ARCH517 PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN
| Course Code: | 1200517 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Objectives (CO)
By the end of the course students will be able to;
CO1- Know the principles and the guidelines of Universal Design, its relation to the issue disability within its evolving socio-political and legal regulatory frameworks in an international historical context,
CO2- Analyze, the design problems of different scales of built environment considering the principles and guidelines of UD principles
CO3- Apply in a creative way the principles and the guidelines of UD principles in different design problems of built environment.
CO4- Show awareness of the social, physical and attitudinal barriers in the built environment, as well as be aware of the significance of the responsibility and duty of all occupations working in the built environment, to make the built environment universally usable and accessible for diverse users.
Course Content
Introduction to the principles of universal design. A survey of the ethical, moral and legal issues involved, and of the related international legal instruments, including Convention for the Protection of the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the revised European Social Charter, and recommendations, declarations, resolutions of international bodies in chronological order. History of the universal design approach. Current research and scholarship that aim at contributing to the elimination of social, physical and attitudinal barriers in the built environment, which handicap people, and the making the built environment universally accessible for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. Universal design in products and assistive technologies. Review of existing policies and practices concerning access and mobility requirements.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
CLO1a- Understand and discuss the ethical, legal and social issues related to the ideas of equality, equity, discrimination, human rights as well as the rights of people with diverse abilities, ages, sizes etc. in using different scales of design products in built environment.
CLO1b-Define and describe design problems of built environment (architectural, product, planning etc.) referring current researches and examples that aim at contributing to the elimination of social , physical, attitudional barriers in the built environment.
CLO2-Classify and discuss architectural, industrial, planning related design problems of the built environment referring to UD principles.
CLO3- Design and provide creative solutions for environmental design problems for making the built environment universally usable for people of all ages, sizes and abilities referring to UD principles.
CLO4-Represents sensitivity and awareness of idea of diversity in all life, design for all and the right based -ethical concern of people with disadvantages in design works emphasized by the strategies of UD.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To be able to integrate the knowledge and understanding gained in the undergraduate program of architecture in a way to include developments in the fields of design, theory and criticism, urban and landscape research, digital design, and sustainability in architecture, and to acquire and comprehend advanced knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To know the relations of social, cultural, political, economic, technological, artistic and philosophical theories, discourses, methods and tools with the discipline of architecture. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To know the theoretical frameworks and research methods that provide the necessary basis for research in the field of architecture, and to internalize research ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to construct and conduct research processes using research methods in the field of architecture and evaluate the results. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To be able to access knowledge from different fields and to use it with an analytical, critical, innovative and creative approach in the context of architectural research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have independent learning and scientific research skills. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be able to convey knowledge and research results in a consistent and comprehensible manner with oral, written and visual expression. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To have the ability to research and practice in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be able to apply the knowledge, understanding, problematic definition and solution development skills gained about architecture in different professional and academic contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To be able to develop a critical approach based on knowledge and competence. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | To be able to manage complex and unpredictable situations related to the field of expertise with the awareness of social, environmental and ethical responsibilities and to develop new strategic approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | To be able to conduct independent scientific research in the field of expertise and to be aware of the importance of lifelong learning. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution