COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL ETHIC

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3511 ARCHITECTURAL ETHIC COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASAN BEGEÇ

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give to candidates of architecture ethical consciousness and awareness in the practice of the architectural profession and to provide information about the types of ethical values and responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the concept of ethics and ethical values.
2   Recognise of ethical awareness and responsibilities in architectural practices.
3   Identify national and international ethical values and types of responsibility in architectural practices.
4   Discuss ethical issues in architectural practices.
5   Recognise ethical responsibilities in scientific research and report writing.

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 the explanations of the course program
2 Ethics concept, ethical values Ethics word meaning Ethics and Morality relationship Ethics Law relationship Ethical values
3 Practices of architecture Responsibilities at practices of architecture from past to present The forms of practice of the architectural profession and its responsibilities in today
4 Architectural practices and ethics relationship Conceptually relating ethics and architectural professional practice
5 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices I Explanation of national-international ethical concepts
6 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices II UIA Code of ethics and conduct General obligations (the natural and physical environment)
7 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices III UIA Code of ethics and conduct Obligations to society Obligations towards the employer
8 MID TERM EXAM
9 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices IV UIA Code of ethics and conduct Obligations towards the profession Obligations towards colleagues
10 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices V ACE Code of ethics and conduct
11 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices VI RIBA Code of ethics and conduct
12 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices VII AIA Code of ethics and conduct
13 Examining the types of ethical values and responsibilities in architectural practices VIII TMMOB Code of ethics and conduct
14 Ethical values and responsibilities related to digital technology in architectural practices Ethics and rules of conduct in the digital environment
15 Ethical issues in scientific research and report writing in architecture Plagiarism, copyright issues

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s)/References/Materials:
Textbook(s): None
Supplementary Book(s):
ACE, (2005) Avrupa da Mimarlık Hizmetleri Sunanlar için Etik Kurallar, çev. T.S. Tağmet, http://mimarlarodasi.org.tr/UIKDocs\avrupaetik.pdf.
BALAMIR, A.K. (1996) Mimarın Kimlik, Me ruiyet, Etik Sorunları ve Mimarlığın Disipliner Buhranı, Kimlik,Me ruiyet, Etik,Türkiye Mimarlığı Sempozyumu II Akara , Türkiye Ekim 7-9,
ERDI, A. (2009) MImarlık Meslek Pratiğinde Etik Değer ve Sorumlulukların Değerlendirilmesi için Bir Yöntem Önerisi, Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Istanbul
SADRI, H. (2010) Mimarlık ve Insan Hakları, Yayınlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Gazi Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Ankara.
SADRI, H. (2012), Mimarlıkta Meslek Etiği ve Mimarların Insanlığa Karşı Sorumlulukları, Iş Ahlakı Dergisi, Mayıs, cilt 5, sayı 9, s:71-96
SADRI, H. (2015), Mimarlık Ve Etik: Mesleki Etik Olur Mu , Metu JFA, 2015/1, 32:1, 91-104
SPECTOR, T. (2001). The ethical architect: The dilemma of contemporary practice. New York: Princton Architectural Press.
SPECTOR, T. (2005). Codes of ethics and coercion. In N. Ray (Ed.), Architecture and its ethical dilemmas, (pp. 101-112). New York: Routledge.
TMMOB. (2008). Mimarlık Alanında Deontolojik (Mesleki Etik) Kodlar. Ankara: Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi. www.mimarlarodasiankara.org/dosya/etikkodlar.doc
UIA , 2002. Dünyada Mimarlık Mesleği Uygulaması, çev. Arif . Tuğçe S.T., Ankara , Mimarlar Odası, 2004
URL1: https://www.aia.org/resource-center/aia-code-ethics-ethical-practice
URL2: https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/international-ethics-standards-published

References: None
Materials: None

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
During the course, the lecturer will provide information on the subject.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The matters described prior to the examination will take place in the mid-term exam.
2. All issues will take place in the final examination.
3. During the course, class participation, and student responses to questions by the course instructor will be considered as opinion.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participation in class is important.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. The instructor reserves the right to give quizzes at anytime. The grades from the quizzes will be incorporated into the midterm and final exam grades..

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. HASAN BEGEÇ
Tel: 0 232 301 84 86
0 532 675 81 50
E mail: hasan.begec@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 55

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.123
LO.25
LO.35
LO.43
LO.52