ECTS - Science Fiction and Architecture
Science Fiction and Architecture (MMR325) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Science Fiction and Architecture | MMR325 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | Spark a discussion about future and space design, future and architecture, space and time through science fiction; discussing the ideas will be developed by which methods and data about the types of spaces and design that can be encountered in the future. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Design data and solutions of different types of spaces affected by change (social, cultural, political, ideological, technological). |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction. Short video on Science Fiction and Architecture. | |
| 2 | What is science, fiction, theory, practice? What is Science Fiction and what fields is it related to? Relationship between science and social sciences and science fiction. What are the themes of Science Fiction? What are the effects of interest in science fiction and research on design? Short video shows on Science Fiction and Architecture. Study: Describing a place that can change, transform, exist or disappear in the future in line with scientific developments, together with its scenario. | |
| 3 | Describing a place that can change, transform, exist or disappear in the future in line with scientific developments, together with its scenario. Short video on Science Fiction and Architecture | |
| 4 | Addressing the relationship between the themes of Science Fiction and the field of architecture (Change, future, space; real space, virtual space; making and demolishing actions; spacelessness, timelessness…) Short video on Science Fiction and Architecture Study: By examining the developments that are the subject of Science Fiction, to evaluate the developments that may affect the space and their possible reflections to the space. | |
| 5 | Examining the relationship between science fiction topics and space: Short videos on Science Fiction and Architecture | |
| 6 | Examining the relationship between science fiction topics and space: Short videos on Science Fiction and Architecture | |
| 7 | Examining the relationship between science fiction topics and space: Short videos on Science Fiction and Architecture | |
| 8 | Analysis of Le Voyage Dans la Lune (1902) and Metropolis (1927). Short videos on Science Fiction and Architecture Study: Each student chooses a movie and examines the relationship between science fiction and architecture. | |
| 9 | Movie presentations | |
| 10 | Movie Presentation. | |
| 11 | Movie Presentations; end of term study critiques | |
| 12 | Movie Presentations; end of term study critiques | |
| 13 | Movie Presentations; end of term study critiques | |
| 14 | Final |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Kaku, M. İnsanlığın Geleceği. |
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| 3. Hawking, S. Büyük Sorulara Kısa Yanıtlar. | |
| 4. Einstein, A. Benim Gözümden Dünya. | |
| Other Sources | 2. Kaku, M. Geleceğin Fiziği. |
| 5. More, T., Ütopya, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınlar, 2014. ISBN: 9789754587395 | |
| 6. Clear, N., The Oxford Handbook of Science Fiction. Chapter 21 Architecture, Edit | |
| 7. Lang, F., Metropolis, 1927. | |
| 8. Blomkamp, N., Elysium, 2013. | |
| 9. Pfister, W., Transcendence, 2014. | |
| 10. Nolan, C., Inceptiın, 2010. | |
| 11. Natali, V. Cube, 1997. | |
| 12. Spielberg, S. Artifical Intelligence, 2001. | |
| 13. Kosinski, J., Oblivion, 2013. | |
| 14. Spielberg, S., War of the Worlds, 2005. | |
| 15. Scott, R., The Martian, 2015 | |
| 16. Cuaron, A., Gravity, 2013. | |
| 17. Nolan, C., Interstellar, 2014. | |
| 18. Tyldum, M. Passengers, 2016. | |
| 19. Wachowski, L., Wachowski A., Matrix, 1999. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 3 | 40 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 25 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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| Application | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 75 | ||