COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL INVENTORIES VIA GIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5018 ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL INVENTORIES VIA GIS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MUHAMMED AYDOĞAN

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Information Systems (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The aim of this Course, is to teach students how to obtain and use environmental & cultural profile instruments through GIS techniques. Cultural impact on spatial organizations and the use of environmental & cultural inventories in Urban Planning will also be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to teach students how to obtain and use environmental & cultural profile instruments through GIS techniques
2   cultural impact on spatial organizations
3   the use of environmental & cultural inventories in Urban Planning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories and related implementations in general. Social & economic factors, urban values,
2 Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories and related implementations in general. Social & economic factors, urban values,
3 Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories and related implementations in general. Social & economic factors, urban values,
4 Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories Conceptualizations on Environmental & Cultural Inventories and related implementations in general. Social & economic factors, urban values,
5 Model of Cultural Structure Model of Cultural Structure. Signs, norms, values, basic assumptions.
6 Model of Cultural Structure Model of Cultural Structure. Signs, norms, values, basic assumptions.
7 Model of Cultural Structure Model of Cultural Structure. Signs, norms, values, basic assumptions.
8 Model of Cultural Structure Model of Cultural Structure. Signs, norms, values, basic assumptions.
9 Midterm Examination
10 GIS techniques to obtain Environmental & Cultural Profiles
11 GIS techniques to obtain Environmental & Cultural Profiles
12 GIS techniques to obtain Environmental & Cultural Profiles
13 General discussion
14 Midterm Examination

Recomended or Required Reading

TEXTBOOK: Handouts will be given to students on weekly basis.
REFERENCE BOOKS: None specific. (Updated Web sources will be used)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FCG * 0.5
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 2 25 50
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.223334443443
LO.322223332224