PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
INT2943 | Sketching Istanbul | Fall | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor OSMAN ÜMİT SİREL Instructor SİNAN POLVAN Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | documentary movie |
Course Objectives: | Drawing should be designated as a modality of thinking other than being encompassed by given talent which is technical or artistic or both. In other words, visual thinking is a specific language that is constituted by mostly lines that can attain different qualities. Hence, the course aims to equip students commencing their architectural education with skills to develop and use freehand drawing as means to interior architectural perception and representation. For this purpose, studio sessions will be held for primary information exchange and outdoor exercises will be performed on specific urban sites. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Record the physical environment that is visually perceived and mentally distinguished in two dimensional media. II. Record the mentally processed idea in two dimensional media. III. Develop scale and proportion skills. IV. Manipulate lines as communicative tools. |
Developing skills in freehand visualizations of architectural ideas expressed as drawing for mental and manual coordination. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction. Concept of line as thought and sketching activity as a perfomance of visual communication. | none |
2) | Line qualities, hatching. Line weights as line expression. Hatching as surface expression. | none |
3) | Approximating dimensional relations within objects. Notions of dimension, scale and proportion. | none |
4) | Traces of Byzance, historical peninsula | |
5) | City walls of Istanbul | |
6) | Galata | |
7) | Beyoğlu I - From Tünel to Galatasaray | |
8) | Beyoğlu II - From Galatasaray to Taksim | |
9) | Zeyrek ve Cibali | |
10) | Süleymaniye | |
11) | Fener and Balat | |
12) | Topkapı Palace and Archaeological Museum | |
13) | Sirkeci and Eminönü | |
14) | Bosphorus Mansions |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ders notları stüdyo saatleri sonrasında sisteme yüklenmektedir. Ayrıca, eskiz teknikleri üzerine yardımcı kitaplara üniversite kütüphanesinden erişilebilir. Course notes are uploaded into the system after studio hours. Moreover, some supplementary materials on sketching are accessible at the university library. |
References: | Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Drawings, Architectural Press, 2005. Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Sketches, Architectural Press, 2008. Sue Ferguson Gussow, Architects Draw, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2008. Brian Edwards, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing, Taylor and Francis, New York, 2008. George Hlavács, The Exceptionally Simple Theory of Sketching, BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, 2014. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Field Work | 10 | % 50 |
Paper Submission | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Application | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Field Work | 11 | 4 | 44 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 106 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. | |
2) | To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. | |
3) | To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). | |
4) | To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). | |
5) | To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. | |
6) | To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. | |
7) | To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. | |
8) | To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. | |
9) | To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. | |
10) | To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. | |
11) | To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. | |
12) | To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |