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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Case Study
Critique
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the qualitative and quantitative interactions between physical features of buildings and natural processes over time, as well as their effects on space use and occupants' comfort.
  • Comprehend the environmental parameters that affect the demand for energy and other natural resources in the construction and use of buildings.
  • Recognize the importance of major design factors like form, construction system, materials and function of a building on its environmental impact during its entire life cycle.
  • Consider environmental performance as a meaningful compass in architectural design.
  • Communicate with other disciplines in the environmental engineering arena.
  • Appreciate past architectures in their dialogue with nature and draw lessons from them.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Course Introduction / Man & Environment
2 Climate
3 Comfort
4 Physics & Materials
5 The building envelope
6 Solar Radiation & Control
7 Passive Heating
8 Midterm
9 Passive Cooling
10 Ventilation
11 Acoustics
12 Daylighting
13 Urban comfort
14 Poster presentations
15 Review of the semester
16 Review of the semester
Course Notes/Textbooks To be distributed via Blackboard. They will cover only part of the course contents, so the students are strongly advised to take additional notes during class.
Suggested Readings/Materials To be distributed via Blackboard.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
1
15
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
2
50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
25
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
Project
2
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
5
Final Exams
    Total
109

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Ability to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in architecture.

X
2

Ability to understand, interpret and evaluate architectural concepts and theories.

X
3

Ability to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of architecture.

 

X
4

Critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and to direct self-education.

X
5

Ability to communicate architectural ideas and proposals for solutions to architectural problems in visual, written and oral form.

X
6

Ability to support architectural thoughts and proposals for solutions to architectural problems with qualitative and quantitative data and to communicate these with specialists and non-specialists.

X
7

Ability to use a foreign language to follow developments in architecture and to communicate with colleagues.

X
8

Ability to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of architecture.

X
9

Being equipped with social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of architectural data.

X
10

Ability to collaborate with other disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to architecture with basic knowledge in these disciplines.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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