COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT FABRIC IN IZMIR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4725 RESEARCH OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT FABRIC IN IZMIR ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The objective is to introduce the historical assets with a rich historical past, but which lost these values considerably, constituting the identity of Izmir to the future architects and to raise consciousness about protecting them and surviving and making use of them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain the historical development of Izmir city.
2   Ability to specify the works of art from different eras which live up to our time.
3   Ability to explain the works of art in the city from different eras.
4   Ability to discuss the issues of protection of the historical monuments located in the city.
5   Ability to compare the historical structures of the same type located in the city.
6   Ability to interpret the historical values in the city.
7   Ability to communicate a research about the historical fabric of Izmir city in visual, written and oral form.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, aim, method and contents of the course.
2 The location of Izmir, the origin of its name and its historical development process.
3 Works surviving up to the present from every period.
4 Works of Prehistoric-Aiolian-Ionian Periods.
5 Works of Hellenistic-Roman-Byzantine Periods.
6 General View of Ottoman - Turkish Periods.
7 Station Buildings.
8 Commercial Buildings.
9 Water buildings (Baths, Fountains and Sebils), Health Buildings.
10 Mid-Term Exam
11 Cultural Buildings Collection of Take-homes.
12 Religious Buildings.
13 Traditional housing architecture in Izmir.
14 Conservation Problems of Historical Assets in Izmir and Recommendations of Solutions. General evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

* AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, "Kentteki Tarihi Yapılar", Izmir Kent Tarihi, Devajans, 2009, pp. 112-215.

* Books and theses about Izmir.

* Journal entitled Izmir Kent Kültürü.

* Journal entitled Izmir Izmir.

* Various articles from journals entitled Taç, Egemimarlık, Mimarlık, Yapı, Vakıflar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

*Literature research and archive inquiry
*Field Study (on-site observation and examination)

- Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
- On-site observation, examination, discussion within the scope of technical trip.
- Developing the ideas discovered through in-class debates, interpretations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The students are expected to be interested, sensitive and observatory particularly within the context of historical buildings and environments in the city besides participating in the course actively.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term % 20 (LO 1, LO2, LO3)
Homework / Presentation % 25 (LO 1, LO3, LO4, LO6, LO7)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LOÇ6)
Class participation % 5 (LO 4, LO5, LO6)

Informational aspect of learning outcomes (LO1, LO2) are measured by mid-term and final exam, while comprehension aspect (LO3) is measured by mid-term, final exam and assignment; application aspect (LO4) is measured by final exam, assignment and class participation; analysis aspect (LO5) is measured by final exam and class participation; evaluation aspect (LO6) is measured by final exam, assignment and class participation and LO7 is measured by assignment.
Evaluation regarding the class participation shall be determined by student s attendance, active participation in the discussions during the class and qualitative contribution in this context.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eti.levi@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0232- 3018460; 0555-4128310

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing individual assignments 1 12 12
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Other (please indicate) 0 0 0
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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.1555
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55
LO.655
LO.75

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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