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LOGISTICS (TURKISH)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP1201 City and Culture Fall
Spring
3 0 3 4
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: GE-Elective
Course Level: Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi NURAN FERYAL TANSUĞ DOURLARİS
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: To stimulate students to think about art, architecture & cities as they relate to power structures in different times & places

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1-will have a general notion of the cultures of world cities,
2-will be able to compare/contrast the social and cultural groups of the cities,
3-will have developed a complex understanding of the world cities in all its façades: social, political, historical, architectural etc.,
4- students shall develop abilities to recognize and analyze historical problems,
5- the student shall be able to benchmark different cultural civilizations and cities in the same view point.

Course Content

Discussing specific locations in various cities as they are built & rebuilt through time in relation to changing political, religious, military or economic power structures

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction - Bamyan buddhas, New York WTC, Saddam’s statue; WW II Warsaw; Mostar bridge; New York & Bilbao Guggenheim
2) Berlin - Brandenburg Gate & Reichstag of the Prussian Empire; in Hitler’s time; during & after WWII; the Wall; unification & manifestations in built form
3) Constantinopolis - the changing rituals & significations related to the Hippodrome & the Hagia Sophia in Roman/Christian & Ottoman/Islamic times
4) Moscow - church of Christ the Savior intsarist times; demolition by Stalin; reconstruction during post-1990 era
5) boulevards of Paris in 1850s capital of modernity; emergence of bourgeois society & institutions; class struggles; 1889 exhibition
6) Konstantiniyye - Ottoman reconstruction as Islamic city through imperial mosque complexes
7) Venice - piazza di San Marco & its treasury; commercial & artsitic ties with the East
8) Athens - the Parthenon as pagan temple, church & mosque; Elgin marbles, museums & conservation
9) Istanbul - republican modernization of 1950s through building of wide streets
10) Dubai - waterfront; urge to build high structures & iconic buildings of global age in comparison to 1930’s New York
11) Buenos Aires - Plaza de Mayo; military rule & Peron; mothers of Plaza de Mayo
12) Ankara - Augustus’ monuments in Rome & reincarnation under Mussolini; temple in Ankara
13) Washington mall - government buildings & Vietnam Veteran’s monument
14) Ein Hud - Palestinian olive groves versus Israeli pines; identifying territory artists’ works specific to place, Buren, Christo, Matta-Clark, Spitzer
15) Final exam
16) Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Project 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 45
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 65
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Project 1 15 15
Midterms 1 20 20
Final 1 25 25
Total Workload 102

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) To have knowledge about logistics operations and the basic legislation
2) To have knowledge about the politics, corporations and the developments in logistics.
3) To have knowledge about the economical life and the basic features of the enterprises that take place in logistics sector.
4) To have knowledge about the documents that are used in logistics and how to prepare them.
5) To have knowledge about the new marketing and sales techniques and the principles of opening to new markets.
6) To have knowledge and consciousness about the job security, worker health and environment protection in logistics sector.
7) To have knowledge and consciousness about the basic legal attainments, social responsibility, ethics and social security rights in logistics.
8) To be involved in communication network in logistics sector and follow the developments. 2
9) To have the ability to comment and evaluate the classical and current theories by taking into account the developments in logistics and supply chain areas.
10) To have the basic knowledge about foreign trade and customs legislation.
11) To have knowledge about relationship between foreign trade and logistics management.
12) To have basic knowledge in at least one foreign language.
13) He/she can use information and communication tecnologies that necessary for their area, follows technological change and applies new technologies to business system.