| Course Name |
Environment-Behavior Research
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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 656
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Fall/Spring
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2
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2
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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 |
Third Cycle
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| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to present a comprehensive and interdisciplinary understanding on the relationship between the physical environment and behavior of human beings. Environmental problems require an understanding of how people think and behave, as well as the related context. |
| Course Description |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | This course examines the transactions between people and their everyday social and physical environments at an advanced level. Topics include environmental perception and cognition, spatial behavior such as personal space and territoriality, physical settings where we live, work, and learn, in addition to how these issues could be reflected on different areas of design. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to EBS/EBR Meeting with participants Film | None |
| 2 | The “Meaning” of the Built Environment Identities of Spaces | Reading on Relations between People and Interactions with the Environment |
| 3 | Background on EBS/EBR (and Research Methods) | Reading + Research on EBS Background |
| 4 | People and Nature | Reading + Commonalities Among Human Beings |
| 5 | Environmental Perception and Cognition | Reading: What do they do? |
| 6 | Theories of Environment and Behavior | Poster Proposal Submission (Mood Board) |
| 7 | Personal Space, Privacy, Territoriality, and Crowding | Reading + Research on Terminology |
| 8 | Discussion of Individual Research Proposals | Summary of individual research project (Abstract+Keywords+Brief Report-approx.2000 words) |
| 9 | People in Various Settings: Various Communities | Reading + Research on Contemporary Strategies |
| 10 | Environmental Evaluation, Case Studies | Reading |
| 11 | PEOPLE, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND DESIGN: Approaching the end of semester: How Can We Relate Behavioral & Social Factors To Community Development? | Reading |
| 12 | Semester Analysis | Review of All Previous Material |
| 13 | Individual Presentations | Presentation of individual research project |
| 14 | Individual Critiques on Reports | Finalized Poster |
| 15 | Submission of Reports (approx. 5000 words) | Report of individual research project |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | None |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work |
1
|
|
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
|
| Project |
1
|
100
|
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
4
|
64
|
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
|
4
|
|
| Field Work |
1
|
20
|
|
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
20
|
|
| Project |
1
|
35
|
|
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exam | |||
| Total |
203
|
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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| 1 | to be able to develop scientific expertise and capabilities in the field of design studies by using creative and critical thinking as well as research skills; innovatively contributing to the discipline through new ideas, |
X | ||||
| 2 | to be able to comprehend the interaction across various disciplines related to the field of design reaching at original conclusions via using new and complex analysis, synthesis and evaluation skills, |
X | ||||
| 3 | to be able to develop new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen complex issues in design practice through integrative and creative elaboration, |
X | ||||
| 4 | to be able to conduct independent research, analyze scientific phenomena through a broad, deep and critical perspective, arrive at new syntheses and evaluations in design discipline, |
X | ||||
| 5 | to be able to publish scientific articles in reputable refereed journals, present papers in scientific conferences in the field of design and its sub-disciplines, |
X | ||||
| 6 | to be able to develop effective communication skills to scientifically present and defend original ideas to an expert audience, |
X | ||||
| 7 | to be able to conduct affective team work in the field of design, |
X | ||||
| 8 | to be able to use the English language fluently for both comprehending scientific publications and developing proper communication with foreign colleagues, |
X | ||||
| 9 | to be able to contribute to the process of transforming into an " information society", by following the technological, social and cultural developments on both academic and professional grounds continuously, |
X | ||||
| 10 | to be able to develop skills of designing and producing unique models and products that will be certificated as registered design, trade mark and patents. |
X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
