GMT761 - CADASTRAL SYSTEMS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADASTRAL SYSTEMS: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | GMT761 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halil AKDENÄ°Z | |||||
| Course objective | The objective of this course is to provide insight on land administration concept and cadastral systems from both Turkish and international perspective, in a comparative setting. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Introduction to land policy and administration: Concept and functions. Development, evolution and components of cadaster and land administration. Land rights. Land registration and cadastral system approaches. Conventional and innovative approaches and systems of securing land rights. Cadastral surveying and demarcation: cadastral boundaries, fit-for-purpose approaches. Property units and identifiers. Cadastral system in Turkey. Specific activities in land administration in Turkey. | |||||
| References | - Systems of Land Registration: Aspects and Effects, J. A. Zevenbergen , NCG Netherlands Geodetic Commission, 2002. - Land Administration, Peter Dale, John McLaughlin, Oxford University Press, 1999. - A Framework for the Evaluation of Land Administration Systems, Daniel Steudler, University of Melbourne, 2004. - Design Research for Cadastral Systems, Volkan Çağdaş, Erik Stubkjær, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2011. - Guidelines on Real Property Units And Identifiers, Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations, 2004. - 3D Cadastre in an International Context: Legal, Organizational, and Technological Aspects, Jantien Stoter, Peter van Oosterom, CRC Press, 2006. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to land policy and administration: Concept and functions |
| Week 2 | Development, evolution and components of cadaster and land administration |
| Week 3 | Land rights |
| Week 4 | Land registration and cadastral system approaches |
| Week 5 | Conventional and innovative approaches and systems of securing land rights |
| Week 6 | Conventional and innovative approaches and systems of securing land rights |
| Week 7 | Cadastral surveying and demarcation: cadastral boundaries, fit-for-purpose approaches |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Property units and identifiers |
| Week 10 | 3D cadaster |
| Week 11 | 3D cadaster |
| Week 12 | Cadastral system in Turkey |
| Week 13 | Specific activities in land administration in Turkey |
| Week 14 | Presentations |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the final exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 3 | 15 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 130 | 290 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Advances contemporary knowledge in the field of geomatics engineering based on novel thinking and research. | X | ||||
| 2. Possesses creative and critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making abilities. | X | ||||
| 3. Conducts a thorough novel research from scratch independently. | X | ||||
| 4. Acquires interdisciplinary knowledge of common terminology and joint working culture. | X | ||||
| 5. Cooperates with national and international scientific research groups. | X | ||||
| 6. Attains the capacity to publish an international peer-reviewed journal manuscript. | X | ||||
| 7. Maintains ethical responsibility. | X | ||||
| 8. Obtains the skills to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses offered in geomatics engineering. | X | ||||
| 9. Conducts verbal-written communication, surveys the literature, and prepares thesis in advanced level English. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest