GEP1201 City and CultureBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs AUDIOMETRY (TURKISH)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
AUDIOMETRY (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) The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level.
2) The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field.
3) The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies.
4) The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level.
5) The student possesses the consciousness of wholelife learning.
6) The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning.
7) The student is sensitive to and he monitors progress about the events related to his field of study and in the agenda of the society and the world. He informs relevant people and institutions by using his acquired basic knowledge and skills about these issues.
8) The student supports the social environment projects and activities with a sense of social responsibility.
9) The student monitors the information about his field and communicates with his colleagues by using a foreign language.
10) The student uses information and communication technologies with basic level of computer software which his field of study requires.
11) The student contributes to the stages of data collection, interpretation, implementation and announcing the results related to his field of study in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.
12) The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes.
13) The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues.
14) The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities.