CRP401 PLANNING STUDIO VII
| Course Code: | 1210401 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 6 (4.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. OSMAN BALABAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This fourth year studio course aims students to develop their understanding and skills of analysis of planning and development issues of metropolitan areas/city regions from regional to local levels, leading to the preparation of strategic plans for study areas.
Course Content
CRP401 is a must planning studio course for fourth-year undergraduate students in the department of City and Regional Planning. The course primarily aims to prepare senior students for their professional activities after graduation. To this aim, the course is designed accordingly to develop the students understanding and skills in assessing and managing planning and development issues in metropolitan areas and city regions. The planning exercises and assignments of the course range from metropolitan to city and district scales, leading to the preparation of strategic plans, land use plans and master development plans. Instructional methods of the course include lectures, project-based, problem-based and/or inquiry-based learning exercises, exhibitions, case studies, collaborate work through pairwork or groupwork, brainstorming, questioning, discussion, concept mapping, and field trips.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this studio course are expected to be able to analyse problems and development issues at the sectoral level (such as housing, transportation, industry, social and physical infrastructure), make projections for the future needs, and prepare strategic/large scale spatial development plans for the metropolitan area/city region.
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