Course Code: 
LAUD 101
Course Period: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Core
Theory: 
3
Practice: 
0
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
6
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 
To teach basic engineering principles like grading, calculations of excavation or filling, road and bridge construction, lighting, etc.
Course Content: 

Informations of land identification, grading, area and volume calculations, road planning, bridge, lighting.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B Presentation C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes 

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods 

Assessment Methods 

1) Teaches area and volume calculations.

 

2,3,4

2,3,4

A,C

2) Teaches excavation and filling calculations

2,4

2,3,4,

A,C,D

3) Explains road planning principles

2,4

2,3,4

A,C,D

4) Teaches road construction and retaining walls.

2,4

2,3

A,C,D

5) Expresses lighting planning.

2,4

      2,3

A,C

62,4) Explains basic engineering knowledge.

2,4,7

      2,3

A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

Introduction

 

2

Identifying and Planning of Spaces

 

3

Calculations of Excavations and Fillings

 

4

Planning of Roads

 

5

Construction of Road

 

6

Planning and Applications of Retaining Wall

 

7

Basic Principles of Lighting

 

8

Midterm

 

9

Lighting Planning

 

10

Engineering Knowledge, Strenght, Tension, etc.

 

11

Strenghts on Road / Bridge Construction

 

12

Equilibrim of Strenghts

 

13

Beams and Coloumns

 

14

Types of Foundations, Equilibrium,Security

 

9

General evaluation

 

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

 

Additional Resources

Peyzaj Mühendisliği

Seçkin, Ö.B., 1998. Peyzaj Uygulama Tekniği, İstanbul.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

Maps

Assignments

Road planning, grading calculations.

Exams

Midterm, quizes, final exam.

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Midterms

1

%50

Assignment

2

%50

Total

 

% 100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

% 50

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

%50

Total

 

%100

Course’s Contribution to Program

 

Program Learning Outcomes

1

2

3

4

5

1

Having sufficient knowledge about the basic themes of Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Planning.

   

 

   

2

Having sufficient knowledge about creating natural environments without destroying the nature based on the principles of sustainability.

 

 

     

3

Having knowledge about universal issues such as the social and physical dimension of urban design and inclusive design.

         

4

Having knowledge about legal and administrative issues such as national / international environmental policies and legislation.

         

5

Gaining knowledge about landscape inventory and analysis, natural and functional aspects of landscape, types of space usage and functions in different scales and contents.

 

 

   

X

6

Having sufficient knowledge about urban design structural elements, construction methods and technologies, construction, cost analysis, documentation and technical specifications.

         

7

Having sufficient knowledge about the historical development of Urban Design, Landscape Design and Planning.

 

 

     

8

Having the ability to restore the environment that has been destroyed, identify natural conditions, and provide the same natural conditions in places newly designed. 

       

X

9

Having the ability use the modern design techniques to analyze the problems in the field of landscape architecture and find appropriate solutions for them.

 

     

X

10

Having the ability to efficiently use information technologies and computer aided drawing, presentation, engineering and planning programs, as well as find and use current applications related to the field.

     

X

 

11

Having the ability to search, reach and utilize databases and other resources to access information related to the field.

         

12

Having the ability to reinvent oneself, follow improvements in the field of science and technology with the awareness of life-long learning.

   

X

   

13

Having the ability to efficiently work individually or in a multi-disciplinary team and the self-confidence to take responsibility.

         

14

Having an awareness about the universal and social effects of the solutions and practices found in the field as well as being knowledgeable about the problems of the times.

         

15

Making decisions and acting with judicial awareness by showing respect to human, social and cultural rights, and by being sensitive to the protection of the natural environment and cultural heritage.

         

16

Being aware of professional and ethical responsibilities.

         

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15 x Total course hours)

15

3

45

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

14

3

42

Mid-terms

1

10

10

Quizzes

8

2

16

Homework

3

6

16

Final examination

1

2

10

Total Workload

   

139

Total Workload / 25 (h)

   

5,56

ECTS Credit of the Course

   

6

1