Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
		ELECTIVE

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KOÇ

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims at enabling the students gain an ability in developing designs at different scales through the integration of knowledge and ability gained in Basic Design course with form, structure, space and urban spatial issues and emphasising the importance of perception within the framework of issues such as spatial reading, interpreting and development of cognitive map.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of this course, students, will be able to repeat the knowledge and ability of technical drawing in their designs
2	will be able to define the issues of form, structure and space,
3	will be able to illustrate the ability of concrete and abstract thinking,
4	will be able to analyse the built environment
5	will be able to propose alternative solutions through the use of their ability of two and three dimensional perception.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

PLN 1111 - BASIC DESIGN

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Practices for the enhancement of three-dimensional perception, lectures of form, space and structure
2	Practices for the enhancement of three-dimensional perception, lectures of form, space and structure
3	1. Introducing the preparation process of the analyzing sub-region, Evaluation and control of the findings of the sub region analyses
4	Evaluation and control of the findings of the sub region analyses
5	1st.Midterm Evaluation Evaluation of the findings of the sub region analyses
6	Preparation and presentation of the 2nd Project
7	Preparation of the 2nd Project
8	Draft presentations and evaluations of the 12nd Project
9	2.nd Midterm Evaluation
10	Preparation and presentation of the 3.rd Project
11	Preparation of the 3.rd Project
12	Draft presentations and evaluations of the 3.rd Project
13	Draft presentations and evaluations of the 3.rd Project
14	Final Jury Week

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Ching, D.K.F. (1979), Architecture: Form, Space and Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
Lynch, K. (1960), Image of the City, Publication of the Joint Center for Urban Studies, USA
Supplementary Book(s): Banerjee, T. and Southworth, M. (edt.) (1996), City Sense and City Design Writings and Projects of Kevin Lynch, MIT Press, USA
Ünverdi, Z.H., Çubukçu, E., Dalgakıran A., (2008), Temel tasarım stüdyosu 2008, Yirmibirinci Yüzyıldan Izler, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, MIMFK-YK- 02-2008, Izmir
References: Marcus, C.C. and Francis, C. (edt.) (1998), People Places: Design Guidelines for Urban Open Spaces, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Canada
Materials: Other readings related to the course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through the in-class implementations and projects designed within the context of lectures, readings and visual material.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	COM 1	COMMITTEE 1
2	COM 2	COMMITTEE 2
3	COM	COMMITTEE
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	COM 1 * 0.30 + COM 2 * 0.30 + COM * 0.40

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

This course is evaluated with the semester grade. There is no final exam.

Assessment Criteria

Repeating, Defining and Illustrating will be measured by the evaluation of Homework Assignments and Midterm Examinations.
Analysing and Proposing will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures concerning the theoretical context and in-class implementations and sub projects.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.koc@deu.edu.tr ; burcu.silaydin@deu.edu.tr ; gozde.eksioglu@deu.edu.tr; ahu.dalgakiran@deu.edu.tr, hayat.zengin@deu.edu.tr, evren.erdin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 1-2

Work Placement(s)