| Course Name | Graduation Project |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| IA 498 | Spring | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Type | Required | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to prepare and finalize the graduate project that started in the Fall Semester and evaluate how well the students are ready for the professional business life of an interior architect. The course is based on critics in the studio hours and individual supervision of the course instructor, as well as PreJuries. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course tries to summarize within the project all necessary information and stages that are needed to execute and develop a project in an professional environment. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | 1.1. Introduction to the course, Announcement of PRE-JURY I, Presentation for best practice for technical drawings (18 Feb) 1.2. SKETCH PROBLEM I (21 Feb) | • Computers and technical drawing software |
| 2 | Critics for technical drawings (25-28 Feb) | • A plan in scale and sections of the Final Fall Semester project |
| 3 | Critics for technical drawings (3-6 Mar) | • Developing the technical drawings and adding needed interior elevations, electrical layout (HVAC in-out, fire sprinklers, etc.) |
| 4 | Critics for technical drawings (10-13 Mar) | • Developing the technical drawings and adding needed interior elevations, electrical layout (HVAC in-out, fire sprinklers, etc.) |
| 5 | Critics for technical drawings (17-20 Mar) | • Developing the technical drawings and adding Material/Furniture/Fixture Specification |
| 6 | Critics for technical drawings (24-27 Mar) | • Developing the technical drawings and adding details |
| 7 | Critics for technical drawings (31 Mar-3 Apr) | • Developing the technical drawings and adding details and Preparing for PRE-JURY I |
| 8 | PRE-JURY I (7-10 Apr) | • Preparing for PRE-JURY I |
| 9 | 10.1. Introduction to the Graduate Project (14 Apr) 10.2. Prepare for GRADUATION SHOW (17 Apr) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 10 | Prepare for GRADUATION SHOW (21-24 Apr) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 11 | 11.1. Prepare for GRADUATION SHOW (28 Apr) 11.2. National Holiday (1 May) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 12 | Prepare for GRADUATION SHOW (5-8 May) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 13 | PRE-JURY II of the Final Graduate Show (12-15 May) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 14 | 14.1. HOLIDAY (19 May) 14.2. PRE-JURY II of the Final Graduate Show (22 May) | • Developing the project for the GRADUATION SHOW |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Futuristic: Visions of Future Living by Caroline Klien is the main text presented during this course. Futuristic: Visions of Future Living, Caroline Klien, Daab, 2012, ISBN-10: 3942597098, ISBN-13: 978-3942597098. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | 15 Books about Design and the Future: http://www.designersandbooks.com/blog/15-books-about-design-and-the-future |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 8 | 128 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 4 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 32 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 13 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 270 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign 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 | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
