COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5245 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIKMET GÖKMEN

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide students with the ability to think scientifically and approach architectural problems from a scientific perspective. It is aimed to provide students with knowledge and experience in carrying out studies related to the field of architecture and to familiarize students with the process consisting of problem solving, programming, analysis, synthesis and evaluation stages. This course, which provides the understanding and use of research terminology, aims to integrate the elements of the research process with quantitative, qualitative and mixed scientific method approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing scientific research concepts and methods, explaining the stages of scientific research
2   To recognize qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methods for conducting research in the field of architecture.
3   To be able to analyze research in the field of architecture
4   Conducting scientific research in the field of architecture, thinking critically and understanding ways to produce knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of science, concept of scientific research, ethics of scientific research Definition and contents of master's and doctoral theses, scientific publications, articles, indexes
2 Stages of Secientific Research Collecting information and analysing To define the problems Decision about problem research. To explain the hypothesis
3 Stages of Secientific Research Test process Analysing the infirmation Writing the research report
4 Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Research Methods
5 Research Methods in Architecture
6 Research Methods in Architecture
7 Research Methods in Architecture
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Discussion on Research Topics/Research design
10 Discussions about research proposals / first draft
11 Discussions about research proposals /student presentations
12 Discussions about research proposals /student presentations
13 Discussions about research proposals /student presentations
14 Discussions about research proposals /student presentations
15 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Archer, Bruce. Araştırma Yöntemleri Üzerine. çev. Şermin Alyanak, Ankara: ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları, 1999
Ataöv, T., Bilimsel Araştırma El Kitabı, Savaş Yayınları, Ankara, 1989
Groat, L., Architectural Research Methods,2nd. Ed., Wiley, New York, 2013
Karasar, N., Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Ankara,1995
Lucas, R. Research Methods for Architecture, Laurence King Publishing, 2015
Niezabitowska, E. D., Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture, Routledge, 2018
Sanoff, Henry. Visual Research Methods in Design. New York: VanNostrand Reinhold, 1991
Şimşek, H. Ve H. Yıldırım, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2005
Türkdoğan, O., Bilimsel Araştırma Metodolojisi, Timaş, Istanbul, 2000
Zeisel, J., Inquiry by Design: Tools for Environment-Behavior Research, 1981
International Journal of Architectural Reserach
Journal of Architectural/Planning Research and Studies
Journal of Architecture
Related articles list will be given to students.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In the preliminary courses, teacher will give information about lessons. Then the students will suggest problems about their subjects and they will make presentations about their subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining capability, will be evaluated by the midterm.
Analysing will be evaluated by the homeworks and presentations.
Defining, explaining and analysing will be evaluated by final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Homeworks prepared individually by students on a study topic of their own choosing will be presented and discussed in class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hikmet.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be explained later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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