KSU5119 Public Place and AccessibilityBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
KSU5119 Public Place and Accessibility Spring 3 0 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Presenting the necessity of accessibility for the benefits of disableds in public sphere. In this context, understanding the necessities for design for everybody and universal design, generating social awareness.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Course Learning Outcomes are:

I. Designing life environment of different physical disableds and having empaty ability in terms of different consumer behaviour

II. Having well examined results and ability of doing test of these in similar measures and standards.

III. Critical thinking ability: clear and explicit questioning, using abstract thought for expressing the idea

IV. Disableds and disabled rights in terms of public sphere services

Course Content

Defining, classification and specification of disabled. Legal framework, design errors in physical environmet, necessity and providing of accesability, disscussing of precautions in public sphere, universal design, precautions in physical environment.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction, course objective, content, process
2) Basic Definitions
3) Safety and readability in public sphere
4) Service supply for disableds in public sphere
5) Built-up environment and inclusive preoperties
6) Accessibility concept
7) Different consumer groups and characteristics in society
8) Midterm Exam
9) Significancy of perception, conscious and awareness about disableds in society
10) Solution searchs for physical disableds in the world
11) Accessible design and various design approaches
12) Universal Design Concept
13) Access audit
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Evcil, A. N.,2014, Herkes İçin Tasarım Evrensel Tasarım, Boğaziçi Yayınları

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 0
Quizzes 4 % 10
Homework Assignments 5 % 20
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 10 6 60
Homework Assignments 5 20 100
Quizzes 4 10 40
Midterms 1 30 30
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 270

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. 3
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 4
3) Having awareness about innovations and developments in profession, investigating and learning necessary informations about these 4
4) Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas
5) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions
6) New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs.
7) Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2.
8) Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations.
9) Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities.
10) Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information
11) Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions.
12) Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process