GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
URBAN SOCIOLOGY/SBP241
Course Title: URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  -Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  -Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nihan ÖZDEMİR SÖNMEZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  nihanozdemir@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
-Understanding of social implications of physical planning decisions and their implementations
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 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  -Course lectures
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  - URP 106 Introduction to Sociology
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  -None
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  -INTRODUCTION: Definitions of sociology and urban sociology. General information on course scope and objectives
2. Week  -BASIC APPROACHES IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY: City in classic social theory, emergence of urban sociology as a distinct dicipline
3. Week  -BASIC APPROACHES IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY: Chicago School and urban ecology approach, urban culture perspective
4. Week  -THEORIES OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN SOCIOLOGY: Urban as a space of collective consumption, social organisation and inequality in urban areas
5. Week  -THEORIES OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN SOCIOLOGY:Urban space and social stratification, reproduction of social atratification (suburbanisation and transforma
6. Week  -GLOBALISATION AND THE URBAN: Spatial organisation of globalisation
7. Week  -GLOBALISATION AND THE URBAN: Spatial organisation of globalisation
8. Week  -URBAN POVERTY: Definition, differentiations in different countries and urban poverty in 4th world
9. Week  -URBANISATION IN THE 3RD WORRLD: Liberal Approach: 1. Modernisation theory and its implementations 2. Neo-modernisation theory and its implementatio
10. Week  -URBANISATION IN THE 3RD WORRLD: Radical Approach: 1. Dependency School 2. Articulation school
11. Week  - Mid-term exam
12. Week  -URBANISATION IN TURKEY: 1950-1960 Period- Migration, rapid urbanisation and emergence of squatters
13. Week  -URBANISATION IN TURKEY: 1960-1980 Period- Planned era and urbanisation, squatter amnesty laws and their spatial implications
14. Week  -URBANISATION IN TURKEY: 1980 after- Transformation of squatter areas, social and spatial implications of urban rant
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16. Week  -
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  AYATA, S., 1989, ‘toplumsal cevre olarak gecekondu ve apartman’, Toplum ve Bilim, no.49 AYATA, S. and AYATA, A., 1996, Konut Komsuluk ve Kent Kulturu, Ankara: TOKI CASTELLS, M. (2002) The Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory, ed. By I.Susser, Oxford:Blackwell DRAKAKIS-SMITH, D., and FIHER, 1975, Housing Problems in Ankara, University of Durham HARVEY, D., 2008, Umut Mekanları, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul HARVEY, D., 2015, Asi Şehirler, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul Harvey, D., 2016, Sosyal Adelet ve Şehir, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul KONGAR, E., 1973, ‘Altındag gecekondu bolgesi’, Amme Idaresi Dergisi, 6 (3), pp.109-138 KONGAR, E.., 1998, 21. Yüzyılda Türkiye, İstanbul: Remzi Kitapevi, PAYNE, G. K., 1977, Ankara: Housing And Planning in an Expanding City, A Research Report Submitted to the Social Science Research Council, 3 volumes SENYAPILI, T., 1981, Gecekondu: Cevre Iscilerin Mekani, Ankara: ODTU
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  -Lecture, questions-answers
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
12
2
24
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
12
2
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
1
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1Has a multi-dimensional knowledge and comprehension of the economic, social and environmental sustainability principles and the historical, geographical, social and cultural issues in the field of City and Regional Planning.X
2Has the intellectual and theoretical knowledge and comprehension about the issues on planning / design / research methods that are human and community oriented and sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of City and Regional Planning.X
3Has a knowledge and comprehension about the principles, ethics, laws, regulations and standards related to the field of City and Regional Planning.X
4Has the skills to identify facts, potential and problems and research necessary for them, make analysis and use quantitative and qualitative research methods and techniques required for evaluation and to translate them in written, oral and visual formats, in the field of planning.X
5Has the necessary sensitivity on the issues related to public interest, social justice and quality of life and the field of legal frameworks and ethical principles, by being aware of that this profession generates social services and beneficial in terms of human rights and community.X
6Has the self-confidence and competence to execute independently and in teams, negotiate and become a moderator and director when it’s necessary, in the studies in the field of City and Regional Planning.X
7Has the foreign language level, to follow the international developments in this field and to communicate effectively with colleagues.
8Has the capacity to follow the developments in IT (information, geographic information and communication) technologies related to the field and use them interactively in various stages of planning and design.X
9Have the necessary scientific and technical qualifications to produce flexible solutions for problems and opportunities in the field, and to propose alternatives and to evaluate these alternatives.X
10Has the ability to think urban planning in macro-micro scales and planning-design integrity.X
11Has the ability to think creatively which is necessary to develop creative solutions to tangible and intangible problems and has the technical qualifications and knowledge to express those visually.X
12Has the intellectual and theoretical knowledge and comprehension in sustainable energy and ecological issues in rural and urban planning.X
13Capable of being aware of economic, social, environmental and political changes and examine the impact of these and identify place with visual, administrative and financial aspects.X
14Has the knowledge and skills to put forth plans and policies that take into account social, economic and cultural needs, in order to create liveable and sustainable spaces and preserve historical heritage for future generations.X
15Have the necessary qualifications to create resilient cities by considering natural, economic and social risks together and taking precautions in urban planning.X
16Has comprehensive knowledge about the use of participatory methods in decision-making, policy development and management processes in spatial planning.X