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COURSE DESCRIPTION

HOUSING DESIGN FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS/5731311

Course Title:	HOUSING DESIGN FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Ins. Dr. Fulya ÖZMEN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

websitem.gazi.edu.tr/efozcan

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

efozcan@gazi.edu.tr,

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

To make able the students to develop economic, social and technical criteria for healty housing environment and healthy towns.
Developing theoretical knowledge aimed to propose alternative solutions for housing design for low income groups
Build up technical and social knowledge aimed to obtain better understanding of design process.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face. Final presentations and homeworks are prepared as a team work.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Outlining the course. Defining the conceptual framework of the course. Housing Sector in Turkey
2. Week	Lectures enhancing the conceptual and theoretical background of the students. Giving readings as homework for improving the knowledge of the stud
3. Week	Alternative housing for low- income groups
4. Week	Alternative housing for low- income groups
5. Week	The concept of Sustainable (Healthy) Housing and searches of applications
6. Week	The concept of Sustainable (Healthy) Housing and searches of applications
7. Week	Oral and visual submissions, discussions and mid-term evaluations
8. Week	Oral and visual submissions, discussions and mid-term evaluations
9. Week	Developing criticism on the selected research topics and examples, evaluations and discussions.
10. Week	Developing criticism on the selected research topics and examples, evaluations and discussions.
11. Week	Developing criticism on the selected research topics and examples, evaluations and discussions.
12. Week	Submissions of the draft research topics, evaluations and discussions.
13. Week	Submissions of the draft research topics, evaluations and discussions.
14. Week	Submissions of the final assignments and general evaluation.
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

ROWE, C., KOETTER, F., “Collage City”, The MIT Press, Massachusetts, 1984; LYNCH, K., BANARJEE, T., SOUTHWORTH, M., “City Sense and City Design: Writings and Projects of Kevin Lynch”; MIT Press, Massachusetts, 1995, LYNCH, K., “Good City Form”, MIT Press, Massachusetts, Reprint Edition, Birleşmiş Milletler İnsan Yerleşimleri Programı(UN-HABITAT DAVIS, M., “Gecekondu Gezegeni”, Metis Yayınları, 2006

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Exercises	0	0
Projects	1	20
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	1	14
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	14	1	14
Preparing Presentation	14	2	28
Presentation	14	1	14
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	14	1	14
Final and Studying for Final	14	1	14
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			182
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.28
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
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2					X
3					X
4				X
5					X
6					X
7					X
8					X
9					X
10					X
11					X
12					X
13				X
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15					X
16					X

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