ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| PhD in Architecture (English) with a master's degree | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | ARCH617 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | City and Society | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi ÖZGÜN ARIN | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi NEVBAHAR ATALAY Prof. Dr. GÜLİZ MUĞAN |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | This course will discuss urban centered spaces with a sociological perspective by focusing on the concept of urbanization and stratification. |
| Course Content: | This course discusses the readability and variability of different urban spaces at the level of society. There will be an emphasis on environmental appraisal and assessment at the collective basis. Besides, the social and economic opportunities as well as problems that the urbanization process has led to in cities will be analyzed through theoretically and within the scope of field studies. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction: The scope, definition and the content of the course | None |
| 2) | The concept of urbanization and a sociological outlook to the urban centered spaces | None |
| 3) | The concept of environment: Built, natural and social . | None |
| 4) | Environment centered approaches and action-oriented environmental researches through global wide. | None |
| 5) | Collective environmental assessments and appraisals | None |
| 6) | Analyzing the environment – 6 types of appraisals: description, evaluation, emotions, aesthetics, meaning and safety | None |
| 7) | Analyzing the environment – 6 types of appraisals: description, evaluation, emotions, aesthetics, meaning and safety. | None |
| 8) | Different examples in Turkey for modern and traditional urban patters: Field studies about traditional and modern public spaces and urban sustainability. | None |
| 9) | Midterm exam | None |
| 10) | The construction of the ‘other’ in urban studies – spatial reflections of inequality and stratification | None |
| 11) | Case study: spatial analyses and observations- streets and parks | None |
| 12) | Case study: spatial analyses and observations- shopping malls | None |
| 13) | Case study: spatial analyses and observations- cafe and restaurants | None |
| 14) | Case study: spatial analyses and observations- leisure and recreation centers | None |
| 15) | Case study: spatial analyses and observations- leisure and recreation centers | None |
| 16) | Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Uğurlu, Ö., Pınarcıoğlu N. Ş., Kanbak, A. Ve Şiriner, M.(2010). Türkiye perspektifinden kent sosyolojisi çalışmaları. İstanbul: Örgün yayınevi. Legates R. T. Ve Stout F. (1996). The city reader.London: Routledge. |
| References: | Giddens, A. (2008). Sosyoloji. İstanbul: Kırmızı yayınları Erder, S. (1996). İstanbul’a bir kent kondu: Ümraniye.İstanbul: İletişim yayınları Gifford, R. (2002). Environmental psychology: principles and practice (3rd ed.). Collville, WA: Optimal Books |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes | |
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson | |
| Q&A / Discussion |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Homework | |
| Presentation |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 60 | 180 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 189 | ||