TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Gözen Güner Aktaş Professor Can Mehmet Hersek Associate Professor Umut Şumnu Associate Professor Betül Bilge Özdamar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To be able to develop research techniques on the design process, space and user relationship in the field of Interior Architecture 2) To gain critical thinking skills related to the relationship between space and user 3) To be able to analyze the effects of historical and social processes on interior forming 4) To gain the ability to use the interpretation skills gained within the scope of the course in contemporary designs
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face 50% + E-Learning 50%
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to present and develop the theoretical knowledge necessary to conduct an academic study in the field of interior architecture.The content of the course aims to improve the students' ability to read, write and research theoretically in the field of interior architecture.Design process, space, user relationship in the field of Interior Architecture, to be able to interpret; It aims to gain the ability to think critically in a context.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Analysis of indoor forming problems 2nd Week Discussion of theory and user relationship in space formation processes 3rd Week Development of the research method 4th Week Method Discussions 5th Week Development of data collection methods for the research 6th Week Giving texts to students related to research subject 7th Week Data collection processes 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Presentation of the first reading text 10th Week Presentation of the second reading text 11th Week Presentation of the third reading text 12th Week Presentation of the fourth reading text 13th Week Presentation of the fifth reading text 14th Week General Evaluation and Conclusion of Research Assignment 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Groat, Linda N. and David Wang. Architectural research methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2013. Bechtel, Robert B., Robert W. Marans, and William Ed Michelson. Methods in environmental and behavioral research. Van -Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1987. Blanche, Martin Terre, et al., eds. Research in practice: Applied methods for the social sciences. Juta and Company Ltd, 2006. Neuman, W. Lawrence. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Pearson education, 2013. Drew, Clifford J., and Michael L. Hardman. ""Designing and conducting behavioral research."" 1985.V35
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion,Practice,Presentation,Lecture,Questions/Answers,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 20 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 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 20 280 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 5 20 100 Total Workload 450 Total Workload / 30 15 ECTS Credits of the Course 15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No