Faculty Of Fıne Arts, Desıgn And Archıtecture
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Course Information
| ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Semester | Theoretical | Practice | National Credit | ECTS Credit |
| Hour / Week | |||||
| ARC321 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites | NONE |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Turkish |
| Type | Required |
| Level of Course | Bachelor's |
| Lecturer | Doç Dr. Beril ÖZMEN, Öğr. Gör. Banu PELVAN |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Suggested Subject | |
| Professional practise ( internship ) | None |
| Objectives of the Course | This course aims to present an environmentally (social and built) conscious and user friendly approach to especially advanced years |
| Contents of the Course | This course examines the transactions between people and their everyday social andphysical environments. Topics include environmental perception and cognition, environmental stressors such as noise, spatial behavior such as personal space andterritoriality, physical settings where we live, work, and learn, in addition to designing for more fitting environments. |
Learning Outcomes of Course
| # | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| 1 | Student will be able to analyze the built and natural environments. |
| 2 | Student will be able to identify the significance of research in the human behaviour and design. |
| 3 | Student will be able to research study in the intersection between architecture and psychology field. |
| 4 | Student enaable to evaluate how the findings of the research study could be applied in designated space and evaluate how the findings of the study could be applied in design |
| 5 | Student will be able to use theoretical fundamentals, research-based fundamentalsand application fundamentals of Environmental Psycholog |
Course Syllabus
| # | Subjects | Teaching Methods and Technics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Content and Objectives | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 2 | Discussion on Environmental Psychology Questions raised in the subject area | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 3 | Human and Environment Relations: Requirements Hierarchy, Environmental Perception, Activity Behavior Sets, Designing Spatial Cycle | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 4 | Personalization Status Indication and Marking | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 5 | Personal space, Privacy, Sovereignty Boundaries / Protected Area Crowded feeling | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 6 | User-Focused Design Proxemia Theory and Distance Between People | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 7 | Culture - Moods - Unwind - tir-me Developing a sense of belonging - Gentrification Evaluation of traditional / modern designs | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 8 | MIDTERM | Exam |
| 9 | Jury | Jury |
| 10 | Public Domain - Semi public - Semi Private Domain - Private Domain hierarchy | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 11 | Architectural Articulations | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 12 | Research Methods in Environmental Psychology | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 13 | Research Methods in Environmental Psychology | Expression and Homework Presentation |
| 14 | Final homework | Homework Presentation |
| 15 | Final homework | Homework Presentation |
| 16 | Final homework delivery and presentations | Exam |
Course Syllabus
| # | Material / Resources | Information About Resources | Reference / Recommended Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Habraken, N. J. and Teicher, Jonathan (Eds.) 2000. The Structure of the Ordinary: Form and Controlin the Built Environment. Boston: The MIT Press. | ||
| 2 | Bell, P.A.; Greene, T. C.; Fisher, J. D.; Baum, A.2005. Environmental Psychology. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. | ||
| 3 | Gifford, R.1996. Environmental Psychology: Principles and Practice. Boston | ||
| 4 | Allyn and Bacon, Inc. Sommer, R.2008. Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design. NJ: PrenticeHall, Inc. |
Method of Assessment
| # | Weight | Work Type | Work Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam |
| 2 | 60% | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcomes | Program Outcomes | Method of Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Student will be able to analyze the built and natural environments. | 3͵11 | 1͵2 |
| 2 | Student will be able to identify the significance of research in the human behaviour and design. | 3 | 1͵2 |
| 3 | Student will be able to research study in the intersection between architecture and psychology field. | 11 | 1͵2 |
| 4 | Student enaable to evaluate how the findings of the research study could be applied in designated space and evaluate how the findings of the study could be applied in design | 2͵13 | 1͵2 |
| 5 | Student will be able to use theoretical fundamentals, research-based fundamentalsand application fundamentals of Environmental Psycholog | 1͵5 | 1͵2 |
Work Load Details
| # | Type of Work | Quantity | Time (Hour) | Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | Presentation and Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Web Research, Library and Archival Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Document/Information Listing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Preparation for Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Homework | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 11 | Midterm Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Midterm Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Final Project | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Final Exercise | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Preparation for Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 120 | ||||