COURSE SYLLABUS

THEORIES AND CONTEMPORARY PRINCIPLES OF URBAN DESIGN

1	Course Title:	THEORIES AND CONTEMPORARY PRINCIPLES OF URBAN DESIGN
2	Course Code:	MIM5048
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
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:	Prof. Dr. ARZU ÇAHANTİMUR
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	arzucahan@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to discuss the contemporary urban design theories and principles together with examples of theoretical frameworks and implementation studies. To investigate the ways of achieving sustainable urban design in housing areas by the aid of contemporary urban design principles .
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To be informed about the contemporary approaches about housing areas and the house will let the architects to design for quality of life.

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 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 concepts of urban and urbanization. Explanation of urbanization theories.
3	Investigation of the concepts of urban and urbanization in national and international literature throughout time and their importance for the society.
4	Explanation of the factors effecting the development of urban forms throughout history.
5	Investigating the roles of housing areas for the urban development process
6	Explanation of the effects of housing areas for the improvement of urban design theories and principles
7	Introducing the contemporary urban design theories and principles
8	Explanation of the effects of housing areas for the improvement of contemporary urban design theories and principles
9	Urban design approaches for the achievement of sustainable urban development
10	mid-term evaluation
11	Student Literature Survey Presentations
12	Student Literature Survey Presentations
13	Student Final Research Presentations
14	Student Final Research Presentations

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	10
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	3	30
Final Exam	1	60
Total	5	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Interactive Interaction Deep learning Continuous measurement and evaluation
Information	Interactive Interaction Deep learning Continuous measurement and evaluation Digital teaching tools

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