COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PLANNING TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 5057 PLANNING TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR LEVENT ÜNVERDI

Offered to

M.Sc. City and Regional Planning
Urban Conservation Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc Without Thesis)
City and Regional Planning (Non-Thesis)
City and Regional Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc Without Thesis)
Urban Conservation Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc)
City and Regional Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc)
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The course aims to provide students from different fields the knowledge concerning basic concepts of planning, the basic characteristics of implementation plans, preparation processes of plans, the plan language for different types of plans and the concept of plan hierarchy, the basic technical tools used in implementation plans, location principles of different land-uses and design strategies and the fundamental framework of relations between different uses of land.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To list the basic concepts of planning and planning processes,
2   To have a conception of implementation plans on different scales,
3   To use the basic technical tools used in making implementation plans,
4   To relate different uses of land with the underlying location principles,
5   To apply design principles of different land uses to implementation plans.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Planning and Basic Concepts
2 Basic Characteristics of Implementation Plans and the Preparation Processes of Planning Activities
3 Plan Hierarchy and Plan Types
4 Plan Technique and Language by Varying Scales of Planning
5 Basic Technical Tools of Planning I
6 Basic Technical Tools of Planning II
7 Interim examination
8 Fundamental Principles in Spatial Alignment of Land Uses
9 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles I
10 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles II
11 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles III
12 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles IV
13 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles V
14 Basic Land Uses in the City and Their Design Principles VI

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Chapin, S.,E., (1967), Urban Land Use Planning, Urbana, Unv..Illıonis Press
2.Aydemir, Ş., ve diğ., (2004), Kentsel Alanların Planlanması ve Tasarımı, Akademi Yayınevi, Trabzon

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Çetiner, A., (1991), Şehircilik Çalışmalarında Donatım Ilkeleri, ITÜ, Istanbul
2.Ersoy, M., (1994), Kentsel Alan Kullanım Normları, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mim. Fakültesi Basım Işliği, Anlara
3.Ersoy, M.,(2009), Kentsel Planlamada Arazi Kullanım Standartları, TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası, Ankara
4.Keleş, R., (1984), Kentleşme Politikası, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara
5. 8 Kasım Dünya Şehircilik Günü 34.Kolokyumu Bildiri Kitabı, Planlamanın Dili,(2010), TMMOB Şehir Plancıları Odası, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course consists of lectures, to which students are expected to fully attend.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Listing, conceiving, using activities are assessed by the Interim Exam and homework
Relating and adapting activities are assessed by the Final Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

levent.unverdi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 11:00 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 4 32
Preparing individual assignments 1 27 27
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

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