COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AYÇA TOKUÇ

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Structural Construction Design

Course Objective

The course aims to help understand and apply the principles of sustainable design for buildings by understanding the possibilities, constraints and interactions of decision-making tools and methodologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Yeang, K., 2010, Dictionary of Ecodesign: An Illustrated Reference, Routledge, 312.
Kibert, C., 2012, Sustainable Construction: Green Building
Design and Delivery, John Wiley & Sons, 560.
Ljubomir J., 2012, Designing Zero Carbon Buildings: Using Dynamic Simulation Methods, Routledge, 336.
Brown, G.Z., 2000, Sun, Wind, Light: Architectural Design Strategies, John Wiley & Sons, 400.
Gissen, D., 2003, Big and Green: Toward SustainableArchitecture in the 21st Century, Princeton Architectural Press, 192.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, homework, class presentation and discussion format. Students will prepare and present an assignment on a topic of their own choice. All class members are expected to attend both the lecture and seminar hours and actively take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Instead of the final exam, the students are expected to prepare a research paper in accordance with their individual studies within the theoretical framework of the lecture.

Assessment Criteria

Assignment / Presentation: ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4
Participation: ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5
Final: ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4, ÖÇ5

Assignments and presentations will be evaluated according to the level of understanding of the topic, the way of handling the problem, quality fo design and presentation format.
Participation depends on attendance to the class activities, the quality of responses during the course, and the contribution to a positive learning environment.
The marks from in/out class quizes and homeworks will be considered in eiither the assignment or participation notes depending on their topic.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are expected to attend a minimum of 70% of the class.
2. Students are expected to attend the class fully prepared to discuss the subjects and other related material.
3. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
4. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.
5. Instructor might do quiz or exercises in the term. Their marks will be considered in eiither the assignment or participation notes depending on their topic.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayca.tokuc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes