CRP146 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS IN PLANNING
| Course Code: | 1210146 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. YÜCEL CAN SEVERCAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The class will focus mainly on the digital tools used to plan and design the place. There is no one application that does everything a city and regional planner needs to do. Therefore, students will be exposed to a number of different applications. They will then learn how to integrate digital data between these different applications.
This course will investigate the use of digital technologies in city and regional planning profession. It will explore the tools and procedures to prepare professional drawings used to communicate design information and present that information in a professional manner.
Course Content
This course aims to introduce the use of computers in city and regional planning field, including applications for word-processing, graphic creation, and Cad-style design. It provides basic general skills in computer use that are transferable to other computer applications.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, each student should be able to:
- use a word-processor and know how to create professional reports and documents
- use an excel spread-sheet for coding and analyzing data
- use PowerPoint for preparing professional presentations
- use AutoCAD and know how to create a drawing
- know the basic principles of cartographic and visual communication and apply them to the composition of a map and poster
- lay out and plot a drawing to the plotter or to a PDF file
- identify the difference between a vector and raster graphic
- know the concepts of data management and how to assign, export and import data with AutoCAD
- use PhotoShop to render plans and edit images by integrating CAD drawings as a base
- use SketchUp for creating perspectives and sections and know the principles of 3D modeling
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Knowledge and internalization of the concepts of social responsibility and public interest | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Giving priority to these concepts in planning and practice | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Commitment to professional ethics and values | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Capacity to independently carry out individual tasks and studies | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Ability to work as a responsible team member as well as a leader in team works | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Professional competency to carry out plans and projects with the utmost quality | ✔ | |||
| 7 | In the fields of planning and design: * Knowledge of planning theories * Ability to integrate theory and practice * Competency in problem definition, critical approach, and usage of analysis methods and techniques * Skills of inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional thinking, analysis, synthesis, implementation, and development of alternative plans and design solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | In both Turkish and English: * Knowledge of professional terminology * Ability to carry out and present original studies * Skills of expressing oneself | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Lifelong learning skills and attributes | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in process design and management | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution