COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINARS ON ARCHITECTURE - I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5121 SEMINARS ON ARCHITECTURE - I ELECTIVE 0 2 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKÇEÇIÇEK SAVAŞIR

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

This seminar course intends to focus on the principles and techniques of research, academic writing pertaining to a chosen research subject in architecture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the merits of research in architecture.
2   Explain the key notions of academic writing format.
3   Conduct a complete set of academic research in the chosen subject.
4   Analyze a set of data for the research subject.
5   Develop a research topic in written and oral form.
6   Criticize a research topic in different ways of understanding.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the scope, content and method of the course Participation with comments
2 Remarks on academic writing format and plagiarism Participation with comments
3 Designation of the research topic Focus on the general research area / Participation with comments
4 Definition of the subject area and topic to be investigated Focus on the general research area / Participation with comments
5 Description of the research method Focus on the general research area / Participation with comments
6 Description of the state-of-art-for the study Focus on the general research area / Participation with comments
7 Definition of the statement of purpose and objective of the study Focus on the general research area / Participation with comments
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Analysis and the evaluation of the data compiled Student Presentations I / Participation with comments
10 Evaluation of the data compiled and elaboration of the research paper Student Presentations II / Participation with comments
11 Elaboration of the research paper Student Presentations III / Participation with comments
12 Elaboration of the research paper Student Presentations IV / Participation with comments
13 Elaboration of the research paper Student Presentations V / Participation with comments
14 Elaboration of the research paper Draft research paper submission / Participation with comments

Recomended or Required Reading

DEÜ Tez Yazım Kuralları . [Web Address: http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr/ALL_FILES/Belgeler_Formlar/DEU_FBE_v8.pdf].
DEÜ Seminer Yazım Kuralları . [Web Address: http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr/Seminer-Yazim-Kurallari-52-formu.aspx].
Başkent Üniversitesi Iktisadi Idari Bilimler Fakültesi Akademik Yazım Kuralları Kitapçığı . [Web Address:
http://elyad.baskent.edu.tr/pivolka/akademik.pdf
Essay Writing, OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab. [Web Address: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/685/01/]
Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu Ulusal Tez Merkezi . [Web Address: http://www.yok.gov.tr]
ProQuest Dissertation and Theses Dissemination and Ordering . [Web Address: http://www.proquest.com/products-services/dissertations/find-a-dissertation.html]
Groat, Linda ve David Wang. (2002). Architectural Research Methods. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Creswell, John W. (1994). Research Design. Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches. London: Sage Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This seminar course will be held on the general discussions through student assignments, presentations and research papers.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
4 PAR PARTICIPATION
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RAS * 0.50 + PAR * 0.10


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm: LO1, LO2, LO3
2. Assignments and Presentations: LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
3. Research Paper: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6
4. Participation: LO1, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. As it is a seminar course, attendance and active participation is required throughout the semester.
2. Students are expected to attend the class fully prepared to discuss the subjects and other related material.
3. Students are expected to attend a minimum of 70% of the class time to receive a passing grade from the course.
4. It is not considered as a valid excuse to be absent in class for late submissions of assignments. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
5. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokcecicek.savasir@deu.edu.tr, 0232 3018484

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 2 14
Tutorials 6 2 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 32 32
Preparing assignments 6 2 12
Preparing presentations 6 2 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.311
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61

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