Architectural Design (Master) (with Thesis) Preview
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

MIM5014

Course Name:

Modernite Theory

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Master

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Prof. Dr. ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ

Course Lecturer(s):

ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The course is an introduction to the understanding and discussion of modernity as a world-historical situation and will be discussed within the framework of some social and technical practices in connection with architecture.
Course Content:	The axis of the course is the issue of the emergence of many practices in popular culture, such as art and architecture, which are generally believed to have existed in all ages within their timeless nature.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to view architecture other than a construction practice, mainly as an intellectual and critical practice,
2) To be able to view and produce architecture as an academic practice

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the concept and theories of modernity.
2)	Modernity and the “invention of art”.
3)	Modernity and the “invention of technology”.
4)	Modernity and the "invention of architecture".
5)	Modernity and the birth of the "individual."
6)	Modernity and capitalism.
7)	Modernity and historiographic practices.
8)	The plurality of modernity and the issue of alternative modernities.
9)	Discussion of the emergence and possibility of the concept of postmodern.
10)	Modernity and modernism in architecture.
11)	Debates on modernity and modernization in Turkey: A deviant route?
12)	Presentation and discussion.
13)	Presentation and discussion.
14)	Presentation and discussion.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Uğur Tanyeli, Mütereddit Modernler: Türkiye’de ve Dünyada Mimar İdeologlar, Işık Üniversitesi Yay., İstanbul, 2018.
References:	Diane Ghirardo, “Manfredo Tafuri and Architecture Theory in the U.S., 1970-2000”, Perspecta, 33, January 2002, s. 38-47.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2
Program Outcomes
1) To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field	3	3
2) To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing.	2	3
3) To learn and use the necessary tools to share the results of their research and current developments in architectural design with different groups in different platforms.	2	2
4) To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions.		2
5) To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods.	3	3
6) To evaluate new technical/technological developments in terms of architecture, to recognize hybrid applications and creative practices and to develop a critical perspective.
7) To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture.
8) To be able to independently design and conduct research processes based on data collection, interpretation and announcement in the field of architectural design, within the framework of ethical values and rules	3	3
9) To be able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in architectural design, to be a leader in environments that require solving problems related to architectural design.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field	3
2)	To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing.	3
3)	To learn and use the necessary tools to share the results of their research and current developments in architectural design with different groups in different platforms.	2
4)	To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions.	2
5)	To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods.	3
6)	To evaluate new technical/technological developments in terms of architecture, to recognize hybrid applications and creative practices and to develop a critical perspective.	2
7)	To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture.	1
8)	To be able to independently design and conduct research processes based on data collection, interpretation and announcement in the field of architectural design, within the framework of ethical values and rules	3
9)	To be able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in architectural design, to be a leader in environments that require solving problems related to architectural design.	1

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Presentation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100