ECTS - Acoustics and Fire Safety
Acoustics and Fire Safety (ICM332) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Acoustics and Fire Safety | ICM332 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main purpose of the Course is to prepare the theoretical base for the Design Studios. This course addresses human needs and comfort in relation to the room acoustics, good hearing conditions, noise control, and fire safety as an integral part of interior architectural design. Its aim is to acquaint each student with the basic concepts how to utilize, control, and modify the space within the context of music, speech, noise control and fire safety. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Preparing the theoretical base for the Design Studios by addressing human needs and comfort in relation to the room acoustics, good hearing conditions, noise control, and fire safety as an integral part of interior architectural design. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Nature & Properties of Sound: Condensation & Rarefaction, Wave Propertıes, Speech Interference & Masking | Related course documents |
| 2 | Sound Behaviour in Enclosed Spaces and Acoustics: Direct Sound & Indirect (Reflected) Sound, Reverberation Time and Calculating Reverberation Time, Effect of Room Shape and Geometry, Faults Attributable to Geometry: Spurious Echoes, Picket Fence Echo, Flutter Echo, Dead spots | Related course documents |
| 3 | Requirements For Good Acoustics Within A Modern Auditorium, The Placement Of Reflectors And Absorbers, Control Of Reverberation, Elimination Of Defects. | Related course documents |
| 4 | Requirements For Open Plan Offices: Surface Absorption Requirements of Open Plan Offices, Acoustics Design Of Open Plan Offices, Open Plan Office Examples. | Related course documents |
| 5 | Airborne Sound Insulation Of Masonry Walls, Heavy Weıght Constructıon, Lıghtweıght Constructıon | Related course documents |
| 6 | 1st Midterm Exam and Discussions on Mid Term Exam | Related course documents |
| 7 | Airborne Sound Insulation For Windows, For Doors, Airborne Sound Insulation of Floors | Related course documents |
| 8 | Impact Sound Insulation: Floating Floors, Commercial Components | Related course documents |
| 9 | Ceilings, Floating Rooms, Equipment Noise and Vibration Control | Related course documents |
| 10 | Flanking / Indirect Sound Transmission: Continuous Suspended Ceilings and Sound Transmission İn Office Plenums, Flanking / Floors And Walls | Related course documents |
| 11 | 2 nd Midterm Exam and Discussions on Exam | Related course documents |
| 12 | Introduction to FIRE SAFETY: Basic Definitions and Classes of Fire. Impact of Fire on Materials | Related course documents |
| 13 | Flammability Classes of Materials and Codes Related To Fire Prevention | Related course documents |
| 14 | Fundamentals of Fire Prevention: Passive Means of Prevention, Active Means of Prevention | Related course documents |
| 15 | Fire detecting systems and Sprinkler systems | Related course documents |
| 16 | Final Exam | Preparation for the final exam |
Sources
| Other Sources | 2. • Kurra, Selma, 2013, Çevre Gürültüsü ve Yönetimi Kitabı, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul, 1. Basım, ISBN : 9789756437872 |
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| 3. • Leland K. Irvine, Roy L. Richards, 1998, Acoustics and Noise Control Handbook for Architects and Builders, Krieger Pub Co; |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Having knowledge and awareness of the design and construction decisions influenced by geographical variations in social, economic, cultural, and physical contexts. | |||||
| 2 | Being able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary manner at the national and international levels, independently or jointly planning design projects in interdisciplinary work, and taking on responsibilities to execute/manage them in the field of interior architecture. | X | ||||
| 3 | Having knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field of interior architecture; being aware of professional ethics, duties and responsibilities. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to obtain the necessary data using accurate research methods and techniques, interpreting the results, and transforming the theoretical knowledge acquired by generating counter-arguments/syntheses, evaluating them, and applying them to alternative design solutions in the practical domain in the field of interior architecture. | X | ||||
| 5 | Expressing data, ideas, design solutions and projects accurately and effectively by using oral, written and/or visual communication techniques and technology in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 6 | Having knowledge of interior space systems in a way that considers the relationship between the base building construction and the interior construction in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 7 | Providing a holistic design approach by developing details through the appropriate selection of furnishing, product and material in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 8 | Creating space with the influence of psychology, sociology, philosophy, architecture and art by using scientific and technical knowledge that will respond to aesthetic and functional needs in the field of interior architecture. | X | ||||
| 9 | Developing user-oriented design solutions with human factors, ergonomics, universal and inclusive design principles in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 10 | Having knowledge within the scope of the historical development of architecture and art in the interior architectural design process, having the competence to make decisions by exhibiting a respectful and sensitive attitude towards cultural heritage and historical/natural environment. | |||||
| 11 | Designing to increase spatial comfort and wellbeing with the impact of physical environmental systems such as lighting, color, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 12 | Having the ability to develop a sustainable design by using natural and built environment information in the interior architectural design process. | X | ||||
| 13 | Keeping up with new developments in the field of interior architecture and design, having a consciousness of lifelong learning, and contributing to the field. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 52 | ||