GEP1201 City and CultureBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PHYSIOTHERAPY (TURKISH)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PHYSIOTHERAPY (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 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) Physiotherapy related to the field of theoretical and practical information you can use on a basic level.
2) It can do all the applications related to the field of physiotherapy according to its technique
3) It interprets and evaluates data using the basic knowledge and skills acquired in the field of physiotherapy, identifies and analyzes the problems, and takes part in the planned studies for the solution.
4) It can evaluate and apply vocationally the information obtained from theoretical and applied courses at the basic level supported by lecture notes, application tools, visual-objective resources in the field of physiotherapy.
5) Using basic knowledge and skills in the field of physiotherapy, they can interpret and evaluate data, identify problems, analyze them, develop solutions based on evidence.
6) Scientific, cultural and ethical values ​​in the stages of collecting, interpreting, implementing and reporting results related to the field of physiotherapy.
7) As an individual, he may act in accordance with laws, regulations, legislation and professional ethics rules regarding his duties, rights and responsibilities. 3
8) Using a basic knowledge of the field of physiotherapy, an assigned task can be performed independently.
9) It can work as a team member to solve complex and unforeseen problems encountered in practice related to the field of physiotherapy.
10) Issues related to the field of physiotherapy have the basic knowledge and skills in using information about the people and institutions; ideas and proposals for solutions to the problems of written and oral transfer.
11) Basic knowledge acquired in the field of physiotherapy and skills to critically evaluate them.