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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/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to understand basics of sound and architectural acoustics.
  • will make decisions on materials in conference halls and auditoriums to improve acoustics.
  • will design the geometry of a concert hall and all of its elements (e.g. reflecting, absorbing and diffusing materials).
  • will have knowledge about building elements’ (e.g. walls, ceilings, floors, etc.) layers and how to improve their sound reduction values.
  • will be able to calculate the reverberation time in halls.
Course Description

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to the contents and scope of the course
2 Building physics, sound and architectural acoustics Given readings
3 Room acoustics Given readings
4 Room acoustics Given readings
5 Room acoustics + Quiz 1 Given readings
6 Site visit
7 Acoustic materials Material samples
8 Noise control Given readings
9 Noise control Given readings
10 Noise control + Quiz 2 Given readings
11 Student Projects Multipurpose hall drawings and calculations
12 Student Projects Multipurpose hall drawings and calculations
13 Student Projects Multipurpose hall drawings and calculations
14 Student Projects Multipurpose hall drawings and calculations
15 Student Projects Multipurpose hall drawings and calculations
16 Review of the Semester
Course Notes/Textbooks
  • Barron, M. (2010). Auditorium Acoustics and Architectural Design. (2nd ed.) New York: Spon Press.
  • Beranek, L.L. (1962). Music, Acoustics and Architecture. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Beranek, L. L. (2004). Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Music, Acoustics and Architecture. (2nd ed.) New York: Springer.
  • Cavanaugh, W. J., Tocci, G. C., & Wilkes, J. A. (2010). Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Practice. (2nd ed.) New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Everest, F. A., & Pohlmann, K. C. (2009). Master Handbook of Acoustics. (5th ed.) New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Long, M. (2014). Architectural Acoustics. (2nd ed.) London: Elsevier Academic Press.
  • Mehta, M., Johnson, J., & Rocafort, J. (1999). Architectural Acoustics: Principles and Design. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Rossing, T. D. (2007). Springer Handbook of Acoustics. New York: Springer Science + Business Media.  
  • Schafer, R. M. (1994). The Soundscape: Our Sonic Environment and the Tuning of the World. (2nd ed.) Rochester: Destiny Books.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
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
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
6
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
106

 

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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