BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| HISTORY, THEORY, AND CRITICISM IN DESIGN (ENGLISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| ARC5437 | Research on Special Topics in Architecture | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ALİ DEVRİM IŞIKKAYA |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. MEHMET BENGÜ ULUENGİN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖKSUN AKYÜREK ALTÜRK Assoc. Prof. ALİ DEVRİM IŞIKKAYA Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BELİNDA TORUS |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none. |
| Course Objectives: | I.The purpose of this course is to prepare students for their individual and particular topic(s) in the following semester(s). II. Analyzing architectural productions of various media, belonging to a particular historical period and context, reaching related sources and their evaluation. III. Performance of group and individual projects and presentations, in and out of class. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students are asked to choose one close related topic for each theme, make research and presentation as following four phases: I: literature review II: analyzing & understanding III: annotated bibliography & archival study IV: evaluation |
Course Content
| The content of the course is the architectural space within the special topics which will be chosen for each semester by the instructor according to their particularities related to the studio agenda and concern. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Discussion on how to formulate a research problem within current architectural theory. | |
| 3) | Student presentations about their individual research topics and class discussion. | |
| 4) | Research and discussion on the specified problem, and the resources. | |
| 5) | Site trip for the analysis of an exemplary architectural case, discussions at the site. | |
| 6) | Student presentations - preliminary discussion on the individual term project. | |
| 7) | Related reading discussions. | |
| 8) | Presentation | |
| 9) | Film show, discussions. | |
| 10) | Student presentations- discussions on the more elaborate version of the research problem. | |
| 11) | Related reading discussions. | |
| 12) | Related reading discussions. | |
| 13) | Related reading discussions. | |
| 14) | Term evaluation | |
| 15) | Preparation of term paper studies. | |
| 16) | Final submission of the research folder and report. |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Architecture Theory 1968, ed. K. Michael Hays (MIT Press, 1998) |
| References: | Starrett, col.w.a., Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them, San Francisco, California,2006. Sullivan, Louis, "The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered", inland architecture, 1896. Willis, Carol, Form Follows Finance:Skyscrapers and Skylines İn Newyork and Chicago, New York: princeton architectural press, 1995. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Quizzes | 6 | % 30 |
| Presentation | 2 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 16 | 48 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 45 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 12 |
| Project | 4 | 18 |
| Quizzes | 7 | 24 |
| Final | 2 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 157 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | to be able to pursue independent academic research work in his/her field of study/specialization. | |
| 2) | to be able to conduct interdisciplinary researches based on specific methods in his/her own formulation | |
| 3) | to be able to disseminate research results by means of scientific meetings and through referred papers in international publications. | |
| 4) | to be able to follow up the state of the art information processing technologies related with her/his field of specialization. | |
| 5) | to be able to act as refree/problem solver in the case of national/international problems of his/her field of specialization. |