COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3530 ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HIKMET GÖKMEN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

In this lesson, the subject is the relationships between the physical environment and he human being that creates and lives in this environment. The relationships between the human behaviour and physical environment, human and space relationships, the interactions between behaviour-environment and its reflections to the architectural space, the psychological effects of architectural space to human are the other subtitles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to list the study areas in architectural psychology
2   be able to explain the researches and applications about human-environment studies
3   be able to define the relationship between the human and the built environment
4   be able to solve the spatial problems about human-space relations
5   be able to analysis the human-environment studies by related examples

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, the definition and historical development of architectural psychology
2 Theoretical development in the human-social sciences
3 Theories about human and environment
4 Research methods about human-environment disciplines
5 The definition of main concepts: privacy, personal space
6 The definition of main concepts: behaviour-space relationship and density
7 Urban life and properties of urban texture
8 Mid-term exam
9 Presentations about analyzing the human-environment relationships in constructed area- residential area, social associations and schools
10 Presentations
11 Presentations
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Presentations and homework deadline

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Supplementary Book(s):
GÖREGENLI, M. (2010): Çevre Psikolojisi: Insan-Mekân Ilişkileri, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul.
LEE, T. (1976): Psychology and the Environment, Metheun, London.
STOKOLS, D. and I. ALTMAN (1991): Handbook of Environmental Psychology, Vol:1 -2, Krieger, Pub. Co.
TUAN, Y. F. (1977): Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience, Edward Arnold.
EDRA-Environmental Design Research Association- Konferans Kitapları,1969-
IAPS- Conference Books, 1969-
Periodicals:
Journal of Environmental Psychology; Environment and Behavior, Built Environment, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
References:
Materials: Related articles list will be given to students.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

At the beginning lessons, the teacher will give the theoretical information. Then the lesson will last by students presentations and discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.60
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 +FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining, explaining, listing will be measured by Midterm examination,
Analyzing will be measured by Homework
Defining, explaining, listing and Analyzing will be measured by Final examination.

Midterm exam %20 (LO1,LO2, LO3)
Homework %30 (LO4, LO5)
Final Exam %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Groups for 3-4 students will make presentations about their subject to the class and discussions will be made.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hikmet.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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