COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5110 ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EBRU ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

Perception is a broad field of enquiry including a range of disciplines, such as psychology, geography, and urban design. Studies on perception is related to the
environmentakl perception process and the factors influencing environmental perception. With perception and cognition, people develop spatial knowledge about the physical
environment. Understanding such concepts through empirical studies urban designers can increase their sensitivity to user perception and can shape environments to improve the
quality of life for millions of people.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the complex interrelationships between physical settings and peoples perception
2   Understanding the influence of environmental perception and cognition on people s aesthetic evaluation of setting
3   Being able to compare real and cognitive maps
4   Being able to measure people s evaluation of environmental aesthetics and spatial knowledge
5   Being able to design an empirical research on environmental perception

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Perspectives towards environmental perception and cognition
2 The effect of environmental perception and cognition on people s aesthetic evaluation of settings
3 Distance and area perception
4 Cognitive maps
5 Spatial knowledge Landmark, Route and Survey Knowledge
6 Orientation and wayfinding
7 Discussion of readings
8 Handing in homework assignment
9 Discussion of readings and design a simple research on one of the discussed issues.
10 Discussion of readings and design a simple research on one of the discussed issues.
11 Discussion of readings and design a simple research on one of the discussed issues.
12 Discussion of readings and design a simple research on one of the discussed issues.
13 Discussion on readings and writing a research paper
14 Discussion on readings and writing a research paper

Recomended or Required Reading

Lynch, K., (1960) The image of the city. Cambridge , MA :MIT
Bell , P. A. Greene, T. C., Fisher, J. D. & Baum, A. Environmental Psychology (5th edition). NY , NY : Hartcourt Brace College Publishers, 2001
Nasar, J. L. (1998) The evaluative image of the city. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks , London .
Arthur, P. and Passini, R. (1992) Wayfinding, people, signs and Architecture. NY:McGraw Hill.
Proshansky, H. M., Ittelson W. H. Rivlin, L. G. (1970) Environmental Psychology: Man and his physical setting. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, NewYork, 1976.

References: (Related papers in the following journals)
Environment and Behavior, Environment and Planning B, Journal of Environmental
Psychology, Proceedings of the Environmental Design Research Association

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, readings

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.cubukcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 3 21
Field study 2 50 100
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51

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