Information Package / Course Catalogue
Landscape Engineering
Course Code: PM208
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable the student to learn; principles and techniques of basic landscape engineering, land reclamation, re-integration landform for landscape design and reclamation purposes, to learn to use contour lines, to make the cut-fill calculations, and to learn calculations of a variety of drainage techniques.

Course Content

Technical operation and solutions in the field. Terrain morphology, landform, contours, changing the morphology of the land, cut-fill calculations, Drainage system in open space and green space.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Tendü Hilal GÖKTUĞ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn principles and techniques of landscape engineering
2.To be able to use and shape landform
3.To be able to calculate cut and fill areas
4.To be able to understand basic principles of landscape engineering static.
5.To be able to read a map by making sections
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Altunkasa,F., 1996. Peyzaj Mühendisliği, Ç.Ü. Üniversitesi Yayını, Adana
2.McKenna, G.T., 2002. Sürdürülebilir maden ıslahı ve peyzaj mühendisliği. Doktora Tezi, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Kanada 661p
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction, the content and context of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Landform and its use in landscape architecture
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Characteristics and interpretation of contour lines
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Levelling and landform
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Levelling and landform
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Gradient analysis
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill areas
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill areas
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill areas
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill volumes
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill volumes
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill volumes
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Methods for estimating cut and fill volumes
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Circulation systems and roads
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Practice Examination1%10
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice142256
Practice Examination1314
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
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
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
OÇ-1
3
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
OÇ-4
5
5
4
5
3
5
5
2
3
2
2
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
3
5
5
2
3
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026