COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3735 ARCHITECTURAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RENGIN ZENGEL

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Beyond using architectural communication as a technical language, it handles architectural communication with an interdisciplinary setting as reqiured by the age and performs in-class theoretical transfers (manuelly or digitally) with different disciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the place and meaning of concept of communication in design education, communication and presentation techniques of different disciplines that can contribute to design education.
2   To associate architectural design presentation with knowledge gained from other disciplines.
3   To be able to transfer visual communication knowledge acquired from other disciplines through homework (manuelly or digitally) to be performed during and after the class.
4   To be able to discuss homework drafts made by hand or digital methods in the classroom environment.
5   To be able to rearrange architectural communication and expression studies in line with discussions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1.week:Meeting the stduents, explaning the purpose and content of the lesson.
2 2. week:Making a ppt presentation on the concept of typography videos, associating an abstract concept trhorugh a selected building mass.
3 3.week:Discussion of building mass typography.
4 4.week:Submission of building mass assignments. Introduction to acromatic /chromatic color study of the facades of a structure or texture to be selected.
5 5. week:Discussion of acromatic and chromatic color studies.
6 6.week: Presentation of color works. Making appt presentation on "Colage" as acommunication tool in the field of art. In the context of the environment-city-pandemic relations, giving the "colge" homework based on the photos taken by the students in the cities they live.
7 7. week: Discussion of "colage" homework.
8 8.week: Submission of "Colage" homework in jpeg. Sketch marathon (in-class participation) on architectural visuals in avirtual environment.
9 9.week: Giving space reading assignments through literature and cinema. showing short videos and ppts about the topic.
10 10. week:Discussion of the given on space reading assignments through literature and cinema.
11 11.week:Submission of the given assignments on space reading through literature and cinema.
12 12.week: Starting a guest workshop on art and architecture relations.Giving an assignment on the related topic.
13 13. week:Discussion of the homeworks of the workhop on art and architecture relations.
14 14.week:Discussion of the homeworks of the workshop on art and architecture continues.
15 15.week: Final presentation submissions.

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Ching, Francis D.(2004), Design Drawing, John Wiley&Sons, New York
2.Ching, Francis D.(2004), Architectural Graphics, John Wiley&Sons, New York
-3.Ching. F. (2003) Mimarlık ve Sanatta Yaratıcı Bir Süreç, Yem Yayınları, Istanbul.
4.Khanacademy.org,online websites.
5.Hikmet Temel Akarsuve Nevnihal Erdoğan, (2016), Edebiyatta Mimarlık.,YEM yayınları.
6.Hikmet Temel Akarsu, Nevnihal Erdoğan, Türkiz Özbursalı,(2020), Sinema ve Mimarlık,YEM yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

After the presentations about communication techniques of different disciplines (such as ppt, video, examination of student work archives over jpeg) discussion of assignments made by hand or digital methods over virtual environments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.10 + PRC * 0.55 + FINS * 0.35
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + PRC * 0.55 + RST * 0.35


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

-midterm exam (in-class practice %10), homework assignments and presentation (semester practice) %55, final exam (final presentation)%35 and resit.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam (in-class practice): LO1, LO2.
Homework Assignments/ Presentation (semester practices): LO1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4.
Final Exam(final presentation): LO1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

rengin.zengel@deu.edu.tr
özlem.arıtan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 8 7 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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