| Course Name | Portfolio Design |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 404 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Discussion Critical feedback Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The main aim of this course is to assist students in designing an architecture portfolio that demonstrates their work and abilities in order to use in applications for graduate education or practical work. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed as a 2+2 lecture/workshop format. Lecture sessions, supported by introductions to each week's content, will be followed by an in-class assignment and discussion of the previous week's take-home assignments. The content will include an introduction to relevant topics which would foster representation techniques. Assignments, relevant to the weekly subjects discussed in class, will be announced at the end of each lecture session and uploaded on Blackboard. Assignments are expected to be completed and submitted on Blackboard no later than the following class. Feedback sessions on assignments will be held during the last hour of class. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | X | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction/ Organization/ Documentation - Lecture on Organization and Documentation | Assignment_1A: List of the projects - Assignment_1B: Example Portfolios |
| 2 | Preparation/Material Editing - Lecture on Graphic Representation Basics | Assignment_2: Montage/Collage Study |
| 3 | Preparation/Material Editing - Lecture on Model Photography | Assignment_3: Model Photograph Exercise |
| 4 | Application - Discussion : Graphic Design and Page Layout | Assignment_4A: Layout Exercise_Analysis - Assignment_4B: Layout Exercise_Portfolio Layout |
| 5 | Application - Tutorial on InDesign | Assignment 5_ InDesign Layout Exercise |
| 6 | Application - Lecture on CV design | Assignment 6A_CV - Assignment 6B_Project Texts |
| 7 | Application - Lecture on Cover Letter vs. Letter of Intent | Assignment_7A: Cover Letter or Letter of Intent - Assignment_7B: Business Card |
| 8 | Draft Portfolio Submissions and Presentations | Draft Portfolio |
| 9 | Midterms Week | No Class |
| 10 | Presentation - Lecture on Website Design | Assignment 8A: Website Analysis - Assignment 8B: Website Design |
| 11 | Assemblage - CRITIQUES (portfolio, CV, letter, business card, website) Required documents | Required documents |
| 12 | Presentation - CRITIQUES (portfolio, CV, letter, business card, website) | Required documents |
| 13 | Presentation - FINAL PREVIEW | Portfolio |
| 14 | FINAL | Portfolio |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Fletcher, M. (2016). Constructing the Persuasive Portfolio: The Only Primer You’ll Ever Need. Taylor & Francis.
Hui, V. (2019). The Architecture Portfolio Guidebook: The Essentials You Need to Succeed. Routledge.
Marjanovic, I., Ray, K. R., & Lokko, L. N. N. (2003). The portfolio: an architecture student's handbook. Routledge.
Linton, H., & Rost, S. (2004). Portfolio Design, Third Edition (3 Sub ed.). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
Luescher, A. (2010). The architect’s portfolio: planning, design, production. London: Routledge. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory / Application | 1 | 15 |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | 1 | 40 |
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | 1 | 9 | |
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 8 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 4 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 112 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
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| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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