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
GEP1205	Unfolding the Layers of Berlin	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. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The goal of this course is to unfold the layers of Berlin throughout the history giving special emphasis on its testimony of co-existence of opposing economical and political powers. Berlin having experienced all the potentials and traumas of being the edge/walled city for years has deeply influenced German culture. Hence the main intention of the course is to trace the thresholds and milestones in German Culture that Berlin played the leading role in terms of philosophy, literature, music, art and architecture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
A student completing this course will be able to
1. recognize the unique presence of Berlin and its effects on German Culture
2. recognize Berlin city and its cultural context
3. interpret and discuss the historical, political and economical transformations in Berlin
4. compare the culture and built environment in Berlin with the neighboring Central European Cities

Course Content

Berlin having an idiosyncratic position among all European cities gives us a vast material to explore since it has been the melting point of opposing economical, political and visual cultures. This trans/inter disciplinary course provides a base to trace the transformations and translations in Berlin from diverse standpoints.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Unfolding the thresholds in the history of Berlin	Compiled Material
2)	Tracing political, social and economical transformations throughout German history	Compiled Material
3)	Tracing political, social and economical transformations throughout German history	Compiled Material
4)	German Philosophy: Kant, Hegel, Nietsche, Heidegger and Habermas in relation to ontology, epistemology, aesthetics and power relations.	Compiled Material
5)	German Philosophy: Kant, Hegel, Nietsche, Heidegger and Habermas in relation to ontology, epistemology, aesthetics and power relations.	Compiled Material
6)	German Literature: from Weimar Classicism up to modern German Literature (Goethe, Schiller, Keeler Storm, Brecht, Bachman etc.)	Compiled Material
7)	German music, from classical composers (Bach, Beethoven, Lizst, Brahms and Wagner) up to 21st century exploring the potentials of extended techniques.	Compiled Material
8)	Tracing the sound of Berlin	Compiled Material
9)	Unfolding the thresholds in German art and architecture	Compiled Material
10)	Unfolding the thresholds in German art and architecture	Compiled Material
11)	Berlin, the open air museum of contemporary architecture	Compiled Material
12)	Review of the semester
13)	Presentations
14)	Presentations
15)	Final Exam
16)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Dersler, öğrenci sunumları ve site gezilere ek olarak verilen okuma materyalleri üzerine tartışmalar içermektedir.

Tartışmalara iyi katılım dersi geçmek için zorunludur.
rian Ladd, The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in Urban Landscape, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Alexandra Richie, Faust’s Metropolis: A History of Berlin, Caroll and Graff Publishers, 1999

Thomas Flemming, Berlin in the Cold War: The Battle for the Divided City; the Rise and the Fall of the Wall, Berlinica, 2010.

Andrew Bowie, Introduction to German Philsophy: From Kant to Habermas, Polity, 2003

Magdalena Droste, The Bauhus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avat-garde, Taschen 2006.

Michael Imhof and Leon Krempel, Berlin New Architecture: A Guide to New Buildings from 1989 to Today, Verlag, 2009.

References:

The course comprises lectures, student presentations and discussions on the given reading materials in addition to site excursions.

Good attendance and participation to the discussions is obligatory to pass the course.

Brian Ladd, The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in Urban Landscape, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

Alexandra Richie, Faust’s Metropolis: A History of Berlin, Caroll and Graff Publishers, 1999

Thomas Flemming, Berlin in the Cold War: The Battle for the Divided City; the Rise and the Fall of the Wall, Berlinica, 2010.

Andrew Bowie, Introduction to German Philsophy: From Kant to Habermas, Polity, 2003

Magdalena Droste, The Bauhus: 1919-1933: Reform and Avat-garde, Taschen 2006.

Michael Imhof and Leon Krempel, Berlin New Architecture: A Guide to New Buildings from 1989 to Today, Verlag, 2009.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Project	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 70
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	1	5	5
Project	1	25	25
Final	1	30	30
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.