TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Comprehend the stages of the creative processes of the discipline of architecture in a way to relate them to each other. 2) Develop thoughts and ideas with the help of various popular media and readings, acquires architectural reading and writing skills. 3) Build the conceptual and intellectual background to support the development of design in the architectural design studio. 4) Comprehend how to conduct scientific research and critical thinking in the field of architecture and learns how to produce information independently.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	This course conveys knowledge of the different aspects and qualities of scientific research and architectural research methods through lectures, discussions, and readings. The students will utilize this knowledge in order to develop their design research for their current architectural design studio project throughout the course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course 2nd Week Lecture| What is Science? What is the meaning of Research? Brief on the requirements of a research abstract 3rd Week Lecture| On Science, Research, and Method 4th Week Lecture| Introducing Architectural Research Methodologies: Two Frameworks 5th Week Lecture| On Designing Your Research and On Academic Writing Rules 6th Week Presentation 1 7th Week Presentation 1 8th Week Lecture| Design Research Methodologies and Scientific Research Methodologies: Shared grounds 9th Week Mid-term Submission Lecture| Design Research Methodologies and Scientific Research Methodologies: Shared grounds 10th Week Lecture| Research for/into/through architecture 11th Week Lecture| Research for/into/through architecture 12th Week Presentation 2 13th Week Presentation 2 14th Week Pre-final Critiques and overview of the course
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Archer, Bruce. Araştırma Yöntemleri Üzerine. çev. Şermin Alyanak, Ankara: ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, 1999. Arslan, Rıfkı & Ökten , Ayşenur. Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: YTÜ Yayınları, 1994. Groat, Linda. Architectural Research Methods. New York: John Wiley, 2002. Pakdil, Fatih. Mimarlık Araştırmaları için Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi El Kitabı. İstanbul: YTÜ Yayınları, 1993. Sanoff, Henry. Visual Research Methods in Design. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, , 1991. Synder, James C.. Architectural Research. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987 Groat, Linda & Despres, Carole. The Significance of Architectural Theory for Environmental Design Research, Behaviour and Design. vol: 3, New York: Plenum Press, 1987. Goode, William J. & Hatt, Paul K.. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Metodları. çev. Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, Ankara: Türkiye ve Orta Doğu Amme İdaresi Enstitüsü Yayınları, 1973. Frayling, Christopher. ?Research in Art and Design,? Royal College of Art: Research Papers. Vol:1. no:1, 1993/4.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Presentation of Article 1 40 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 13 1 13 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 10 2 20 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Presentation (including preperation) Research 2 12 24 Article Presentation 2 12 24 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No