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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
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The student will be able to do disiplined research adequate to complete an undergraduate thesis.
  • The student will be able to comprehend the relationship between the practical and theoretical aspects of architecture.
  • The student will be able to select and frame a thesis topic at the level of an undergraduate thesis.
  • The student will be able to structure a chosen topic in the context of a thesis.
  • The student will be able to learn, develop and apply the research methods appropriate to the thesis topic.
  • The student will be able to do independent research based on individual criticism.
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 @D22 Control of Groups as assigned on Oasis Group Discussions @various locations as above Library Visits: Section 1a, 1b and Sectiıon 2a
2 Lecture 1: What is Architectural Research? Library Visits: Section 2b, Section 3a and 3b Group Discussions
3 Lecture 2: Bibliography and Literature Review Library Visits: Section 4a, Section 4b Group discussions
4 A Research Experience by Altuğ Kasalı Group Discussions
5 A Research Experience by Ceylan Öner Group Discussions & Group Divisions as 1 and 2 Preparing the first draft (1000 words)
6 Lecture 5: Writing-up: Structure & Content A Research Experience by a Master student Group A: Feedback on the 1st draft Group B: In-class Study Preparing the first draft (1500 words)
7 Lecture 6: Planning your Writing/Citation Styles Group B Feedback on first draft Group A: In-class Study First Draft (1500 words) Second Draft (2500 words)
8 A Research Experience by Hugh Clarke Group A: Feedback on the 2nd draft Group B: In-class Study Second Draft (2500 words)
9 Lecture 7: Discussion on First Drafts & General Feedback Group B: Feedback on 2nd Draft Group A: In-Class study on Pre-final Second Draft (2500 words)
10 A Research Experience by Fulltime Staff Group A Feedback on Pre-final Group B In-Class study on Pre-final Preparing the Pre-final (3500 words)
11 Lecture 8: Presenting your research Group B: Feedback on Pre-final Group A: In-Class study on Final Submission Preparing the Pre-final (3500 words)
12 A Research Experience by Fulltime Staff Group A Presentations and Discussions Revising the Final (4500 words)
13 A Research Experience by Fulltime Staff Group B Presentations and Discussions Revising the Final (4500 words)
14 Lecture 9: Final Submission Group A and Group B Feedback Revising the Final (4500 words)
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks None
Suggested Readings/Materials Suggested Readings: . Groat, Linda, Architectural research methods (New York: John Wiley, 2002). . Denzin, N and Y. Lincoln, Handbook of Qualitative Research (London: Sage, 2000). . Murray, Rowena, How to write a thesis (Columbus: Open University Press, 2002). . Blaxter, L., Hughes, C., Tight, M. How to write a thesis (Columbus: Open University Press, 2002). Borden, I and Ray, K.R. (2006) The Dissertation: An Architecture Student's Handbook Online Sources: . ss.ieu.edu.tr/downloads/thesis.pdf (IEU thesis guidelines) . www.fiu.edu/~readg/Courses/HowtoWriteaResearchPaper.htm (specific to architecture papers) . https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/ . www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/what.shtml . writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/collegewriting . www.plagiarism.org

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
40
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
35
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
8
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
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
5
Presentation / Jury
1
5
Project
1
10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
88

 

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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