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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ARC 5162	SUSTAINABILITY IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION	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 HÜMEYRA BIROL AKKURT

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

This course focuses on the concept of sustainability, an interdisciplinary field of study that contains both architecture and conservation disciplines. In order to understand the concept, the approaches of the concept of sustainability within architectural conservation; the correlation between conservation and sustainable development and the parameters of sustainability that shapes the conservation interventions are to be discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	1. Defining the concept of sustainability
2	2. Associating the fields of sustainability and architectural conservation
3	3. Defining the factors that shaped the correlation between architectural conservation and sustainability
4	4. Defining correlation between conservation and sustainable development
5	5. Questioning the sustainable interventions within the field of architectural conservation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction 1.1. General information about the aims and methods of the course 1.2. Handing out the papers on the relevant literature
2	Conceptual framework: Conservation; Cultural Asset/Heritage; Context
3	Constitution and Evaluation of the Concept of Sustainability Sustainable Development
4	Sustainability in Architectural Conservation: Aims; Problems; Actors Laws and Regulations Prior fields of action
5	The Correlation between Architectural Conservation and Socio-Cultural Development; Continuity of the Cultural Diversity, Strengthening the Links Between Environment and Society
6	The Correlation between Architectural Conservation and Socio-Cultural Development; Concept of Identity Meaning of Place
7	Determining the research topics
8	The Correlation between Architectural Conservation and Socio-Cultural & Environmental Development; Continuity of the Local Production Culture and the Crafts
9	The Correlation between Architectural Conservation and Economic & Environmental Development; Reuse of the Historic Buildings
10	The Correlation between Architectural Conservation and Social, Economic & Environmental Development; Urban Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation of Historic Places and Districts; The effects of Tourism
11	Individual and/or Group Studies
12	Individual and/or Group Studies
13	The presentations of students and discussions
14	The presentations of students and discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Book(s):
Birol Akkurt,H. 2010. Mimari Korumada Sürdürülebilirlik , içinde Mimari Korumada Güncel Konular. Özaslan,N & Özkut,D. (Ed.), Eskişehir: Anadolu Üni. Yayını.
Ciravoğlu,A. 2006. Sürdürülebilirlik Düşüncesi- Mimarlık Etkileşimine Alternatif Bir Bakış: Yer in Çevre Bilincine Etkisi. Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Tıldız Teknik Üni. F.B.E.
Feilden, B. 2003. Conservation of Historic Buildings. London: Architectural Press.
Gissen, D. 2002. Big & Gren: Towards Sustainable Architecture in 21st Century. New York: Pinceton Architectural Pres.
Lynch, K. 1960. The Image of the City. Cambridge: The MIT Press.
Neill, W.J.V. 2004. Urban Planning and Cultural Identity. London: Routledge Publishing.
Rodwell,D. 2007. Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
Sev,A. 2009. Sürdürülebilir Mimarlık. Istanbul: YEM Yayın.
Küçük,M. &Güneş,G. 2013. Sivil Toplum Kuruluşları ve Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik . Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt:5, No:2, s.298-311

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual/ group researches and study format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRS	PRESENTATION
2	PAR	PARTICIPATION
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework/ Presentation % 40
Class Participation % 10
Final Exam/Paper % 50
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Resit Exam % 50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to make readings related to the courses. The papers related to the courses are to be given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email: humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0090 232 301 84 5

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced if needed

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	10	2	20
Case study	2	2	4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	10	3	30
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Preparing presentations	1	20	20
Final Assignment	1	1	1
Midterm	2	2	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.10
LO.1	1	1		1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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