ARCH390 INTERNSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
| Course Code: | 1200390 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA HALUK ZELEF |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The Arch 390 summer practice aims at introducing students of architecture to the milieu in an architectural office, observing and participating in project development, relations of projects and implementation and various office procedures.
Students acquire the basic hands-on experience on how an office works from the initial sketches to the working drawings of a building. Division of labor in the development of projects, interaction with other engineering disciplines, different model making and drawing tools / methods and content of information in these documents, procedures related to the legal aspects are amongst the issues to be covered during the Arch 390 summer practice.
Course Content
Aims:
The Arch 390- Internship in Professional Practice aims at introducing students of architecture to the milieu in an architectural office, observing and participating in project development, relations of projects and implementation and various office procedures.
Objectives:
Students acquire the basic hands-on experience on how an office works from the initial sketches to the working drawings of a building. Division of labor in the development of projects, interaction with other engineering disciplines, different model making and drawing tools / methods and content of information in these documents, procedures related to the legal aspects are amongst the issues to be covered during the Arch 390- Internship in Professional Practice.
Course Conduct:
Arch 190 - Introduction to Surveying and Construction Techniques is the prerequisite course of Arch390 - Internship in Professional Practice. The student can realize the required coursework in more than one office. Arch 390- Internship in Professional Practice is made in registered architectural offices in Turkey or abroad. Students can also work in legal authorities related to design and construction (municipalities, ministries etc.) To enable diversity of experiences, a portion of the study (not more than 12 work days) can be realized in archeological sites, restoration, city planning, interior design or industrial design offices, and workshops organized in related topics as well.
Students contact with a professional office (and/or a related organization) and acquire an acceptance during their 6th semester (not later than the 1st week of May), and submit this acceptance to the students office for the departments consent.
Duration of Arch 390 summer practice is 36 work days. (minimum)
Deliverables
Prepare the materials documenting their study including:
a- Assessment report of the office (form1)
b- Daily log
c- Portfolio
Students are to prepare a report at the end of the summer practice documenting the work they (personally) have accomplished during their work.
Submission Deadline
The materials listed above (a, b and c) are to be submitted at the end of the summer practice documenting the work they (personally) have accomplished during their work. These drawings and reports will be submitted during the add-drop registration week of the Fall semester following the summer practice.
Evaluation
Summer practices are graded by a committee on the basis of satisfactory (S) and unsatisfactory (U).
Course Learning Outcomes
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