COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PARTICIPARATORY DESIGN: THEORIES AND METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5134 PARTICIPARATORY DESIGN: THEORIES AND METHODS ELECTIVE 2 0 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 FERHAT HACIALIBEYOĞLU

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

The course aims to understand and discuss the concept of user participation in architectural design and to determine users problems and needs by provision of adequate communication methods and targets to transform those outputs into use in a design process. The course whose content should be comprehended in both theoretic and practical means, aims to interpret the theoretical knowledge to practical experience within a media (such as community workshops, participatory design implementations) which brings together the partners and shareholders.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to investigate basic theories and conceptual framework on the concept of participation and to comprehend the relationship between design process and participation in design,
2   Being able to observe and interpret the nature of target groups,
3   Being able to depict the users behaviours and targets in the given area through using analysis techniques, site observations and personal interviews.
4   Being able to criticize and make suggestions on a specific problem/paradigm.
5   Being able to transform proposals on a problem/paradigm into a research paper format.

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 course and content.
2 Theories on democracy, participation, concepts and terms in literature.
3 The interaction of participatory action and planning of built-environment and design; the evolution of user based design since 1950 s.
4 Methodologies on Participatory Architectural Design.
5 Participatory Architectural Design and Communication Techniques.
6 Participatory Architecture-Design and Implementations - I -
7 Participatory Architecture-Design and Implementations - II -
8 Student Presentations and Discussing
9 Field Study: Preparation. Assigning the work site/target groups/problem/action plan.
10 Field Study: Awareness Walk. Distributing the communication forms and making interviews.
11 Field Study: Behavioural Targets. The preliminary studies for case studies.
12 Field Study: Participatory Design Studies / Designing the Whole.
13 Field Study: Participatory Design Studies Presentations.
14 Field Study: Participatory Design Studies Presentations.

Recomended or Required Reading

AKDEMIR, Z. (2010), Mimari Tasarımda Kullanıcı Odaklı Süreçler Mimarlık, (351), 68-72
HACIALIBEYOĞLU, F.(2013), Mimari Tasarım Sürecinde Kullanıcı Katılımı Üzerine Bir Model Önerisi, yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, DEÜ Mimarlık Bölümü, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Izmir.
HACIALIBEYOĞLU, F. (2014) Mimari Tasarım Sürecinde Katılım Sorunu ve Yaklaşımlar , Mimarlık, (379), 48-52
HACIALIBEYOĞLU, F. (2013) ,"Kentsel Mekan Oluşumunda Kullanıcı Katılımı", TMMOB Izmir 2. Kent Sempozyumu, Kasım 2013,
CHERULNIK, P.D. (1993). Applications of Environment-Behavior Research. New York: Cambridge University Press.
SANOFF, H. (2000). Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley&Sons, Inc.
SANOFF, H. (1994). Participatory Design. Ohio: BookMasters, Mansfield.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will sustain through lectures on theories as well as discussions on students research on the case studies. Students will make a field study and will prepare a final research and a presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The homework and students presentations will be evaluated through the comprehensibility, quality of proposal and quality of presentation and submissions. Participation in class, attendance and contribution to the work will also be taken into consideration.
Homework Assignments/Presentation %40 (LO1, LO2,LO3,LO4,LO5)
Final Exam %60 (LO1, LO2,LO3,LO4,LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. The participation on the courses is 70% mandatory.
2. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
3. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferhat HACIALIBEYOĞLU
Tel: 0 232 301 84 12
E mail: f.hacialibeyoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 6 3 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 10 3 30
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.111
LO.21
LO.311
LO.4111
LO.511

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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