Children and Architecture (MMR341) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Children and Architecture	MMR341		1	2	0	2	3

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	N/A
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Field Trip.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Instructor Tezcan Karakuş Candan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	Developing awareness of the built environment, expanding of architectural culture, formation of a new language with children in the processes of participatory planning and projects.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Understands the most basic notions of architecture Establishes a connection between generations Share their knowledge of architecture with the children Combine creativity of children and architecture Comprehend architecture as a language of communication
Course Content	Bringing together creativity of the child with that of architecture; experiencing an architectural design process carried out with different methods whereby a child directly participates in this process of an architectural student shaping architectural space.

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Course and Source Introduction
2	Children, architecture, and built environment awareness
3	Journey from the First Designer to the Last
4	Documentary: "Children and Architecture"
5	Evaluation of Children's spaces (Group Activity)
6	Experiencing Children’s spaces
7	Learning spatial Experiences of Children (Meeting Children at University)
8	Presentation (Midterm)
9	Experiencing “design, architecture, culture, participation” on-site through the eyes of children (creating projects for children)
10	Experiencing “design, architecture, culture, participation” on-site through the eyes of children (discussion of projects)
11	Experiencing “design, architecture, culture, participation” on-site through the eyes of children (at children’s schools)
12	Experiencing “design, architecture, culture, participation” on-site through the eyes of children (at children’s schools)
13	Experiencing “design, architecture, culture, participation” on-site through the eyes of children (at children’s schools)
14	End-products from the first designer children to the last designer architecture

Other Sources	1. Hasan Fethi, Katılımcı Mimarlık, Mimarlar Odası Yayınları, Ankara 2010
	2. Mimarlık ve Toplum, Mimarlar Odası ve Ankara Şubesi Ortak Yayını, Mart 2008
	3. Candan Karakuş T.v.d, Çocuk ve Mimarlık Toplumsal Bir Eğitim Modeli, Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi Yayınları,2007
	4. Maija Kasvio,The Best School in The World,Museum of Finish Architecture, Helsinki 2011

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	1	5
Field Work	1	10
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	1	20
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	30
Toplam	6	100

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses	X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
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2					X
3				X
4				X
5
6
7
8						X
9						X
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	2	28
Laboratory
Application	1	2	2
Special Course Internship	2	6	12
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	4	4
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	5	5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	20	20
Total Workload			71

ECTS - Children and Architecture