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| PEM3012 | Planning and Design of Zoos | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Serap YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to inform the students about zoo design-aim-typologies and to teach the design of natural zoo exhibits for animal species. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | analyze zoo exhibits depending on the needs of animals. | 1,2,3,11 | | | LO - 2 : | decide the right size and shape of the spatial components (topography, plants and border elements) to design the natural zoo exhibit for animal. | 1,2,3,11 | | | LO - 3 : | design unobstructed and natural viewing areas for visitors | 1,2,3,11 | | | 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 | | |
| Definition of zoo and its aims, spatial transinformations of zoos in historical-development process, planning principles of zoos, design principles and typologies of zoos, spatial organization in zoos, the effects of zoos design on the perception of visitors. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Information on general contents of the course, issues, and aims. The relationship of the knowledge from this course with Landscape Architecture discipline, informing students how and where to use these knowledge. | | | Week 2 | The definition of zoo and the aim of zoo | | | Week 3 | Typologies of zoos and examples of zoo | | | Week 4 | Exhibit design according to animal species: the topography | | | Week 5 | Exhibit design according to animal species: plant selection | | | Week 6 | Exhibit design according to animal species: design of boundary elements | | | Week 7 | Designing the nature and width of the exhibition area: the use of perceptual illusions | | | Week 8 | The design of the watching areas and circulation axis | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 11 | Examples of zoos are designed with different concepts in Turkey and in the world; comparisons, discussion | | | Week 12 | Design of exhibit: Determining animal species, analysis of animals natural habitats and concept development | | | Week 13 | Producing sketches for the design of zoo exhibit | | | Week 14 | Discussion of exhibition area-animal species relationship on sketches produced | | | Week 15 | Discussion of viewing areas-visitor relationship on sketches produced | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Kenneth, J.P.1987.Zoo Design: The Reality of Wild Illusions, The University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, Washington. | | | |
| 1 | Hancocks, D. 2001. A Different Nature: The Paradoxical World and Their Uncertain Future. University of California Press., Berkeley. | | | 2 | Wolfgang, S. 2016. Making Zoos Attractive: 12 basic rules of exhibit design. Schüling Verlag, Münster. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 11 | | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 7 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 9 | 1 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 119 |
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