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)	Instructor Erald Varaku
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) use parametric design in the field of architectural design. 2) understand and develop computational thinking. 3) use Grasshopper and transfers computational thinking to digital environment by using these tools. 4) use of NURB in the field of architectural design. 5) use Rhinoceros in the field of architectural design and can model using these tools
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	It aims to provide students with information on the use of parametric design in architecture, to acquire knowledge about computational thinking and transfer it to digital platforms, and to learn modeling techniques with NURB.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course, purpose and scope of the course and explanation of expectations 2nd Week Distribution of presentations of sample projects / Term Project Introduction / Introduction to computational thinking 3rd Week Presentation of sample projects / Rhinoceros introduction (modeling with NURBS, 4th Week Rhinoceros workshop (beginner) / classroom work 5th Week Computational thinking workshop/ Classwork 6th Week Rhinoceros workshop (intermediate) / classroom work 7th Week Computational thinking workshop/ Classwork 8th Week Exam/ Classwork/exam assessment 9th Week Introduction to visual coding environments, patterns in parametric design 10th Week Rhinoceros workshop (advanced) / classroom work 11th Week Grasshopper workshop (beginner) 12th Week Grasshopper workshop (beginner) 13th Week Preparation for the final exam 14th Week final exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	-Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions Author: Edwin Abbott Abbott ISBN 0486200019, 9780486200019 - Guidera, S. (2009, June), Computer Aided Physical Models: Introducing Nurbs And Fabrication In Conceptual Architectural Design Projects Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas. 10.18260/1-2?5059 - Architecture in the Digital Age: Design and Manufacturing Editor: Branko Kolarevic Publisher: Taylor &Francis, 2004 ISBN 1134470444, 9781134470440. -Les A. Piegl (2006) Knowledge-guided NURBS: Principles and Architecture, Computer-Aided Design and Applications, 3:6, 719-729, DOI: 10.1080/16864360.2006.10738425 -R. W. Kennard & L. A. Stone (1969) Computer Aided Design of Experiments, Technometrics, 11:1, 137-148, DOI: 10.1080/00401706.1969.10490666 -Shivegowda, M.D., Boonyasopon, P., Rangappa, S.M. et al. A Review on Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Processes in Design and Architecture. Arch Computat Methods Eng (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-022-09723-w -Aouad, G., Wu, S., Lee, A., & Onyenobi, T. (2011). Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203878750 -Jeannette M. Wing. 2006. Computational thinking. Commun. ACM 49, 3 (March 2006), 33?35. https://doi.org/10.1145/1118178.1118215 -Jeannette M. Wing. 2008. Computational thinking and thinking about computing Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.3663717?3725. http://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2008.0118 - Demetri Terzopoulos and Hong Qin. 1994. Dynamic NURBS with geometric constraints for interactive sculpting. ACM Trans. Graph. 13, 2 (April 1994), 103?136. https://doi.org/10.1145/176579.176580 - Thomas W. Sederberg, G. Thomas Finnigan, Xin Li, Hongwei Lin, and Heather Ipson. 2008. Watertight trimmed NURBS. ACM Trans. Graph. 27, 3 (August 2008), 1?8. https://doi.org/10.1145/1360612.1360678 - Futschek, G. (2006). Algorithmic Thinking: The Key for Understanding Computer Science. In: Mittermeir, R.T. (eds) Informatics Education ? The Bridge between Using and Understanding Computers. ISSEP 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4226. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11915355_15 -
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Case Study,Practice,Discussion,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Presentation of Case Study 1 10 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 4 4 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 13 4 52 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 8 8 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 40 40 Homework 1 10 10 Workshop Final Jury (including preparation) Research 1 8 8 Total Workload 122 Total Workload / 30 4,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No