COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL THEORY AND SPACE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 4364 SOCIAL THEORY AND SPACE 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 ERDAL ONUR DIKTAŞ

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at defining social processes and spatial forms, presenting theories of space and place with the circumstances under which they have developed, getting to comprehend different spatial categories, interpreting the space politically, and analysing the relationships between social theory and spatial planning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, students, will be able to define social processes and spatial forms (Knowledge),
2   will be able to list the theories of space and place historically (Knowledge),
3   will be able to describe different spatial categories (Comprehension),
4   will be able to interprete the space politically (Application),
5   will be able to relate social theory to spatial planning (Analysis).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social Relations in the City Reading list will be given in this week.
2 Spaces of Difference and Division
3 Embodied Spaces
4 Making Space
5 Spatial Stories: subjectivity in the city
6 Midterm Examination
7 Theories of Space and Place Homework topics will be handed out in this week.
8 Different Spatial Categories
9 Matrix of Spatialities
10 Making Space: urban cultures, spatial tactics
11 Homework/Submission/Presentation Students will be required to submit their homeworks and present their studies briefly to each other in this week.
12 The Politics of Space: social movements and public space
13 Capital and Culture: gentrifying the city
14 Social Theory, Space and Planning Relations
15 Final Examination
16

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
Tonkiss, F. (2005), Space, the City and Social Theory, Polity, Cambridge.
Supplemantary Book:
Lefebvre, H. (1994), The Production of Space, Blackwell, Oxford.
Harvey, D. (2006), Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir, Metis, 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 attending and listening the lectures. Homeworks will be given to students in 7th Week and they will be asked to prepare their homeworks on the subjects given to them.

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

Defining and Listing (Knowledge) will be measured by Midterm Examination
Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Homework
Relating (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Assessment Criteria

Defining and Listing (Knowledge) will be measured by Midterm Examination
Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Homework
Relating (Analysis) will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over reading list.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sezai.goksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10.30-12.00; Wednesday 15.00-17.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Presenting Homework 1 2 2
Lecture 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparing Indıvidual Assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
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

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