COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HOUSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3436 HOUSING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HÜLYA KOÇ

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to give basic knowledge and to discuss the uses of this information in the study of planning on the subjects. It is also aims to discuss the properties of hosing as a special product, characteristics of housing markets, the relation of housing supply and demand, forms of housing provision, housing finance and housing policy issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students will be able to describe the housing problem according to its different functions
2   will be able to explain the concepts of housing supply, housing need, housing gap and housing demand and the relationship between the concepts.
3   will be able to express the characteristics of urban housing markets
4   will be able to interpret the effective variables about households housing choice
5   will be able to compare housing policies pursued in different periods in Turkey
6   will be able to compare the characteristics of different forms of housing provisions
7   will be able to analyze a existing housing area about forms of housing provisions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discussing housing question, defining housing as a special product, housing as a basic human right
2 Characteristics of housing markets, explaining and discussing distinctive features of housing markets than the other goods and services markets
3 The concept of housing need, housing gap, ways of estimating of housing gap, variables affecting households housing choice.
4 The concept of housing demand, the basic dimensions of housing demand, factors affecting the housing demand
5 Different forms of housing provision; individual housing provision housing cooperatives housing provision , housing provision by small capital house builders
6 Different forms of housing provision; housing provision of housing cooperatives unions supported by Municipalities, housing provision of mass housing companies, housing provision of TOKI
7 Mid term Examination
8 Squatter housing, unauthorized house building
9 Concepts of housing policy and social housing policy; housing finance.
10 Housing policies pursued in Turkey- Pre-1980 Period
11 Housing policies pursued in Turkey- Post-1980 Period
12 Presenting and discussing of homeworks
13 Presenting and discussing of homeworks
14 Presenting and discussing of homeworks
15 Final Examination Week
16 Final Examination Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ilhan Tekeli, Konut Sorununu Konut Sunum Biçimleriyle Düşünmek, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.
Supplementary Book(s): Ruşen Keleş, Kentleşme Politikası, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara,2006.
Türkiye Ulusal Komitesi, Habitat II Ulusal Rapor ve Eylem Planı, Ankara, 1996.
Ed. Yıldız Sey, 75 Yılda Değişen Kent ve Mimarlık, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı yayını, Istanbul, 1998.
Ed. Yıldız Sey, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı, Tarihten Günümüze Anadolu da Konut ve Yerleşme, Tarih Vakfı yayınları, Istanbul, 1996.
References:
Materials: Presentations and course notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Describing, explaining, interpreting and expressing will be measured by Midterm Examination,
Comparing and analysis will be measured by Homework,
Describing, explaining, interpreting , expressing and comparing will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures, visual presentation, and homework and in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.koc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 9.30-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Tutorials 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
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.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61
LO.71

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