COURSE SYLLABUS

CITY AND CULTURE

1	Course Title:	CITY AND CULTURE
2	Course Code:	MIM5031
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. ARZU ÇAHANTİMUR
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	arzucahan@gmail.com
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	he aim of the course is to understand and discuss the importance of social and cultural factors for the development process of the cities. To gain the awareness of the importance of the roles of architects for the development of cities.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the necessity of physical and socio-cultural factors and the relationship between them for architectural and urban design. ;
2	To gain the ability of using the relationships of physical and socio-cultural environment factors in design of especially housing areas.;
3	To handle the architectural and urban design problems in a holistic and integrative approach. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The concepts of city, culture and space. Their roles and importance for everyday lives.
2	Definition of the concept of culture and its development throughout history
3	Definition of the concept of culture and its development throughout history
4	Definition of the concepts of globalization, sustainability and sustainable development
5	Investigating the interrelations of the concepts of culture and quality of life
6	Investigating the interrelations of the concepts of culture and quality of life
7	Repeating courses and midterm exam
8	The compounds of sustainable development : ecological,economic,socio-cultural sustainability
9	Discussion of the national and international studies about quality of life
10	Discussion of the interrelations of Sustainable urban development and city culture
11	Discussion of the sustainable urban development and cultural policies
12	Student Presentations of their research about city and culture interrelationships
13	Student Presentations of their research about city and culture interrelationships
14	Student Final Research Presentations investigating the interrelationship of city and culture in an urban area

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aslanoğlu, R.,A.,1998. Kent, Kimlik ve Küreselleşme,Ezgi Kevi, Bursa. Bechtel, R.,B.,Churchman,2002, A Handbook of Environmental Psychology, John Wiley& Sons, Inc., USA. Çahantimur,I.,A.,2007,Sürdürülebilir Kentsel Gelişmeye Sosyo-kültürel Bir Yaklaşım, basılmamış doktora tezi, İ.T.Ü.,İstanbul. Lawrence, R.,2000, Sustaining Human Settlements, A Challenge for the New Millenium,Urban Int.Press,GB. Wheeler, S.M.,Beatley, T.,2004, The Sutainable Urban Development Reader, Routledge, USA. Williams, D.,FAIA, 2007, Sustainable Design, Ecology, Architecture and Planning, John Wiley and Sons, Canada. Franklin,B., 2006, Housing Transformations, Shaping the Space of 21st. Century Living, Routledge, USA. Madanipour, A., 1996, Design of Urban Space, Wiley&Sons, England. Carmona,M., et.al., 2003, Public Places, Urban Spaces, The Dimensions of Urban Design, Arch.Press, G.B.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	5	30
Final Exam	1	50
Total	7	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High