COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSERVATION APPROACHES TO MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILAYERED HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND FABRIC

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5139 CONSERVATION APPROACHES TO MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILAYERED HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND FABRIC ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

To provide examples of multilayered historical buildings and fabric which involve the traces and historical ruins of various periods and cultures and to discuss conservation approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe the concepts of multiculturalism, multilayeredness, multilayered building and multilayered fabric,
2   To be able to explain the concept of urban archaeology,
3   To be able to discuss the conservation problems in multilayered buildings and fabric,
4   To be able to evaluate different conservation approaches in multilayered buildings and fabric,
5   To be able to state one's knowledge about multilayered buildings and fabric visually, orally and in writing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and introducing of the aim, content and lecturing method of the course.
2 General information on the concepts of multilayered historical building, multilayeredness, multilayered fabric and urban archaeology.
3 Examples of multicultural and multilayered historical buildings.
4 Examples of multilayered fabric- giving the assignment subjects.
5 Examples of multilayered fabric.
6 Examination of the conservation approaches to multilayered buildings and fabric - examples.
7 Examination of the conservation approaches to multilayered buildings and fabric - examples.
8 Examination of the conservation approaches to multilayered buildings and fabric - examples.
9 Examination of the conservation approaches to multilayered buildings and fabric - examples.
10 Midterm Exam I.
11 Presentations by students.
12 Presentations by students.
13 Presentations by students, submission of assignments.
14 Presentations by students, Overall evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

* AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, "Kentsel Değişim Sürecinde Izmir'in Tarihi Çevre Dokusu", Her Dem Yeşil Yapraklı Bir Ağaç - Cevat Erder'e Armağan (Honore for Cevat Erder), Ankara, ODTÜ Mim. Fak. Ya., 2003, pp. 265-282.

* AKYÜZ, Eti, "Izmir'de Tarihsel Çevre Dokusunun Korunmasına Yönelik Sorunlar" , Izmir Kentinde Gündem 21'e Doğru - Towards Agenda 21 in Izmir, Habitat II, (Istanbul 3-14 June 1996), Izmir, 1996, pp. 57-63, 160-161.

* AKYÜZ, Eti, "Izmir'de Tarihi Eserlere Bakış" , Egemimarlık, 6 ( 1992/ 3-4), pp. 84-85.

* AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, "Kemeraltı (Izmir) Kentsel Kültür Varlıkları Envanteri 2003", TÜBA Kültür Envanteri Dergisi, 11/2005, pp. 75-124.

* AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, ERSOY, Akın, "Multilayered Historic City: Izmir", CIVVIH Mediterranean Sub Committee Meeting 2012, Multilayered Historic Towns, May, 18-20, 2012, Izmir, pp.19-35, 1.

* TUNA, N., Istanbul Suriçi'nde Kentsel Arkeolojik Kültür Mirası, Journal of Istanbul, June 2003, no: 46, pp 88-93.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The student is expected participating in the course actively.
* Literature research and archive inquiry
* Field Study (on-site observation and examination)
* Ability to express thoughts on the matter visually, verbally and in writing.

- Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
- Developing the ideas discovered through in-class debates, interpretations.
- Student presentations, discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
4 PAR PARTICIPATION
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RAS * 0.50 + PAR * 0.10


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The grade of Midterm Exam II is determined by holistic evaluation of the assignment submitted and the presentation.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam: LO1, LO2.
Assignment-presentation: LO3, LO5.
Research article: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5.


The knowledge dimension (LO1) of the learning outcomes is measured with a midterm exam and a research article; their comprehension dimension (LO2) is measured with a midterm exam and a research article; their analysis dimension (LO3) is measured with a research article, an assignment and participation in the course; their evaluation dimension (LO4) is measured with a research article and participation in the course; and their synthesis dimension (LO5) is measured with a research article, an assignment and participation in the course.

The evaluation of participation in the course will be determined with attendance by the student, his/her active participation in the discussion medium during the course and his/her qualitative contribution in this context.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Eti Akyüz Levi
eti.levi@deu.edu.tr; eti.akyuz@gmail.com

tel.: 0232-3018460; 0555-4128310

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Tutorials (Student Presentations) 4 2 8
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 9 2 18
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 18 18
Preparing Presentations 1 6 6
Preparation for Research Article 1 18 18
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.41
LO.51