SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code Course Name Year Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
50314YETOS-KKE2452 Urban Culture and Aesthetics 2 Fall 2 0 2 4
Course Type : University Elective
Cycle: Associate      TQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree      QF-EHEA:Short Cycle      EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Prerequisities and Co-requisities: N/A
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Name of Coordinator: Instructor ZEHRA KAYA
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı:





Dersin Kategorisi: Competency Development (University Elective)

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to create a general culture about the ancient city of Istanbul. It is important to understand the differences that are part of the development of the city, and to follow the multicultural and rich structure in the historical processes in layers.
Participants get to know the concepts of city and city culture through Istanbul, and gain the ability to see society and cultures through the city
Course Content: Examination of the concepts of city, culture and space Istanbul city space
Analysis of Bosphorus space
Roman-Byzantine culture and art of the city
The regional and global effects of the Roman-Byzantine period of the city
Ottoman period culture and art of the city
The regional and global effects of the Ottoman period of the city
Transformation of the Republican period space in the city
Urban Aesthetics, The cultural and artistic potential of the city
Istanbul as the subject of literature
A look at the cities of the future

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
  1) Gain knowledge about the map of Istanbul. Recognizes how the city expanded over its historical periods.
  2) Recognizes Istanbul in terms of its geopolitical importance, population, economy.
  3) Gain general information about the historical periods of Istanbul.
  4) Recognizes the Roman-Byzantine architectural and artistic activities in Istanbul, knows the effects that go beyond their time.
  5) Be aware of and participate in the activities of Istanbul culture and art environment during the weeks when the course is given.
  6) During the weeks the course is given, she visits the museums presented to her as a list, such as the Istanbul Archeology Museum, the Topkapı Palace Museum, the Hagia Sophia, and the Painting and Sculpture Museum.
  7) Examines the transformation of Istanbul's Republican period urban space, sees and discusses the city's space that has turned into a depression area, and the problems arising from unplanned construction
  8) See and discuss the outputs of city life through the relationality of human and society in the context of culture, ecology and art.
  9) Discusses the future of Istanbul urban space in the context of problems and potentials, develops foresight and awareness.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week Subject
Materials Sharing *
Related Preparation Further Study
1)
2)
3)
4) Historical Background- Roman-Byzantine Period
5) 5- Historical Background- Roman-Byzantine Period
6) Historical Background-Ottoman Period
7) Historical Background-Ottoman Period
8) Midterm
9) Historical Background-Early Republic Period
10) Republican Era, Urban Transformation and Environment
11) Urban Aesthetics/Culture and Art/Museums/Libraries in Istanbul
12) Literature/Legends/Amulets on Istanbul Literature
13) Field/Travel
14) On Cities of the Future
15) Final Exam
*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Recommended or Required Reading & Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: Lewis Mumford. Tarih Boyunca Kent. İstanbul. Ayrıntı Yayınları. 2007.
Edmonda de Amicis. İstanbul. İstanbul. Yapı Kredi Yayınları.2010
Aynur Can Atmaca. Kentte Gündelik Yaşam. İstanbul. Ötüken Yayınları. 2010.
Ed. A.Emre Bilgili. Şehir ve Kültür İstanbul. İstanbul. Profil Yayınları.2011
Semavi Eyice, Bizans Devrinde Boğaziçi, İstanbul. Yeditepe Yayınları. 2007.
W.Müller-Wiener. İstanbul'un Tarihsel Topografyası. İstanbul.YKY.2016.
Evliyâ Çelebi, Haz. Seyit Ali Kahraman, Yücel Dağlı. Günümüz Türkçesiyle Evliyâ Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi: İstanbul cilt 1, 2. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2016.

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Programme Learning Outcomes Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1) Ability to work in a planned and disciplined manner, time management, problem solving and proactive thinking and acting skills and may have the skills of team work , empathy and listening.
1) Implementation of necessary safety and security measures and provision of passenger comfort in passenger transport aircraft. Maybe able to explain both basic, theorical and practical knowledge about national and international civil aviation.
2) May be able to acquire the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of Civil Aviation, Transportation Management, Cabin Services and other social sciences. May be able to responsibilitiy in a team and have the ability to take part in team work .
3) May be able to have general information about airport ground handling operations.May be to do both check - in and bording .
4) May be able to communicate effectively with experts and non-experts within the aviation industry. M ay be to apply the knowledge learned in businnes life for a semester , May be to follow literature and progresses about Air Transport closely .
5) May be able to acquire the competencies defined as the institutional outcomes of Beykoz University on the basic level, inline with the expectations of business world and the society. May be to show entrepeneurial about passenger services in terminal buildings.
6) May be able to determine vocational and personal learning requirements and to have sustainable development by using life long learning possibilities. An may be able to understand passenger service processes from beginning to end and implement them at the airport and on board .
7) May be able to have the ability of applying the theorical knowledge about customer relations and communication.
8) May be able to lead people under his/her responsiblity for determining and providing their personal learning reqirements and for their career development.
9) May be able to explain projects, opinions and solution offers of the problems that are performed about the Aviation to the experts and nonexperts by using written, verbal and visual communication instruments.
10) May be able to follow information on the area and communicate with the colleagues by using a foreign language (English) minimum on A2 level of European Language Portfolio.
11) May be able to use mother language on the C1 level of European Language Portfolio.
12) May be able to participate and support projects and activities for the social enviroment with the social responsibility awareness.
13) May be able to apply occupational health and safety, environmental protection, quality and continous improvement processes that are considered necessary for Civil Aviation Cabin Crew Service.
14) May be able to have enough awareness on the subjects of universalism of social rights, social justice, and cultural values, and to respect the cultural differences.
15) May have the knowledge about national and international civil aviation authorities.

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level
Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Homework
Technical Visit

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level
Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Final Exam
Homework Evaluation

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods # of practice per semester Level of Contribution
Field Work 1 % 10.00
Homework Assignments 1 % 10.00
Midterms 1 % 30.00
Semester Final Exam 1 % 50.00
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Course 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 1 5 5
Study Hours Out of Class 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities - - 43
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Quizzes 0 0 0
Midterms 1 20 20
Semester Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities - - 50
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) 93
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) 4