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PEM3021Planting Design2+2+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Cengiz ACAR
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The course aims to provide the students with knowledge on planting design and applications, to enable them to understand how plants can be used in landscape, to help them use their knowledge to understand the visual, ecological and functional properties of planting
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : summarise the properties the plants and be able explain its relation to the landscape design.3,41,3,6
LO - 2 : classify plants in relation to design aims3,41,3,6
LO - 3 : apply various planting techniques in design schemes.3,41,3,6
LO - 4 : evaluate the results of plants in practices3,41,3,6
LO - 5 : adapt the results and outcome of any lecture practices to landscape design process.3,41,3,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Plants as designing elements. Planting design, its concept and content. Choosing principles of plants as tool for designing aims, aesthetical and functional principles in planting design. Usage of trees, small trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. Techniques of space designing for plants, design processes in planting of urban and rural landscap
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Planting design, concept and context
 Week 2Plants as design elements
 Week 3General aspect of functional, aesthetic, ecologic and psychologic considerartion
 Week 4Visual and aesthetic composition principles- line and line application
 Week 5Scale and volume application
 Week 6Form application
 Week 7Texture application
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Colour application
 Week 10Space in composition
 Week 11Spatial functions of planting design
 Week 12Environmental functions of planting design
 Week 13Usage principles of tree, smal trees and shrubs
 Week 14Spatial techniques of plants
 Week 15Design processes
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Nelson, W. R. (2004) Planting design: a manual of theory and practice, 3rd edn, Stipes Publishing Company, Champaign.
 
Recommended Reading
1Carpenter, P. L. ve Walker, T. D. (1990) Plants in the landscape, 2nd edn, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York.
2Clouston, B. (ed. ) (1990) Landscape design with plants, 2nd edn, Heinemann, London.
3Robinson, N. (2004) The planting design handbook, 2nd edn, Ashgate Publishing Ltd. , England.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 14/11/2018 4 30
Practice 4
5
10
11
3		 2
2
2
2
2		 20
End-of-term exam 16 05/01/2019 4 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 16 32
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 14 56
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 10 6 60
Arasınav 4 1 4
Uygulama 2 4 8
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 2 1 2
Dönem sonu sınavı 4 1 4
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load166