Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM048 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Kamile TIRAK HIZAL
Instructor(s)
Goals The aim of this course is to enable the students to make comments about the place of use in the light of general information about wood, to make a decision in material selection, and to understand how to examine the problems that may be encountered in wood used in practice.
Course Content Reasoning, knowledge: Explain the necessary concepts in the recognition of these species by commenting on the types of wood suitable for outdoor use. Sensation, attitude(affective): Finds logical solutions to the problems that may be encountered by deciding on the selection of the appropriate type for designs. Perform, skill (psychomotor): It gives the designs a different dimension by considering the properties of the wood.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself,
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Identification of wooden material and utility Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week Wood properties Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Wooden landscape equipments Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week Properties of wooden material in usage area Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week Macroscopic wood characteristics Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
6. Week Macroscopic wood characteristics Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
7. Week Wood species which traded in the world and in Turkey Presentation (Preparation), Practice
8. Week Mid-term exam
9. Week Woods of native tree species and identification Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
10. Week Woods of native tree species and identification Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
11. Week The most widely used foreign tree woods in our country, their recognition and use Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
12. Week The most widely used foreign tree woods in our country, their recognition and use Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week Assigment presentation Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
14. Week Assigment presentation Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 DK9 DK10 DK11 DK12 DK13
PY1 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 4 1 4 2 3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • Yılmaz Bozkurt, Nurgün Erdin “Ağaç Teknolojisi”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayını, 2011 (372 s.), ISBN: 978-9754049008 • Nurgün Erdin, Yılmaz Bozkurt “ Ticarette Önemli Yabancı Ağaçlar”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayını, 2013 (534 s.), ISBN: 978-9754049121. • Nurgün Erdin, Yılmaz Bozkurt “Odun Anatomisi” ”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Orman Fakültesi Yayını No. 506, 2013 (534 s.), ISBN: 978-9754049329. • Core H. A., Cote W.A, and Day A.C “Wood Structure and Identification”, Syracuse University Press, 1976, (168), ISBN: 0-8156-5041-8 • Güngör Uzun “Peyzaj Könstrüksiyonu”, Ç.Ü Ziraat Fakültesi Genel Yayın No:125, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-37 • Franz F. P. Kollmann, Wilfred A Cote, “ Principles of Wood Science and Technology- I Solid Wood”, Springer-Verlag, 1968, New York , (604 p). • Forest Products Laboratory “Wood Handbook —Wood as an engineering material” , 2010, General Technical Report FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. 508 p. • Bhat, K.M:, Thulasidas P.K., Hussain k.H. “A Handbook of Lesser Known Timbers”, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Research report no.304, ISSN 0970-8103, (22 p), 2007. • Edward S. Ayensu, Albert Bentum “Commercial Timbers of West Africa”, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, Washington, 73-p. • Flavio Ruffinatto , Alan Crivellaro, Alex Wiedenhoeft “Review of Macroscopic features for Hardwood and Softwood Identification and a Proposal for a New Character List”, IAWA Journal, 36 (2), 2015: 35 p. • http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-identification-guide/ https://woodidentification.net/contact/
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 1 30 30
Research 1 10 10
Other Activities 1 10 10
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 80
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0