COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CITY AND PLANNING IN HISTORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 3382 CITY AND PLANNING IN HISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ALTINÖRS ÇIRAK

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to explain the relations between the formation of the cities and socio-economic and cultural structures and the social and urban truths, rationalities and interactions which are behind the systems of thoughts and movements of culture, in the process of beginning of the sedentism until the modern city in historical context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to define the formation processes and rationalities of human settlements (Knowledge)
2   Will be able to explain the interactions of urban space and socio-economic and cultural structure, (Comprehension)
3   Will be able to explain the developments of cities in the historical process (Comprehension)
4   Will be able to explain the interactions of Intellectual and art movements and urban space (Comprehension)
5   Will be able to define the rationalities of urban planning approaches in historical context (Knowledge)
6   Will be able to associate the studies of urban planning and social structure (Comprehension)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The different approaches to the history of science and the philosophy of history
2 Interactions between Ancient Hellenistic, Anatolian and Mesopotamian Civilizations in the fields of art, technique, architecture and urban
3 The art, architecture and city in the Classical and Hellenistic Era
4 Architecture and urban planning in Roman Era The assignments will be given to the students on this week
5 Urban Space in Middle Ages I- In the context of culture and space interaction The Romanesque and Gothic Terms
6 Urban Space in Middle Ages II- The culture, society, architecture and city under the influence of Renessaince and The Baroque Term
7 The End of The Middle Ages- The transformations in the capital accumulation process and Romantism, Neoclassicism movements
8 Industrial Revolution / emerge of modern cities and new planning approaches (19. Century planning approaches: Hausmann, Utopian Socialists)
9 Midterm Examination
10 Bauhauss Movement and its space and design theory
11 The relation of history, space and city concepts under the post-modern movements
12 The urban utopias and planning approaches in 20. Century
13 The urban space and planning in the late 20. Century and early 21. Century
14 The urban space and planning in the 21. Century
15 Final Examinations Week
16 Final Examinations Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks: Mumford, L, (2007), Tarih Boyunca Kent, Kökenleri, Geçirdiği Dönüşümler ve Geleceği, (Çev.G.Koca, T.Tosun), Ayrıntı, Istanbul.
Rowland, K, (1966), The Shape of Towns, GNN, Londra, Ingiltere.
Rykwert, J, (1988), The Idea of a Town (The Antropology of Urban Form in Rome-Italy and The Ancient World, Londra, Ingiltere.
Supplementary Book:
Engels, F, (1997), Ingiltere'de Emekçi Sınıfların Durumu, Eriş Yayınları, Ankara.
Child, G, (1974), Tarihte Neler Oldu , Odak Yayınları, Ankara.
Braudel, F, (2004), Maddi Uygarlık:Dünyanın Zamanı; Imge Kitabevi, , Istanbul.
Wallerstein, I, (1997), Sosyal Bilimleri Düşünmemek, Çev. Taylan Doğan, Avesta, Istanbul.
Leland, R, (2006), Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınevi, Istanbul.
Gombrich, EH, (2011), Sanatın Öyküsü, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Materials:
Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures. Students will learn topics by reading the papers given to them, listening the lectures, preparing the assignments and attending the technical excursions.

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 * 0.25 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining (Knowledge), Explaining (Comprehension) will be measured by mid term examination,
(Relating )(Analyse) and Explaining (Comprehension) will be measured by Final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.altinors@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00 and 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 1 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Field study 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

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.411
LO.511
LO.611

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