Urban Areas: The Use of Accelerometer and Global Positioning Systems Data",ICONARCH II: International Congress of Architecture, Konya, Kasım 2014, serbest bildiri, ICONARCH II: International Congress of Architecture Proceedings Book,245-258, Uluslararası Hakemli organizasyon.
Ekşioğlu Çetintahra, G. ve Hepgüzel B. (2014). Yürüyerek Ulaşım Tercihini Etkileyen Kentsel Olanak(sızlık)lar: Buca Alt Merkez Örneği- Izmir. 26. Uluslararası Yapı ve Yaşam Fuar ve Kongresi, Bursa, 411-416.
Çubukçu, E., Hepgüzel, B., Önder, Z. ve Tümer, B. (2014). Yürünebilirliğin Sokak Bazındaki Ölçütleri: Karşıyaka Örneği Sokak Denetim Aracı Uygulama Rehberi. DEÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through conference presentations and literature readings. Students will prepare homework on course topics and make individual presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 RPT REPORT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RPT * 0.25 + PRS * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Description and Comparison are evaluated by the Homework assignment. Interpretation and Measure are evaluated by the Presentation. Designing is evaluated by Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through conference presentations and literature readings.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gozde.eksioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 10 40
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 161

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.5111

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