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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| ARCHITECTURE (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | MM555 |
| Name | Analysis of Meaning in the Built Environment |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
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Course Goal / Objective
To interpret the environment in terms of the relationship between environment and behaviour. To comprehend the semantic properties of the perceptible elements of the environment.
Course Content
Examination of the relationship between essence and form and meaning, the signs that provide the meaning of the essence and form, the levels of meaning, the factors that cause the differentiation of meaning between people and societies, the role of meaning on behavior, the meaning and human behavior dimension of the environment-human relationship, semantic meaning with the help of environmental signs. analysis of the structure.
Course Precondition
no prerequisites
Resources
Krampen, M. 1979. Meaning in the Urban Environment, Routledge. Jencks, C. 1969. Meaning in Architecture, Nasar, J. 1988. Environmental Aesthetics: Theory, Research, and Application, Cambridge. Broadbent, G., Bunt, R., Jencks, C., 1980, Signs, Symbols and Architecture, Wiley and Sons
Notes
other related publications and web pages
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the elements that create meaning in the built environment. |
| LO02 | Evaluates the semantic equivalents of signs in the built environment. |
| LO03 | Makes a theoretical evaluation on meaning based on his/her research and readings. |
| LO04 | Selects/uses the necessary elements to create the desired meaning in the built environment. |
| LO05 | He/she writes an examination and evaluation report by using appropriate methods and techniques at the academic level by focusing on a problem he/she has determined in his/her field. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Deepens and develops its knowledge about architectural theory, history and practice and other related arts, technologies and human sciences at the level of expertise. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the knowledge she has acquired on architecture, urban design and planning in an original way in design practice or theoretical studies. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | In a research process, he/she selects and uses the methods related to research and evaluation that are suitable for his/her purpose. | 4 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops critical thinking about the nature of information, its sources, production of information and problems related to testing of information within the field of architecture. | 4 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops knowledge about sustainable design, environmental protection and improvement at an expert level. | |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Interprets the relationship between humans and the environment they live in from a structural, functional, technical or aesthetic perspective, using interdisciplinary knowledge. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Competent in theory and practice, aesthetic, technical, ecological, etc. Uses knowledge with creative, analytical and innovative thinking in order to create environments that meet needs. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Selects and uses appropriate analysis methods, computer technologies and presentation techniques to organize, interpret and present data, information and findings obtained in the subject area. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility and carries out a study in its theoretical and practical aspects independently or in harmony within a group. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | In order to conduct in-depth research or produce solutions within the framework of research ethics and scientific ethics on a selected subject area or a determined problem for the benefit of society, it uses appropriate methods to access data, interprets the results and announces them in various media. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Produces information experimentally by individually acquiring relevant information in architectural processes, selecting, evaluating, recording and various applications. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Expresses his/her thoughts and opinions for the benefit of society and within ethical rules by knowing field-specific concepts and terminology, attending meetings and congresses, making presentations and using appropriate communication tools. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Develops strategies, policies and implementation plans in matters related to the field of architecture, taking into account innovative ethical, environmental and social values, and evaluates the results of its work within the framework of quality processes. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Interprets current developments in the field at home and abroad by following publications using her foreign language knowledge. | 4 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Interprets knowledge through interdisciplinary interaction by using knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills related to the discipline of architecture in interdisciplinary studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meeting the students and giving the course flow | No preliminaries | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Defining of the physical environment, | readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Discussing the effective factors in shaping the physical environment | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Anlatım |
| 4 | Defining and discussing culture, one of the effective factors in shaping the physical environment | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Defining the effect of the culture on shaping the physical environment | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Discussing the relationship between culture, space and behavior | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Discussing the relationship between culture, space and behavior in shaping the physical environment | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | mid term exam | previous readings, research work | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | Theoretical background in the semantic evaluation of the physical environment | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Semantic and semiotic theories and architecture | relevant read,ngs | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Semantic and semiotic theories and their relation to architecture | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 12 | Making sense of the physical environment with semantic and semiotic theories | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 13 | Making sense of the physical environment in the light of semantic and semiotic theories | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 14 | Semantic interpretation studies in selected physical environments | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Semantic interpretation studies in selected physical environments of different characters | relevant readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Soru-Cevap |
| 16 | Final Exam Term | previous readings | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Final Exam Term | previous readings | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||