CRP101 PLANNING STUDIO I
| Course Code: | 1210101 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 6 (4.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | City and Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ZÜBEYDE MÜGE AKKAR ERCAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The primary aim of this studio is to help students:
- develop the notion of design thinking with some abstract concepts
- attain an ability of visual representation
- develop their design skills
- learn the relevant terminology
- be equipped with the basics of visual design culture
Course Content
The planning studio course is offered once throughout the cirriculum of the Department of City and Regional Planning. It comprises several lectures as well as design and drawing sections. The instructor team facilitates these lectures, introducing students to the fundamental concepts and tools of basic design. This enables students to apply these tools in individual design and drawing exercises, as well as collective group discussions about the submitted assignments. Therefore, the primary aim of this studio is to help students:
Develop an understanding of design thinking using abstract concepts;
Attain proficiency in visual representation;
Acquire foundational knowledge of visual design culture and design skills.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the students will
- become familiar with the basic terminologies, media, instruments and hand-drawing techniques used in city and regional planning
- get acquainted with various concepts in design (i.e., frame of reference, order, scale, visual message, abstraction and organization)
- understand how to transform and manipulate the essential geometric elements to create coherent compositions and generate complex patterns in two and three-dimensions
- draw and make models as the basic tools of design representation to ensure an active integration between the eye, hand and mind
- be able to observe, perceive, understand, (re)interpret and communicate the visual and spatial phenomena by using and implementing the basic visual codes and principles to express the constructive language of spatial design
- acquire the skills of spatial composition, visual communication, visual thinking with the Gestalt concepts and principles, abstraction, using formal systems of order, illustrating, dimensioning and layout practices
- pursue abstract and conceptual thinking
- gain the introductory skills of critical thinking and creative problem solving
- develop hand and mind coordination through manual visual representation techniques both in 2D & 3D.
- identify basic urban problems and propose constructive solutions.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Knowledge and internalization of the concepts of social responsibility and public interest | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Giving priority to these concepts in planning and practice | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Commitment to professional ethics and values | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Capacity to independently carry out individual tasks and studies | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Ability to work as a responsible team member as well as a leader in team works | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Professional competency to carry out plans and projects with the utmost quality | ✔ | |||
| 7 | In the fields of planning and design: * Knowledge of planning theories * Ability to integrate theory and practice * Competency in problem definition, critical approach, and usage of analysis methods and techniques * Skills of inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional thinking, analysis, synthesis, implementation, and development of alternative plans and design solutions | ✔ | |||
| 8 | In both Turkish and English: * Knowledge of professional terminology * Ability to carry out and present original studies * Skills of expressing oneself | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Lifelong learning skills and attributes | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in process design and management | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution