KSU5122 Spatial and Social Dynamics in Metropolitan CityBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, 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
KSU5122 Spatial and Social Dynamics in Metropolitan City 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 : Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Course objective is giving detailed information about metropolitan urban area, metropolitan concept, historical process and making comparisons in terms of local and global scales and perspectives

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Understanding the concept of metropolitan

Learning the historical background of metropolitan

Understanding the relations between metropolitan area and social-economic-spacial phases

Course Content

Conseptual expressions: Rural area and rural settlement, metropolitan rural/urban areas, metropolitan regioning, metropolitan area concept, pre industrial urbans development period, urban transition periods in developing countries, comparing of developing and developed in terms of metropolitan area: ekonomic, social and space. Urban in globalization period, Istanbul urban macroform.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) Rural area and rural settlement
3) Metropolitan rural/urban areas
4) Metropolitan regioning
5) Metropolitan regioning
6) Metropolitan area concept
7) Pre industrial urbans development period
8) Urban transition periods in developing countries
9) Urban transition periods in developing countries
10) Midterm Exam
11) Comparing of developing and developed countries in terms of metropolitan area: ekonomic, social and space
12) Comparing of developing and developed in terms of metropolitan area: ekonomic, social and space
13) Istanbul urban macroform
14) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes
References: Sunumlar / Presentations

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. 4
2) Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. 3
3) Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions 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