Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Elif Yeşim KÖSTEN
Research Assistant Senem MÜŞTAK SEVİNDİK

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To be able to understand the developments and relations dealing with the city, dwellings and architecture by understanding and to interpreting theories and discourse.
2) To handle the home concept in inter-disciplinary and multifunctional way and to interpret by combining the theory and the architectural practice and to be able to use it in architectural design process.
3) To evaluate critically the level of acquired knowledge and skills in this area of expertise
4) Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the environmental design area and knowledge from various other disciplines

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Learning Outcomes
	1	No relation	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	2	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	3	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High
	4	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High	High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Theoretical approaches regarding the city and urban space; analysis of the architectural relationships of these approaches: Discussion / search for similar and contrast concepts such as: Relations in the interphase of architecture /urban design / landscape design; landscape in the context of building/urban space; urban role of buildings and urban typologies; contributions to urban space; urban texture; evolution and transformation of urban texture; space/local/context; elements of urban texture / continuity / typological and morphological relations; analysis/design of urban space; dialectics of public-private

Weekly Schedule

1) Public space definition
2) Public space definition
3) Private space definition
4) Public space - private space teoritical discussion
5) Private space - housing spatial relationship
6) Private space - housing spatial relationship
7) MIDTERM EXAM
8) House - place relationship; discussion of memory and trace concepts
9) House - place relationship; discussion of memory and trace concepts
10) House - place relationship; discussion of memory and trace concepts
11) Settlement system in Anatolia and discussion of housing
12) Settlement system in Anatolia and discussion of housing
13) Settlement system in Anatolia and discussion of housing
14) FINAL EXAM
15) FINAL EXAM | oral presentation
16) FINAL EXAM | oral presentation

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Self Study
7) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	40%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	60%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)