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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
COMCEPTUAL THINKING METHODS İÇT465 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Selim Sertel Öztürk
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Reinforces the ability to think in different methods through multiple and diversified reading.
2) Increases their awareness through the legibility of socio-cultural, historical and contextual relations.
3) Experiences the multi-directional contribution of individual and group work dynamics.
4) Develops creative thinking skills in the short/long term in academic or professional life.
MODE OF DELIVERY
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course aims to detailed comphrehension and understanding of conceptual thinking which could be recognized as the initial point for the design project.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction and Concepts, Realization of the acquaintance course.
2nd Week Warm-up Project (Group Work); Interpretation of 2D Studies with Collective Discussion and Presentation. (The composition values ??and approach of the image are the base for creating a new work)
3rd Week Spatial Thinking; Classroom Work (Creating Groups of 3 Persons)
4th Week Reading the Components of Space; Classroom Study
5th Week Architectural History and Theory, Reading Through Manifesto; Classroom Study
6th Week Reading through Archetypes/Reproduction; Classroom Study
7th Week Production through Structural Detail of Building Identity, Reading; Classroom Study, RELIEF study
8th Week Reading/Reproduction on Building Materials; Classroom Study
9th Week Tectonic Trials on Building Materials (3-Dimensional); Classroom Study
10th Week Tectonic Trials on Building Material (Continued of the Study); Classroom Study
11th Week Utopia Factory, Imaginary Architecture Exercises
12th Week Urban Landmarks and Cities-Urban Interiors; Classroom Study
13th Week Interpretation of the Unrepresentable? - Classroom Study
14th Week Classroom Study
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGLeydecker, S. (2013). Designing Interior Architecture: Concept, Typology, Material, Construction. Basel: De Gruyter.

Ching, F. D. K. (2015). Architectural graphics.
Bielefeld, B. (2014). Architectural presentation. Basel: Birkha?user.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSEducation-Practice, Projectct, Presentation, Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term125
Assignment110
Project130
Total(%)65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)35
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam144
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work616
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam144
Homework10550
Total Workload120
Total Workload / 304
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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