COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC2001	Urbanization	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course aims to teach students how to analyze the city where they live through theoretical readings and field work in urban sociology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Identify the main theories and theorists in urban sociology
2) Appraise several case-studies applying these theories to the particular context of Istanbul
3) Develop their academic reading skills
4) Apply two small non-participant observation research projects
5) Apply two small participant observation research projects
6) Apply actively their sociological imagination to analyzing urban spaces.

Course Content

This class explores major themes in urban sociology and urban theory from their inception at the beginning of the 20th century until today. While our theoretical readings will deal with more general questions facing metropolises around the world, our empirical examples will stem from research by sociologists and geographers often focused on the city of Istanbul. Students will be asked to do four individual practical observation exercises in the city in application of the weekly readings.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course	Mumford, "What is a City?" (1938)
2)	The Industrial City	Engels, "The condition of the working class in England - selection" (1845)
3)	Observing the City	De Certeau, “Walking in the city”(1984) & Scarboro on "Everyday life encounters in Istanbul" (2011)
4)	The first urban sociologists	Simmel “The Metropolis and Mental Life” (1903)
5)	Recent urban theorists	Henri Lefebvre “The right to the city” (1968)
6)	Center and Periphery / Public and Private spaces	Aysegul Baykana and Tali Hatukab: "Politics and culture in the making of public space: Taksim Square, 1 May 1977, Istanbul" (2010)
7)	Project discussions
8)	Course review
9)	Embodied Spaces / Gender in the city	Tonkiss: "Embodied Spaces: Gender, Sexuality and the City" (2005) & Dağtaş: "Bodily transgression" (2009)
10)	Disabilities in the city	Gleeson "Geographies of Disability" (1999)
11)	The city and culture / The Economy of culture	Zukin: "Whose culture? Whose city?" (1995)
12)	Urban Culture in Istanbul	Ozgur "Arabesk Music in Turkey in the 1990s and Changes in National Demography, Politics, and Identity" (2006)
13)	Minorities & Inequalities in the city: Representation and Difference	Mills: "Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul" (2006) & Ayata: "Migrants and Changing Urban Periphery" (2008)
14)	The city and its natural environment	Bezmez: "The politics of urban Waterfront Regeneration: The case of Haliç Istanbul" (2009)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

A special course reader containing all the readings plus additional optional texts will be given weekly

References:

Mumford: "What is a City?" (1938)
Engels: "The condition of the working class in England - selection" (1845)
De Certeau: “Walking in the city”(1984) & Scarboro on "Everyday life encounters in Istanbul" (2011)
Simmel: “The Metropolis and Mental Life” (1903)
Henri Lefebvre: “The right to the city” (1968)
Aysegul Baykana and Tali Hatukab: "Politics and culture in the making of public space: Taksim Square, 1 May 1977, Istanbul" (2010)
Tonkiss: "Embodied Spaces: Gender, Sexuality and the City" (2005) & Dağtaş: "Bodily transgression" (2009)
Gleeson: "Geographies of Disability" (1999)
Zukin: "Whose culture? Whose city?" (1995)
Ozgur: "Arabesk Music in Turkey in the 1990s and Changes in National Demography, Politics, and Identity" (2006)
Mills: "Boundaries of the nation in the space of the urban: landscape and social memory in Istanbul" (2006) & Ayata: "Migrants and Changing Urban Periphry" (2008)
Bezmez: "The politics of urban Waterfront Regeneration: The case of Haliç Istanbul" (2009)
Richard Sennett
Marshall Berman

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 15
Field Work	1	% 15
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Presentation	1	% 20
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	14	3	42
Field Work	1	20	20
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Homework Assignments	1	10	10
Paper Submission	1	40	40
Total Workload			140

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)	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computer engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2)	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.	2
3)	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.	3
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics.	3
6)	Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.	2
7)	Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8)	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.
9)	To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10)	Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11)	Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.