COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5187 PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIBEL ECEMIŞ KILIÇ

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to cover the legislative and management aspects of spatial
planning in Türkiye with an emphasis on existing frame work and a critical over view.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define urban planning problems globally and locally (Knowledge)
2   will be able to define the typologies of different planning approaches (Knowledge)
3   will be able to describe actual situations of urban areas (Comprehension)
4   will be able to interpret and evaluate the existing planning legislation (Application)
5   will be able to relate problems of urban areas to basic principles of planning
6   will be able to propose new problem solution models for urban design (Synthesis)
7   will be able to revise the norms and standards in urban planning locally

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brief description of the course outline.
2 Definition of the social systems. General problems of spatial planning in Türkiye. A brief historical approach.
3 Theoretical background. Planning hierarchies and interrelations. Social, economic, physical, sectorial aspects of planning. Subject of term paper
4 Planning theory in general.
5 Discussions on urbanization.
6 Basic human behaviour, social choice and value judgement. Research for term paper
7 Basic human behaviour, social choice and value judgement.
8 Mid-term exam.
9 Inventories legal and administrative planning items.
10 Inventories legal and administrative planning items.
11 Sectors affecting spatial planning.
12 Planning standards, design criteria. Technical aspects.
13 Physical and social infrastructure. Typological aspects of management.
14 Political and cultural aspects. General conclusion and discussions.
15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
. Ruşen Keleş. Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset. Cem Yayınevi. Istanbul.
Supplementary Book:
. Ruşen Keleş. Kentleşme Politikası. Imge Kitabevi Ankara.
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- Other readings related to the course:
. Planning Act No 3194.
. Act on Greater City Municipalities Act No 3030
. Act on Greater City Municipalities Act No 5216
. George Chadwick. A Systems View of Planning. Pergamum Press. London.
. Toddy Edison. Local Government: Management and Corporate Planning, Leonard Hill Books
L.B. /UK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures and the students will learn by attending and
conceiving the lectures. Besides the midterm and final examinations, students will be
asked to prepare homework and to participate in the lecture.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Discussing will be measured by Midterm Examination.
Using will be measured by Homework Assignments and Participation/Presentation and Final
Examination

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures, homework practices and seminar discussions
over home works, problem definitions and proposals.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.cilingir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Reading 3 4 12
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

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.51
LO.61
LO.71

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