Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: MIM032
Course Name: Ecology and Architecture
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. MEHMET SARPER TAKKECİ
Course Lecturer(s): Mehmet Sarper Takkeci
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to provide students with an "ecological literacy" about the nature-human relationship. In this context, the course aims to develop an understanding of how scientific methods are used to construct ecological knowledge and, from this, to develop a deeper understanding of how culture affects ecological communities and systems.
Course Content: As one of the actors who think, design and implement environments for living thingsnon-living components that make up the environment interact with each other. This course will explore ecology issues that will enable students to think about the nature-human, nature-culture relationship from the perspective of architecture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Ability to understand and describe the major ideas of nature, population and community ecology, biodiversity and climate change
2) Ability to describe and discuss current and future important ecological problems; eg. ecosystem services, agricultural systems, water resources, management of reserves and growth of cities
3) Ability to identify and describe specific ways in which natural or anthropogenic activity might influence ecosystems
4) Ability to define and discuss the ecological foundations of "green" movements in design and architecture.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Ecology & Ecosystem
2) Evolutional and Ecological Changes in Nature
3) Ecological Communities
4) Ecological Cycles
5) Ecological Resilience
6) Biodiversity & Ecological Conservation
7) Climate Change
8) Midterm
9) Pollution
10) Urban Ecology
11) Nature, Human and Growth
12) Design and technology from an ecological perspective
13) Understanding the impact of architectural design on ecology
14) Ecology and Policy-making
15) Final

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Levin, Simon A. (editor), 2009. The Princeton Guide to Ecology. Princeton University Press.
References: Smith, Thomas M. and Robert Leo Smith, 2006. Elements of Ecology, 6th Edition. Pearson/Benjamin Cummings.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Continuously following up-to-date publications and developments related to the profession of Interior Architecture and shaping the design process in line with the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of architecture and art.
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture.
3) To have the right professional communication skills in professional life by using all the inputs and conditions related to Interior Architecture profession and to have mastered the methods of interior architecture representation and professional terminology.
4) Focusing on the various functions within the whole interior design design and handling the pieces of space as a whole.
5) Evaluating the concept of space design through different disciplines.
6) To be able to make contemporary designs suitable for the person by relating the relationship between human-space-scale concepts with the needs of the people.
7) Ability to use all presentation and expression techniques with the necessary knowledge of fine arts in order to express the design process correctly.
8) To be able to manage the process that goes from design to application by showing the details related to the application after the interior architecture has matured in the design stage.
9) Project and construction site management and applications, employee health, environmental and occupational safety awareness, professional standards and business law.
10) To be able to choose the right materials and application methods with sufficient and up-to-date information about building materials and their applications.
11) To be able to understand problems related to construction, design, application and engineering.
12) To be able to make original interior design by combining aesthetic, technical and functional conditions, and to continuously develop the professional knowledge and skills.
13) According to a foreign language education level, in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria; at least B1; use at general level.
14) Use computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Continuously following up-to-date publications and developments related to the profession of Interior Architecture and shaping the design process in line with the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of architecture and art. 2
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture. 2
3) To have the right professional communication skills in professional life by using all the inputs and conditions related to Interior Architecture profession and to have mastered the methods of interior architecture representation and professional terminology. 1
4) Focusing on the various functions within the whole interior design design and handling the pieces of space as a whole.
5) Evaluating the concept of space design through different disciplines. 3
6) To be able to make contemporary designs suitable for the person by relating the relationship between human-space-scale concepts with the needs of the people.
7) Ability to use all presentation and expression techniques with the necessary knowledge of fine arts in order to express the design process correctly.
8) To be able to manage the process that goes from design to application by showing the details related to the application after the interior architecture has matured in the design stage.
9) Project and construction site management and applications, employee health, environmental and occupational safety awareness, professional standards and business law.
10) To be able to choose the right materials and application methods with sufficient and up-to-date information about building materials and their applications.
11) To be able to understand problems related to construction, design, application and engineering.
12) To be able to make original interior design by combining aesthetic, technical and functional conditions, and to continuously develop the professional knowledge and skills.
13) According to a foreign language education level, in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria; at least B1; use at general level.
14) Use computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Quizzes 1 % 30
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
Final 1 % 40
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 28
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 3
Total Workload 75