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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
BASIC DESIGN I MİM191 First Term (Fall) 2 + 6 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY1
SEMESTERFirst Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Çağla Caner Yüksel
Assistant Professor Rabia Çiğdem Çavdar
Assistant Professor Melek Pınar Uz Baki
Assistant Professor Elif Selena Ayhan Koçyiğit
Instructor Mehmet Tevfik Gürsu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) To interpret and employ concepts, principles, objectives of basic design.
2) To be able to distinguish and identify elements of 2D and 3D designs and describe and analyse relations between them.
3) To develop the sense and skill to arrange and design together multiple and varied elements in an orderly manner.
4) To develop skills in providing creative solutions to design problems and original concepts.
5) To be able to present his/her mental effort and ideas clearly in 2D and 3D media.
6) To be able to work individually and in groups in developing proposals during the design process
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT-
COURSE DEFINITIONMİM 191/ Basic Design is the first of the design course series, which acquaints the learner with fundamentals of design. It aims to develop learners? skills in providing solutions to two and three dimensional basic design problems. It also aims to enable learners build up the sense of abstraction and the sense order with particular emphasis on the principles of organisation in visual media. The course develops learners? skills in arranging and designing together multiple and varied elements in an orderly manner.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction, Course Outline Phase 0 ? Warm up
2nd Week Phase 1 - Studio work and panel critics
3rd Week Phase 1 - Studio work, panel critics and mini lecture
4th Week Phase 1 - Studio work, panel critics and mini lecture
5th Week Phase 1 - Studio work and panel critics
6th Week Phase 1 - Jury
7th Week Phase 2 - Studio work and panel critics
8th Week Phase 2 - Studio work and panel critics
9th Week Phase 2 - Submission / Phase 3 - Studio work
10th Week Mid-term / Phase 3 - Panel Critics
11th Week Phase 3 - Studio work and panel critics
12th Week Phase 3 - Preliminary Jury
13th Week Phase 3 - Panel critics
14th Week Phase 3 - Final critics
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBilgin, İhsan. Mimarın Soluğu. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2016.
- Ching, Francis D.K. Mimarlık, Biçim, Mekan ve Düzen, çev. Sevgi Lökçe. İstanbul: Y.E.M., 2002.
- Eisenman, P. Diagram diaries. New York: Universe., 1999.
- Davies, Colin. Thinking About Architecture An Introduction to Architectural Theory. Laurence King, 2011.
- Farrelly, Lorraine. Mimarlığın Temelleri. İstanbul: Literatür Yayıncılık, 2011.
- Karatabi, Kojin. Metafor Olarak Mimari. İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık, 2006.
-Özcan, Zuhal., Bayraktar, Nuray., vd. Görsel Eğitimde Yaratıcılık ve Temel Tasarım. Ankara: NOBEL
Akademik Yayıncılık, 2012.
-Tanalı, M. Ziya. Sadeleştirmeler. Ankara: Alp Yayınevi, 2000.
-Zumthor, Peter. Thinking Architecture. Basel, Boston and Berlin: Birkhauser Architecture, 1998.
* During the semester recommended readings will be provided according to the content of each phase.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation,Other,Experiment
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term110
Assignment620
Project230
Attendance15
Other15
Total(%)70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)30
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam188
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours11888
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework61590
Field Research
Mid-Pre Jury (including preparation)23060
Final Jury (including preparation)16060
Design Project Development
Portfolio
Total Workload306
Total Workload / 3010,2
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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