GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ARCHITECTURE, CITY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RELATION/M4982
Course Title: ARCHITECTURE, CITY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RELATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 8 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Makes spatial analysis in historical process.
Gains an alternative approach to space production.
Adapts spatial observations by mapping method.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Explanation of course content, study program and resources.
2. Week  113/5000 City-nature in traditional life: Explaining and discussing the relationship between nature and city in the late Ottoman period.
3. Week  The effect of Modernization Project on the relationship between architecture, city and nature: Early Republican Period.
4. Week  II. World War II: urban-nature dilemma.
5. Week  1950-1980 period: The effect of the transformation of the new economic order to the urban-nature relationship.
6. Week  Post-1980 period: The effect of neoliberal policies on the relationship between city and nature.
7. Week  General evaluation of the relationship between city and nature in the 21st century (New Geographies, Landscape Urbanism approaches).
8. Week  1'st Midterm Exam
9. Week  The relationship between urban nature and urban agriculture.
10. Week  Examining the relationship between city and nature with examples of urban agriculture.
11. Week  21st Century city-nature of İlhan Tekeli in world relations and urban-rural contrast to Represent No Problems in Turkey
12. Week  2'nd Midterm Exam
13. Week  Evaluation of the students' research on the theme determined on the relationship between city and nature in the 21st century.
14. Week  Evaluation of the students' research on the theme determined on the relationship between city and nature in the 21st century.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
30
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
4
2
8
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
15
1
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Material Design and Implementation
4
3
12
 Report Preparing
4
1
4
 Preparing a Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
2
4
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
2
2
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
67
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.68
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Prevails over intellectual, discursive, theoretical, factual, scientific, technological and aesthetic knowledge concerning architectural design within the national and global context, and reflects this knowledge in academic interactions.X
2Develops the necessary human and community-oriented conceptual sensitivities towards natural and built environments an uses this idea to succeed in the design process in discursive, theoretical and practical stages.X
3Prevails over research methods and techniques, and uses these techniques to define the research extent and generate solutions on challenges concerning architectural design, while evaluating problems, values and potentials.X
4Estimates the fact that architectural design process requires critical and dialectical approach. Follows contemporary developments and transformations in structural, architectural and urban environment. Adapts oneself according to the conditions of the present.X
5Conducts an independent design process. Upon synthesizing retrieved data, takes the responsibility of teamwork. Does capable of establishing, coordinating, managing the aforementioned team.X
6Holds the necessary motivation and learning skills to plan the future. Determines the necessary learning requirements, plans and executes accordingly.X
7Holds the necessary multi-dimensional information regarding principles and standards of economical, environmental and social sustainability; diseaster management, institutional and ethical values and cognitions in architectural design practices concerning a sensitivity towards historical, geographical, cultural and social context.X
8Uses the knowledge on architectural design together with structural knowledge. Prevails over the knowledge on construction systems, its constituting elements and materials together with areas of use and property informations. Monitors changes in the transforming and developing techniques and materials while also executing them. Develops appropriate technical and material solutions according to the retrieved data.X
9Organizes projects, collaborations and events with a societal sense of responsibility concerning surrounding social sphere, informs interested agents and institutions in related issues regarding the discipline, is capable of transferring relevant thoughts and proposed solutions verbally, visually and textually, and shares information with both experts and non-experts by supporting the knowledge with quantitative and qualitative data.X
10Holds information and awareness concerning local, regional, national and disciplinary subjects.X
11Respects basic human, social and cultural rights. Shows sensitivity regarding the preservation of natural environment and cultural heritage, while acting on a sense of justice.X
12Recognizes the value of the profession regarding its services towards human rights and societal benefits.X
13Shows sensitivity in the context of social justice, culture of quality, conservation of natural and cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, disaster safety, rights of disabled, legal frameworks special to providing professional service and ethical principles.X
14Uses the knowledge, understanding and skills for evaluation of the given context, in the definition of problems, for the development of proper solutions requiring alternating architectural design decisions.X
15Has enough basis related with computers, technological innovation, and has capacity for updating this basis. Makes use of possibilities offered by the technology for the collection of the data required for the solution and the presentation of the resulting design.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Ress. Asst. Dr. Hilal Aycı)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hilalayaz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr , aycihilal@gmail.com)