| Language of instruction: |
English |
| Type of course: |
GE-Elective |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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| Mode of Delivery: |
E-Learning
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| Course Coordinator : |
Assist. Prof. BELİNDA TORUS |
| Course Objectives: |
This course examines how emerging digital technologies are transforming the design, performance, and governance of future cities. Through an interdisciplinary lens, students will explore how tools such as artificial intelligence, IoT, digital twins, and urban sensing can create social, environmental, and cultural value. The course emphasizes real-world case studies, critical analysis, and speculative urban futures, equipping students with skills to understand, evaluate, and creatively apply smart city technologies in spatial, infrastructural, and community contexts.
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| This course explores the role of emerging technologies in shaping the design, planning, and operation of smart cities, with a particular emphasis on architectural applications and spatial innovation. Students will examine the integration of digital tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data analytics, blockchain, 3D printing, and the Internet of Things into urban systems, focusing on areas including energy efficiency, carbon management, smart buildings, mobility systems, and adaptive infrastructures. Through case studies of pioneering architectural projects and urban interventions, the course will investigate how technology can enhance sustainability, resilience, and livability in the built environment. Students will engage in case studies and present their findings in group work. For that purpose they will use literature review, critical analysis, and design-based research to develop an informed understanding of how technological advancements intersect with architectural thinking. |
| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to emerging technologies and smart cities concepts.
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Emerging digital technologies and thriving sample start-ups in energy sector.
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| 2) |
Creation of working groups and hypothetical start-ups.
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3-4 students will establish working groups and each group will pick up a service area and at least one digital technology. And then this company will prepare a hypothetical start-up with a sound business model.
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| 3) |
Progress Monitoring
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Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week.
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| 4) |
Progress Monitoring
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Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week.
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| 5) |
Progress Monitoring
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Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week.
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| 6) |
Progress Monitoring |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 7) |
Progress Monitoring |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 8) |
Midterm Week |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 9) |
Progress Monitoring |
Her grup haftalık ilerleme raporları sunacak ve bunlar her hafta ders sırasında gözden geçirilecektir. |
| 10) |
Progress Monitoring |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 11) |
Progress Monitoring |
Her grup haftalık ilerleme raporları sunacak ve bunlar her hafta ders sırasında gözden geçirilecektir. |
| 12) |
Progress Monitoring |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 13) |
Progress Monitoring |
Each group will submit weekly progress reports and these will be reviewed during lectures each week. |
| 14) |
Presentation of start-ups and their business models.
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Each group will submit a final report in IEEE format and make a presentation about their start-up. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
To prepare students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practices, and the innovative use of both traditional and new media |
3 |
| 2) |
To be able to explain and define problems related to the relationship between facts and phenomena in areas such as Advertising, Persuasive Communication, and Brand Management |
3 |
| 3) |
To critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools, and ideas in the field of advertising |
3 |
| 4) |
To be able to follow and interpret innovations in the field of advertising |
1 |
| 5) |
To demonstrate a scientific perspective in line with the topics they are curious about in the field. |
5 |
| 6) |
To address and solve the needs and problems of the field through the developed scientific perspective |
3 |
| 7) |
To recognize and understand all the dynamics within the field of advertising |
2 |
| 8) |
To analyze and develop solutions to problems encountered in the practical field of advertising |
2 |
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