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PEM3020Wooden Usage on Outdoor Spaces2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Group study, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Ümit Cafer YILDIZ
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Sibel YILDIZ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The main goal of this course is to give knowledge about the wooden materials used in landscape constructions and, to explain the reasons choosing the wood. In addition, it is emphasised that mechanisms of wood protection techniques of outdoor wooden materials.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : classify the wood material types in which use landscape constructions2,51,3,6
LO - 2 : compare the wood materilas to the other materials2,51,3,6
LO - 3 : classify the wood materials according to the use area, and choose and put into practise the protection techniques for each use class2,51,3,6
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
Introduction to the wooden material types. Comparison of wood materials to the other materials. The factors that increase the important of wooden materials in landscape projects. Harmful agents in wood. The concept of wood protect and maintenance in wood materials. Wood preservatives and maintenance agents, and methods used in the protection of outdoor wood materials. General identification of outdoor wooden materials.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to the wooden material types
 Week 2Comparison of wood materials to the other materials
 Week 3Importance of wood in the carbon cycle and its environmentally friendly properties
 Week 4The factors that increase the important of wooden materials in landscape projects
 Week 5Natural durable wood species and their use properties
 Week 6Harmful agents in wood (abiotic factors, bacteria and fungi)
 Week 7Harmful agents in wood (insects and termites)
 Week 8The concept of wood protect and maintenance
 Week 9Mid-term examination
 Week 10Wood preservatives and maintenance agents used in the protection of outdoor wood materials
 Week 11Wood protection and maintenance methods and technics used in the protection of outdoor wood materials
 Week 12General identification of outdoor wooden materials
 Week 13Profile wooden materials used in the outdoor (decks, pergola, veranda, gazebo, winter garden, walking roads, etc.)
 Week 14Round wooden materials used in the outdoor (play garden tools, garden fences, greenhouse lumber, landscape equipments, etc.)
 Week 15Ready-made wooden materials used in the outdoor (garden parquets, sign panels, garden furniture, wooden seperators, picnic tables, benches, cap rails, rails, flowerpots, etc.)
 Week 16Final examination
 
Textbook / Material
1Yıldız, ÜC., 2011; Dış Mekanlarda Ahşap Kullanımı, Ders Notları (basılmamış), KTÜ Orman Fakültesi, Trabzon.
 
Recommended Reading
1Yıldız, ÜC., 2005; Odun Koruma, Ders Notları (basılmamış), KTÜ Orman Fakültesi, Trabzon.
2Winterbottom, DW., 2000; Wood in the landscape: a practical guide to specificationand design, John Wiley, New York.
3Bozkurt, AY., Göker, Y. ve Erdin, N., 1993; Emprenye Tekniği, İÜ Orman Fakültesi Yayın No:425, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 21/04/2022 0,5 20
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 15 03/06/2022 30
End-of-term exam 16 15/06/2022 0,5 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 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 3 9
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 4 5 20
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 3 4 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load100