Course Code: 
LAUD 409
Course Type: 
Area Elective
Theory: 
3
Practice: 
0
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
5
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Coordinator: 
Pınar KARAKAŞ
Courses given by: 
Pınar KARAKAŞ
Course Objectives: 
This course aims to examine the human-environment interactions from an environmental design point of view to guide the students to design landscape spaces that enhance the life quality of human beings and which fit human nature most.
Course Content: 

Basic Concepts in Environmental Psychology, examining the human-environment interactions from environmental design point of view, basic processes that takes place in human beings that effect landscape preference (environmental perception, environmental cognition, environmental evaluation), human needs, behavioural mechanisms of human beings, landscape aesthetics, landscape preference and landscape assessment, recent studies on the subject and different  approaches, factors effecting landscape preference, environmental evaluation methods that can be used for evaluating landscape spaces.

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4:Drawing, 5:Case Study 6: Presentation
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes 

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods 

Assessment Methods 

1) Explains basic concepts of Environmental Psychology.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3

A,C

2) Expresses the basic processes that takes place in human beings that effect landscape preference.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3

A,C

3) Explains behavioural mechanisms of human beings.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3

A,C

4) Compares the different approaches to 

landscape preference and landscape assessment.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3

A,C

5) Prepares landscape projects which is based on 

the design criterias effecting landscape preference of human beings.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3

A,C

6) Analyzes the landscape space.

1,9,14,16

1,2,3,5

A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

INTRODUCTION

Environmental Psychology

2

BASIC CONCEPTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.

Environmental Psychology

3

EXAMINING THE HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN POINT OF VIEW.

Environmental Psychology

4

BASIC PROCESSES THAT TAKES PLACE IN HUMAN BEINGS THAT EFFECT LANDSCAPE PREFERENCE.

Environmental Psychology

5

ENVIRONMENTAL PERCEPTION

Environmental Psychology

6

ENVIRONMENTAL COGNITION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION

Environmental Psychology

7

HUMAN NEEDS AND BEHAVIOURAL MECHANISMS OF HUMAN BEINGS

Environmental Psychology

8

MIDTERM EXAM

  

9

EVALUATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN DICIPLINES

Environmental Evaluation

10

POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION

Environmental Evaluation

11

BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LANDSCAPE AESTHETICS.

Landscape Aesthetics

12

THE CONCEPTS OF LANDSCAPE PREFERENCE AND LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT

Landscape Aesthetics

13

RECENT STUDIES ON LANDSCAPE PREFERENCE AND LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT AND DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THE SUBJECT

Landscape Aesthetics

14

EXAMINING THE FACTORS EFFECTING LANDSCAPE PREFERENCE

Landscape Aesthetics

15

EXAMINING THE FACTORS EFFECTING LANDSCAPE PREFERENCE

Landscape Aesthetics

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Karakaş, P., Landscape Aesthetics and Landscape Quality Lecture Notes

Additional Resources

Rapoport, Amos (1977) Human Aspects of Urban Form

Kaplan, Rachel ve Diğ. (1998) With People in Mind

Marcus, Clare Cooper & Francis, Carolyn (1998) People Places

Ünlü, Alper (1998) Çevresel Tasarımda İlk Kavramlar 

Project for Public Spaces Inc. (2000) How to Turn a Place Around 

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

Research Studies

Assignments

Research Assignment

Exams

Written 

Assessment

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

50

Assignment

2

50

Total

  

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

  

50

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

  

50

Total

  

100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

  

1

Having sufficient knowledge about the basic themes of Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Planning.

        

X

  

2

Having sufficient knowledge about creating natural environments without destroying the nature based on the principles of sustainability.

  

 

        

3

Having knowledge about universal issues such as the social and physical dimension of urban design and inclusive design.

            

4

Having knowledge about legal and administrative issues such as national / international environmental policies and legislation.

            

5

Gaining knowledge about landscape inventory and analysis, natural and functional aspects of landscape, types of space usage and functions in different scales and contents.

  

 

        

6

Having sufficient knowledge about urban design structural elements, construction methods and technologies, construction, cost analysis, documentation and technical specifications.

    

 

      

7

Having sufficient knowledge about the historical development of Urban Design, Landscape Design and Planning.

  

 

        

8

Having the ability to restore the environment that has been destroyed, identify natural conditions, and provide the same natural conditions in places newly designed. 

        

 

  

9

Having the ability use the modern design techniques to analyze the problems in the field of landscape architecture and find appropriate solutions for them.

 

      

X

  

10

Having the ability to efficiently use information technologies and computer aided drawing, presentation, engineering and planning programs, as well as find and use current applications related to the field.

  

 

        

11

Having the ability to search, reach and utilize databases and other resources to access information related to the field.

            

12

Having the ability to reinvent oneself, follow improvements in the field of science and technology with the awareness of life-long learning.

            

13

Having the ability to efficiently work individually or in a multi-disciplinary team and the self-confidence to take responsibility.

            

14

Having an awareness about the universal and social effects of the solutions and practices found in the field as well as being knowledgeable about the problems of the times.

        

X

  

15

Making decisions and acting with judicial awareness by showing respect to human, social and cultural rights, and by being sensitive to the protection of the natural environment and cultural heritage.

            

16

Being aware of professional and ethical responsibilities.

        

X

  

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities

Quantity

Duration
(Hour)

Total
Workload
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16 x Total course hours)

16

3

48

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

16

1

16

Mid-term exam

1

20

20

Homework

2

10

20

Final examination

1

20

20

Total Work Load

    

124

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

    

4,96

ECTS Credit of the Course

    

5
None
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