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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SBK123Debates on the City and PoliticsElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The general aim of this course is; To obtain information about the concepts of city, urban and politics in the city, to learn the relationship between city and politics and to form ideas about these relationships.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Hayriye ŞENGÜN
Learning Outcomes
1Obtains basic information about city and city management, democracy and participation in city management.
2Gain knowledge about the urbanization process, urbanization structure, urban culture in Turkey, and participate in discussion processes.
3Understands the basic approaches to urban planning, urban transformation, environmental problems, urban crime and urban security.
4Gains the ability to integrate the knowledge of different disciplines in the field of city and politics and related issues systematically and clearly, in written or oral form.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
-
Course Contents
The relationship between the city and politics is examined within the framework of urban theories.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Course introduction, general introduction
2Conceptual discussions about city and politics
3Explaining and discussing the city, management and urban management
4The relationship between city and democracy
5Urban rights and participation
6City and local governments
7Urban and political behavior
8Midterm
9City and economy, economic dimension of urban development
10Urban and culture, urban culture, urbanization, urban and gender discussions
11City and planning
12Urban and environmental policies
13Urban security and urban crimes
14City and digitalization, smart cities
Recommended or Required Reading
Yeni Yüzyılda Kentsel Siyaset, Ed. Arzu Yılmaz Aslantürk, İsmail Dursunoğlu, 2021, Eğitim Yayınları, Ankara. Kent ve Siyaset Yazıları, Serdar Sağlam, Net Kitaplık Yayıncılık, 2021, Ankara. Kent ve Siyaset, Kemal Görmez, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. Kent, Kentsel Siyaset ve Çevre Yazıları, Ruşen Keleş, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 2015, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
-
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Discussion10110
Report Preparation8324
Report Presentation111
Writing Paper7428
Criticising Paper10110
Self Study428
Individual Study for Mid term Examination428
Individual Study for Final Examination5210
Reading14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)171
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High