Dear Students of 2019,
Most of you have completed the scientific preparation semester successfully. As our program has a multi-disciplinary structure, selecting the elective courses comes with a strategy.
- Depending on your background and by discussing with your supervisor you need to select 3 elective courses. Students with social background will select 2 social and a technical course, while students with technical backgrounds will select 2 technical and a social course.
- Those who passed all four compulsory courses offered in the previous semester are able to select the Seminar Course which is a perquisite for your thesis.
- Those who didn’t take Ethics before, should select it this semester.
In the following table you will find the offered courses along with their explanations.
| Course Name | Course Explanation | Course Instructor | Course ID |
| PWR 506 Holistic Housing for Livable Urban Regeneration | Housing is one of the most common and most difficult tasks for architects, because it is not just a physical atmosphere, but also an expression of memories, intimacy and lifestyle. We spend most of our lives in houses, which are fundamental function of urban planning. Holistic housing refers to sustainable residential areas, which contributes to livable neighbourhoods. In order to design livable neighbourhoods in regeneration, it is important to create sustainable and qualified residential areas with related functions in context. The basic prerequisites are to be created so that the prerequisites for high-quality living can be applied as a multifaceted complex with a wide variety of parameters. Improving social housing as an important policy in regeneration, defining planning principals of good practices and policies in urban design, linking different functions such as public/semipublic/privat areas and how to design these contributing liveability are also concerns of this lecture. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hatice KALFAOĞLU HATİPOĞLU | Social |
| PWR 508 Disaster Risk Reduction | Understanding disaster risk reduction (DRR); Insights into global and regional perspectives of hazards and DRR, Mitigation, prevention, minimization and risk reduction strategies and frameworks; the process of identifying, assessing and monitoring disaster risks and enhancing early warning, using knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels; Disaster Preparedness, Early Warning and mitigation; Community participation; Code of conduct in disaster response; Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GPS to gather data, collaborate and share information on DRR. IT for DRR. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah DİLSİZ | Social |
| PWR 510 Reconstruction in Islamic Perspective | The objective of this class is to help graduate students to understand Islamic Worldview, where Islam is a way of life for every Muslim where mankind submits their selves in peace with the rest of Allah creation. In other meaning, this religion is perfect which covers all aspects, in both spiritual and material worlds.For Muslims, their role on earth is as khalifah, or trustee of Allah. The universe belongs to Allah and He has trusted us with its safekeeping.Thus we need to understand the Islamic rules, guidelines of post disaster recovery, how to act in post war to revive people and enhance their lives. Justice, Construction, Administration and economy in the Islamic perspective will be presented, with the tools to apply in Recovery plans. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Salah HAJ İSMAİL | Social |
| PWR 512 Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality for Reconstruction | This course covers fundamental Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality terms that would be necessary for virtual reconstruction of cities and buildings. In this course, recent advances in virtual 3D reconstruction will be discussed. Along with the theoretical explanation, these technologies will be practiced in homeworks and project. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah BÜLBÜL | Technical |
| PWR 514 Earthquake Resistant Design | Causes of earthquakes. Seismicity of the earth with special reference to Turkey. Computation of response to lateral forces. Review of structural dynamics and response spectra. Analysis of multi-storey structures subjected to earthquake motions. Inelastic behavior of structures. Design of reinforced concrete structures to resist earthquake forces. Earthquake Design Codes. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Abdullah DİLSİZ | Technical |
| PWR 520 Building Physics in a changing Environment | This course aims prepare students to analyze micro environmental effects on building energy performances. Students will obtain a thorough knowledge about climate change and its impacts on todays and future environment. They will comprehend the necessity of generating an energy efficient building. The main objective of this course is to enable students to develop an insight for a growing research field: energy efficient technologies. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Rukiye ÇETİN | Technical |
| PWR 522 Conservation and Restoration of Destroyed Urban Sites | This course focuses on the revitalization and restoration of the ruined and destroyed historical urban areas due to war, natural disaster and so on. After the definition of the historical urban site, the necessary stages to protect and restore these areas will be examined. These stages will be evaluated on sample settlements. | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nurçin ÇELİK | Technical |
| PWR 524 Heritage Management for Post-Crisis Recovery of Urban Centers | 1. Methods to Promote disaster risk management as part of cultural heritage conservation and management 2. Providing fundamental principles in conservation and disaster risk management for cultural heritage 3. Harness of traditional knowledge and local wisdom for the elaboration of risk mitigation measures 4. Establishing an international network of collaboration in disaster risk management 5. Compassing both natural and cultural heritage | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Salah HAJ İSMAİL | Technical |
| FBE 900 Research Methods and Ethics | Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Canpolat |
