ARCH344 ENVIROMENTAL AND MAN:CAUSE AND EFFECT
| Course Code: | 1200344 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course provides:
- An understanding of the interaction between man and environment and the impact of man on his environment.
- To be able to analyze physical and biological ecology.
- An awareness of the principles of built and social environment and the impacts of climate change.
- To comprehend the key concepts of sustainability and ecological footprint.
- An understanding of the importance of recovery, reuse, recycling and biomimicry, learning from the nature.
Course Content
How Environment and Man relate. Basic phenomena of their domains. Conditions of their co-existance: interrelationships and interactions. Concepts and manifestations of `shelter`. The continuum of time and space. Needs, activities, and responses. Activity locations and boundaries. Attributes of Man: Anthropometrics and ergonometrics. Space and the built environment: Definitions and attributes. Environmental information for Man`s continued survival.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the successful students are expected to:
- Comprehend the difference of the interaction between man and environment and the interaction between other organisms and environment.
- Assess and evaluate advantages and disadvantages of the built and social environment.
- Understand the key concepts of sustainability.
- Know the importance of recovery, reuse, recycling and biomimicry, learning from the nature.
- To manage teamwork and collaboratively contribute to prepare presentation.
- Show evidence of self-confidence in discussing their decisions within the given time limits.
- Discuss and communicate their ideas about any determined subject in an appropriate medium, literally.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish connections between the discipline of architecture and its related areas of competence, with the cultural and social aspects of architectural production. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gaining, evaluating and applying the technical, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of the knowledge and values of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Making analysis and synthesis of data by employing theories, methods and currents of thought that aid in the identification and solution of architectural design problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Developing creative and original ideas into the stages of theoretical design, projects, application and evaluation of architectural services and realizing them independently as well as in a team. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being able to effectively use the traditional and digital communication technologies and visual expression tools. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Providing leadership to achieve synthesis through a productive coordination of the scientists and professionals of different disciplines taking part in the formation of the built environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being open to lifelong education by internalizing world experiences related to architectural thought and applications and following new developments. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Understanding the requirements of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability in both global and local scales and considering them in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Defending the society's rights to shelter, within nature and city applying universal principles and resisting applications that are against professional ethics and laws while creating unique solutions and putting them into practice. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution