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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
INT2943 Sketching Istanbul Spring 0 4 2 4
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: 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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

Course Content

Developing skills in freehand visualizations of architectural
ideas expressed as drawing for mental and manual coordination.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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.

Evaluation System

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

ECTS / Workload Table

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

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) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and electric-electronic engineering subjects; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues, according to the nature of the design.)
4) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for electrical-electronic engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively.
5) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating engineering problems.
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing.
8) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
9) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility.
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.