COURSE UNIT TITLE

: URBAN PLANNING RESEARCH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5067 URBAN PLANNING RESEARCH ELECTIVE 4 4 0 13

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR TOLGA ÇILINGIR

Offered to

M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

This course aims at defining planning problems, presenting planning techniques and
methods, getting to comprehend actual situation of the problem, interpreting the data
obtained from the field, analysing the relationships between planning method and
information , proposing a normative problem solution model and revising the actual one.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   will be able to define planning problems (knowledge)
2   will be able to list different planning techniques and methods (knowledge)
3   will be able to describe actual situation of planning problems (comprehension)
4   will be able to interpret the data (application)
5   will be able to relate planning method to information (analysis)
6   will be able to propose a new (normative) problem solution model (synthesis)
7   will be able to revise the actual planning system (evaluation)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Problem definition in relation to an implementation Reading list will be given in this week.
2 Literature survey
3 Field study
4 Data processing
5 Threshold Studies
6 Analytic Studies
7 Preparation of alternatives
8 Evaluation of alternatives
9 Midterm Examination
10 Proposing a normative problem solution model
11 Preparing a policy plan directly related to the implementation
12 Preparing an action-oriented programme
13 Preparing an action-oriented programme
14 On the Revision of the actual system
15 Final Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

Berke, P., Godschalk, D. R. and Kaiser, E. J. (2006), Urban Land Use Planning,
University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL.
Supplementary Book:
Campbell, S. And Fainstein, S. (Eds), (1996), Readings in Planning Theory, Blackwell,
Oxford.
Materials:
Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through studio practices. Students will learn topics by
attending and practising the planning studio. Planning problems will be given to
students in the 1st Week and they will be asked to prepare their solutions on the
problems given to them.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.70
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.70

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Listing (Knowledge) will be measured by Midterm Examination
Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Project
Relating (Analysis), Proposing (Synthesis) and Revising (Evaluation) will be measured
by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through studio practices and discussions over planning
problems.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tolga.cilingir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Practice (Care Plan) 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 90 90
Preparation for final exam 1 90 90
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 327

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.211
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511
LO.61
LO.71

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