AH518 CITY, MOVEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE: URBAN PROCESSIONS IN HISTORY
| Course Code: | 8010518 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History of Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. PELİN YONCACI ARSLAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course is a thematic architectural history survey based on a collection of chronologically organized processions and parades, chosen from different geographical areas and cities.The course aims to provide students with
- a broad spectrum of perspectives on urban processions.
- knowledge, understanding, and skills related to research on the historical context of cities with emphasis on physical movement.
- ability to comprehend key architectural works, cultural movements and ideas, theoretical and cultural contexts in relation to the ceremonial paths.
- ability to search for and process historical information; analyze, evaluate, summarize scholarly texts by using maps, diagrams, and cross sections.
- ability to present verbal and visual arguments clearly and concisely with enhanced skills.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
Each procession gives a visual list summarizing the particular content representing a particular time in history. Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- analyze textually and depicted evidence on urban events, and identify and map different locales and paths where the events occurred.
- prepare 2D and 3D representations describing the urban movement.
- use digital tools and methods for developing sightlines analysis in historical urban environments.
- formulate and discuss “architecture of the procession” defined by movement and sequential act.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | acquire basic and up-to-date information in the field of architectural history, both in local and global levels (knowledge) | ✔ | |||
| 2 | have profound knowledge of research methods and literature in the field (knowledge) | ✔ | |||
| 3 | conduct independent research and study (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | collect and use information from diverse and reliable sources and archival research (skills ) | ✔ | |||
| 5 | relate architectural history to other fields and benefit from the knowledge obtained from them (skills ) | ✔ | |||
| 6 | transmit architectural history knowledge textually and verbally by various communication and presentation tools in an effective way (in Turkish and English) (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | create architectural history products such as publications, exhibitions, restitution reports, and others in using knowledge acquired in the field and its subjects (in Turkish and English) (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 8 | use the knowledge and experience gained to contribute to the discipline of architectural history and cultural environments (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 9 | observe up-to-date knowledge and research in the field and be open to lifelong learning (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 10 | be open to imparting knowledge in different milieus (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 11 | work within the framework of disciplinary procedures and code of ethics (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution