AH533 OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

Course Code:8010533
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. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

The objective is to equip the students with the basic knowledge of architecture produced in the Ottoman Empire during the nineteenth century in a comparative framework, and to interpret and critically evaluate the organizational, stylistic, technological, typological and urban transformations in the field of architectural production in this context.


Course Content

The course is a critical survey on Ottoman architecture in the nineteenth century. It aims to cover the multiple dimensions of the built environment within a cross-cultural framework of contemporary encounters between the West and the East during the period.


Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

* have profound knowledge of research methods and literature in the field (knowledge)            

* conduct independent research and study (skills)

* collect and use information from diverse and reliable sources and archival research (skills)

*  transmit architectural history knowledge textually and verbally by various communication          and presentation tools in an effective way (in Turkish and English) (skills)

* be open to imparting knowledge in different milieus (attitudes)

* work within the framework of disciplinary procedures and code of ethics (attitudes)


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1acquire basic and up-to-date information in the field of architectural history, both in local and global levels (knowledge)
2have profound knowledge of research methods and literature in the field (knowledge)
3conduct independent research and study (skills)
4collect and use information from diverse and reliable sources and archival research (skills )
5relate architectural history to other fields and benefit from the knowledge obtained from them (skills )
6transmit architectural history knowledge textually and verbally by various communication and presentation tools in an effective way (in Turkish and English) (skills)
7create 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)
8use the knowledge and experience gained to contribute to the discipline of architectural history and cultural environments (attitudes)
9observe up-to-date knowledge and research in the field and be open to lifelong learning (attitudes)
10be open to imparting knowledge in different milieus (attitudes)
11work within the framework of disciplinary procedures and code of ethics (attitudes)

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution