BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
| 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
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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) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
| 2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
| 3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
| 4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
| 5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
| 6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
| 7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
| 8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
| 9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
| 10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
| 11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |