GRADUATE SCHOOL
Design Studies (With Thesis)
FFD 551 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Spatial Practices
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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FFD 551
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ACritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to examine and understand multidimensional aspects of specific spatial practices and their articulation with the materiality of space. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Readings and discussions on critical spatial theories and the reading of a particular urban or architectural space based on these discussions. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course themes | No preparation |
| 2 | Definition of Space in history | Doing the compulsory reading: Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time and Space (Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), pp. 131-180. Writing a commentary. |
| 3 | Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture | Doing the compulsory reading: Henri Lefebvre (1991) Plan of the present work, in (Trans.) Donald-Nicholson Smith, The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell, 1-67. Writing a commentary. |
| 4 | Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture | Doing the compulsory reading: Piere Bourdieu, Distinction. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). Writing a commentary. |
| 5 | Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture | Doing the compulsory reading: Michel de Certeau, Chapter IX Spatial Stories, The Practice of Everyday Life. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984) 115-130. Writing a commentary. |
| 6 | Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture | Edward W. Soja (1980) The Socio-Spatial Dialectic, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp.207-225. Writing a commentary. |
| 7 | Space and Culture | Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students. |
| 8 | Space and Time | Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students. |
| 9 | Space and Function | Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students. |
| 10 | Space and Form | Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students. |
| 11 | Proposal Submission and Critique | Literature Research on Individual Topics |
| 12 | Presentation of Research Outputs | Preparation for presentation of term papers |
| 13 | Presentation and critique of term projects | Preparation for presentation of term papers |
| 14 | Presentation and critique of term projects | No preparation |
| 15 | Final presentations and Feedback on Critical Essay/Project | No preparation |
| 16 | Overall evaluation | No preparation |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | None |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time and Space (Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), pp. 131-180. Henri Lefebvre (1991) Plan of the present work, in (Trans.) Donald-Nicholson Smith, The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell, 1-67. Michel de Certeau, Chapter IX Spatial Stories, The Practice of Everyday Life. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984) 115-130. Piere Bourdieu, Distinction. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). Edward W. Soja (1980) The Socio-Spatial Dialectic, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp.207-225. Mustafa Pultar, A Structural Approach to Cultural Studies of Architectural Space. (Eds.) S.M. Ünügür, O. Hacıhasanoğlu and H. Turgut, Culture and Space in the Home Environment: Critical Evolutions and New Paradigms. (İstanbul: İstanbul Technical University, 1997) 27-32. Hüseyin Kahvecioğlu (2008) Mekanın Üreticisi ve Tüketicisi olarak Zaman. Zaman-Mekan, Yem Yayınları, 142-149. Theodor Adorno (1997) Functionalism Today, in (ed.) Neil Leach, Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory. Routledge, 5-18. Stanford Anderson (1987) The Fiction of Function. Assemblage, no:2, 18-31. C. Rowe and R. Slutzky, Transparency: Literal and Phenomenal, Perspecta 8:45-54. Daniel Naegele (2001) Savoye Space: The Sensation of Object. Harvard Design Magazine: 15. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project |
1
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam |
-
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-
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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7
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112
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
40
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40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
5
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5
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| Project |
1
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20
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20
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
-
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-
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0
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | to be able to expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research, |
X | ||||
| 2 | to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences, |
X | ||||
| 3 | to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners, |
X | ||||
| 4 | to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past, |
X | ||||
| 5 | to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions, |
X | ||||
| 6 | to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems, |
X | ||||
| 7 | to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education, |
X | ||||
| 8 | to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices, |
X | ||||
| 9 | to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities, |
X | ||||
| 10 | to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways. |
X | ||||
| 11 | to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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