Urban and Regional Planning

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PROGRAM OUTPUTS

P.O. 1

(Concept and Theory Knowledge) To have a multi-dimensional conceptual-theoretical knowledge and understanding of issues such as city, society, design, economy, environment and politics in local, regional, national and global contexts related to the field of city and regional planning.

P.O. 2

(Thinking and Research Method Knowledge) To have the knowledge and understanding of scientific / philosophical methods necessary for questioning, empathy and critical thinking in order to approach problems in a solution-oriented manner.

P.O. 3

(Research and Synthesis Knowledge) To have the necessary knowledge and understanding to obtain the necessary information for planning from various environments and to reflect it to plans and academic environments by being aware of the multi-faceted relationships between planning and other disciplines,

P.O. 4

(Legal-Institutional Information for Implementation) To have the knowledge and understanding of the implementation tools of plan decisions and policies and the ability to predict and explain their success in different political, legal, institutional and socio-cultural contexts.

P.O. 5

(Process Design Knowledge in Application) To have the knowledge and understanding of evaluating plans beyond land use decisions and designing processes that will ensure their implementation.

P.O. 6

(Knowledge of Ethics and Behavior) To have the necessary knowledge and understanding of ethical values during planning and implementation.

P.O. 7

(Plan, Program and Policy Production)To have the ability to develop and make decisions about spatial planning with a creative, entrepreneurial, innovative and artistic perspective, to develop program proposals for these decisions and to produce policies related to these recommendations.

P.O. 8

(Use of Modern Technology) To gain the ability to use modern information technologies in the stages of gathering, analyzing and synthesizing the necessary data from relevant institutions and professional areas while producing planning decisions and policies.

P.O. 9

(Holistic Use of Information) While producing planning decisions and policies, to gain the ability to produce solutions for practice through native and creative thinking, taking into account local values, social and economic processes and interdisciplinary interaction as well as changes and discourses in the world.

P.O.10

(Aesthetics and Design) To have the ability to add aesthetic and design dimensions to the planning process and to associate the aesthetic and design dimensions with written, verbal and graphic communication methods.

P.O. 11

(Taking Initiative - Negotiation Ability) To gain the ability to anticipate the future needs in the society, to manage the change process of the natural and built environment by taking initiative when necessary and by cooperation such as negotiation and reconciliation when necessary.

P.O. 12

(Working Independently) To have the competence to work independently and take responsibility in the production of planning decisions, programs, projects and policies.

P.O. 13

(Collaboration) To have the necessary self-confidence and competence to take individual and joint responsibilities in intra-disciplinary and / or multi-disciplinary plans, programs and projects.

P.O. 14

(Critical Learning Competence) To have the competence to learn by critically and dialectically evaluating the knowledge and skills in the field of city and regional planning.

P.O. 15

(Professional Development) For personal and professional development, to follow the legal-managerial agenda and technological developments by acting with the awareness of lifelong learning.

P.O. 16

(Communication and Social Activity) To have the competence and social responsibility awareness in conveying her/his  thoughts and solution suggestions on City and Regional Planning to the relevant persons and institutions in written, verbal and visual form and supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.

P.O. 17

(Ethics and Behavior) In the field of profession, professional practice and professional research, to act with an understanding of ethics and codes of conduct, the habit of behavior and social responsibility.

P.O. 18

(Social Justice) On the basis of human rights, by respecting and protecting social and cultural rights, acting with the awareness that social benefit and social justice can be established in the society within the framework of occupational health and safety and professional service laws.

P.O. 19

(Natural, Environmental and Cultural Heritage) To respect the natural environment and cultural heritage in city and regional plans and has the necessary sensitivity in protecting them.

P.O. 20

(Competitiveness) She/he can compete with other colleagues in the international arena with its professional knowledge, skills and competencies at local, regional, national and global scales.

 

NQF- HETR – Architecture and Structure

 

INFORMATION

Theoretical- Factual

She/he has insight and the knowledge necessary to reflect the multidimensional knowledge including discursive, theoretical, factual knowledge and professional service sensitivities in the relevant basic field in local, regional, national and global contexts for architectural design / planning / design activities and research, from a wide variety of environments.

In this context, she/he has the knowledge and understanding of the necessary intellectual, discursive, scientific, technological, aesthetic, artistic, historical and cultural background in the field.

She/he has knowledge and understanding of architectural design / planning / design / research methods that are human and society oriented, environmentally (natural and built) sensitive in the relevant field.

She/he has a multi-dimensional knowledge and understanding of economic, environmental and social sustainability principles and standards in the relevant field and issues related to disasters.

She/he has knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards in the field.

She/he has knowledge and understanding of institutions and ethical values in the field.

She/he has the knowledge and understanding of the place / importance of the field in the historical, geographical, social and cultural context.

SKILLS

Cognitive- Practical

She/he has the ability to develop concepts in architectural design / planning / design.

She/he has the ability to provide the integrity of discourse, theory and practice for architectural design / planning / design activities and research.

She/he has the skills to define the facts, potentials and problems in architectural design / planning / design issues and the necessary research for them.

She/he uses theoretical / conceptual knowledge, cognitive and practical skills, research methods and techniques related to the field.

She/he has the ability to develop alternative architectural design, planning concept and solutions.

She/he has skills in interdisciplinary interactive architectural design / planning / design. She/he uses his knowledge, understanding and skills in the interpretation of context-related data, in the definition of problems, in the development of alternative architectural design / planning / design decisions / projects / solutions that demonstrate innovation.

COMPETENCES

Competence to Work Independently and to Take Responsibility

She/he conducts an architectural design / planning / design project independently, plans and executes research projects for these processes, and produces new syntheses.

She/he carries out individual studies in her/his field independently and takes individual and collective responsibility in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies. Has the necessary self-confidence and competence for this.

She/he plans, takes responsibility and carries out joint work in an architectural design / planning / design project.

Learning Competence

She/he learns by evaluating the knowledge and skills in the field with a critical and dialectical (critical, counter-thesis and synthesis) approach

She/he is future-oriented, has the necessary motivation and learning skills for personal and professional development, determines learning needs, makes plans for this and implements them.

She/he acts with the consciousness of lifelong learning.

Communication and Social Competence

She/he informs the relevant people and institutions on the issues related to her/his field, transfer her/his thoughts and solutions to problems in written, verbal and visual form, shares the information with experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data.

She/he organizes and implements projects, collaborations and activities for the social environment in which she/he lives with the awareness of social responsibility.

She/he follows developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and communicates effectively with colleagues.

She/he uses the information (information and communication) technologies required by the field interactively with computer software at least at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving License

Field-Specific Competence

In the field of profession, professional practice and professional research, she/he acts with an understanding of ethics and codes of conduct, the habit of behavior and social responsibility

She/he collects, evaluates and interprets the data that will form the basis for making decisions by considering possible social, environmental and ethical consequences in architectural design / planning / design processes.

She/he uses to be able to evaluate the existing knowledge in her/his field with a critical and dialectical approach, and using her/his knowledge, understanding and skills with a professional approach required by her/his discipline, in the light of ethical principles, in accordance with professional codes of conduct, criteria and standards, and legal frameworks by taking into account possible social, environmental and ethical consequences.

She/he decides and acts with the awareness of justice, with the knowledge of human values, respecting human rights and social and cultural rights on this basis, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of the natural environment and cultural heritage..

 

She/he has personal sensitivity in terms of to be aware of the benefits of the profession for human rights and society and the fact that it produces social services, social justice, quality culture, protection of natural and cultural values, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, legal frameworks and ethical principles specific to professional service and fair conduct.

She/he has knowledge and awareness about local, regional, national and global general and professional problems in the historical period.