Information Package / Course Catalogue
Materiel Cognizance
Course Code: PSB233
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The object of this course is to inform the students on the subjects of the basic features and the usage areas of the structural materials (such as rocks, woods, metal, concrete, reinforced concrete, plastic, glass, connecters and preservers) used in the studies of landscape architecture

Course Content

The contents of this course are the materials used in the implementations of Landscape Architecture; the features and the usage areas of the basic materials such as rocks, clay, backed soil, wood, metal, glass, plastic, concrete, aggregate and connecters are analysed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. To have the ability to recognize and select the materials used in landscape architecture projects
2.To be able to acquire the skill of forming realistic designs by learning the information on materials related to the structural elements in the projects of Landscape Architecture
3.To be able to acquire the skill of associating the equipment elements designed in the studies of Landscape Architecture projects with the materials which can be used in their constructions
4.To be able to have a foresight in forming the functional and aesthetic approaches together in terms of materials used in the structural designs of Landscape Architecture
5.To be able to acquire the ability of access to the variation of designs by exploring the companies which produce the materials used in structural landscape elements and their constructions
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Uzun, G. 1998, “Yapı materyalleri” Çukurova üniversitesi ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi
2.” Peyzaj Konstrüksiyonunda Yapı Materyalleri” Çukurova üniversitesi ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi, Ders Kitabı No: 40
3.Şahin, A. ve Ünal, H.B. 2005. “Yapı Malzeme Bilgisi”, Ege Üniversitesi. Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları:568,İzmir.
4.Uzun, G. 1998, “Yapı materyalleri” Çukurova üniversitesi ziraat Fakültesi Ofset Atölyesi
5.Öneş, A. 2000. “İnşaat Malzeme Bilgisi Ders Notları”, A.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Tarımsal Yapılar ve Sulama Bölümü, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
General introduction to the aim, definition and scope of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to the structural materials and teaching the wanted features in their usage.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Introduction to the structural materials and teaching the wanted features in their usage
Week 4 - Theoretical
Teaching the concept of resistance in structural materials
Week 5 - Theoretical
Teaching the metal and wooden materials
Week 6 - Theoretical
Teaching the rock materials
Week 7 - Theoretical
Teaching the clay and clay-type, backed materials
Week 8 - Theoretical
Student Presentation (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Student Presentation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mortar elements and connecters
Week 11 - Theoretical
Concrete and Reinforced Concrete
Week 12 - Theoretical
Preservation Materials, whitewash, paints and glasses
Week 13 - Theoretical
Plastic materials
Week 14 - Theoretical
Student Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%10
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination111112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
5
3
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
3
4
3
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026