COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METROPOLITAN CITIES IN TURKEY AND WORLD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAC 6047 METROPOLITAN CITIES IN TURKEY AND WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Identifying the characteristics of them available in the metropolitan cities in the world and in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course Typical Students will recognize metropolization and metropolis in Turkey
2   At the end of this course Typical Students will understand metropolization process and the factors caused to metropolization in Turkey and World
3   At the end of this course Typical Students will distinguish the metroplises according to features
4   At the end of this course Typical Students will compare advantages and disadvantages arising from metropolization
5   At the end of this course Typical Students will make projection upon Metropolises in Turkey

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Metropolitan city and metropolitization
2 Effects of historical factors on existing of metropolises
3 Effects of industrialization, transportation and commercial to mitropolitization
4 Effecting factors to distribution of metropolises
5 Regional and national metropolises
6 Effecting factors on existing of metropolises
7 Effects of metropolises on social and cultural features
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Effects of metropolises on economic activities
10 Effects of metropolises on social and cultural features in Turkey
11 Effects of metropolises on economic activities in Turkey
12 Problems of metropolises in Turkey and World
13 The problems of metropolises in developed countries
14 The problems of metropolises in developing countries and conclusion
15 Projections regarding the future of metropolitan cities
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

ERDER Türker (1982). Kentsel Bütünleşme, Türkiye Gelişme Araştırmaları Vakfı Yayın No: 4, An.
KARADAĞ A (2000).Kentsel Gelisim Süreci, Cevresel Etkileri ve Sorunlari ile Izmir
TEKELI I (2001). Modernite Aşılırken Kent Planlaması, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara.
TOPRAK KARAMAN Z, Kent Yönetimi ve Politikası, Izmir, 2001
KUBAN Doğan, Türkiye de Kentsel Koruma, Tarih Vakfı-Yurt Yayınları, 2001
CENGIZ Hüseyin (Ed.) (1998). Metropoliten Alanlar Planlama Sorunları, I. Sempozyum Bildirileri, Yıldız Teknik Ünv. Basım-Yayın Merkezi, Istanbul.
TEKELI I, Modernite Aşılırken Kent Planlaması, Imge Yayınları, 2001
KELEŞ R, Kentleşme Politikası, Imge Yayınları, 2004
DURU B ve ALKAN A. 20. yy Kenti, , Imge Yayınları, 2002
Collin Jean-Pier, Deganais Michèle and Poitras Claire, From City to City-Region: Historical Perspective on the Contentious Definations of the Montr al Metropolitan Area, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 16-34, Summer 2003, ISBN 1188-3774.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Directed Readings, Problem Solving Classes

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Nevzat Gümüş
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Sosyal Bilgiler Eğitimi ABD 35150 Buca - Izmir
Tel: + 90 232 3012136 Fax: 00 90 232 4204895 GSM:905335765054
e-mail: nevzat.gumus@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thuesday, 10.30-11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 9 3 27
Pre Class Self Study 14 3 42
Midterm Preparation 1 10 10
Final Preparation 1 10 10
Paper Preparation 1 10 10
Research Preparation 1 4 4
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
Final Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.144444
LO.245
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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