CRP302 PLANNING STUDIO VI
| Course Code: | 1210302 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 8 (4.00 - 8.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. CEMİLE NİL UZUN |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objectives of the course are:
- To improve students’ understanding of urban areas in their wider regions, of urban structures and contemporary urban problems and issues;
- To provide students with the theoretical knowledge and technical skills of comprehensive and in-depth analysis of urban areas, and their various sectors;
- To help students make use of various mapping and GIS techniques in spatially representing the outcomes of their analysis;
- To provide students with the theory and techniques of strategic planning at different scales;
- To help students apply their acquired knowledge of urban analysis and strategic planning on a selected urban area;
- To equip students with the skills of translating the strategic planning decisions made during the smaller-scale plans into larger-scale plans;
- To improve students’ knowledge and skills in a particular field of city and regional planning;
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills of writing policies and guidelines.
Students who complete this course will acquire the theoretical knowledge and methods of strategic planning at various urban scales and improve their knowledge and skills in a particular field of city and regional planning.
Course Content
In the third year studio the cartographic and quantitative data compiled in the CRP290 Summer Practice as well as the local data and observations obtained through a short excursion to the study area will be evaluated together. The third year planning studio will be conducted in two phases. The first is a detailed urban study devised to comprehend urban structures and to identify major planning issues. The aim of this first phase is to define major planning goals to be pursued in the second phase. The second phase constitutes an exercise to simulate the process of structure planning.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
* analyse detailed problems of a city in a general outlook;
* formulate visions and strageies at urban scale;
* develop and design intervention strategies at various scales;
* analyse and develop detailed transportation, housing etc policies under these strategies.
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