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MIM 443 - Design For All

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Şahika ÖZDEMİR
Instructors: Doç. Dr. Şahika ÖZDEMİR

Course Objective

To provide students with the skills of a sustainable design and thinking approach, from interior and exterior design to product design, aiming to ensure that it can be used by people of all ages and at all competency levels.

Course Content

To provide students with the skills of a sustainable design and thinking approach, from interior and exterior design to product design, aiming to ensure that it can be used by people of all ages and at all competency levels.

Required Resources

Lecture notes

Recommended Resources

İncedayı, D., Kafesçioğlu, F. & diğ. (2009). Mimarlık herkes içindir: panel. İstanbul: TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Yayınları.

Dostoğlu, N., Şahin, E., Taneli, Y. 2009. “Evrensel Tasarım: Tanımlar, Hedefler, İlkeler”, Mimarlık, sayı: 347, 23-27.

Duncan, R. 2007. Universal Design – Clarification and Development: A Report for the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Norway. NC State University, The Center for Universal Design, 37 s.

Hacıhasanoğlu, I. 2003. “Evrensel Tasarım”. Tasarım Kuram Dergisi, Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi Yayını, cilt:2, sayı:3, 93-101.

Explanations

The student is expected to present the final paper. In the final assignment, redesigning the subject studied within the scope of the Interior Architecture Project I (restaurant project) course (each student will work on their own project) by considering the concepts of "Universal Design Criteria" and "Inclusivity".

Rules

1. Attendance: According to the regulations, if a student does not attend 30% of the total course hours, he/she will be absent from the course (DZ) and fail.
2. Coming Late: You are expected not only to come to class but also to attend the class on time. Please note that arriving late to 3 classes will be counted as 1 complete absence. Arriving late to class is defined as follows: The instructor takes class attendance and attends class after the first 10 minutes of class.
3. Getting Help: It is important for your education that you ask your questions about the course during the course or during meeting hours and learn the subject on time. We recommend that our students get help when necessary.
4. Academic honesty: It is expected that the studies that will be subject to the course grade are entirely your own effort and work. In immoral cases such as plagiarism or copying, a disciplinary investigation will be initiated and you will be subject to the necessary penal sanctions, in accordance with the relevant regulations of IZU.
5. The evaluations stated in this syllabus are fixed and no extra compensation will be made to increase the grade.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Herkes için tasarım ve tasarımda evrensellik kavramlarını öğrenir
  2. Engelsiz tasarım kriterlerini neler olduğunu öğrenir
  3. Engelsiz iç mekan tasarımı yapabilir
  4. Yapı ve Kent tasarımında Erişilebilirlik kavramını dikkate alarak tasarım yapabilir

Core Area Distribution

(31) Social and Behavioural Science%20 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%30 (58) Architecture and Building%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerGroup StudySelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16116
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction, concepts, information about course processing, evaluation criteriaResearch-reading
2The concept of disability and the environment and space requirements of disabled people related to life, design for everyone and transfer of the concept of universality in design.Homework 1: photographing the problems experienced by disabled people in daily life and offering solutions
3Problems faced by disabled people in everyday life-evaluation with students over homework 1Submission of Assignment 1
4Transfer of ergonomic requirements and design criteria of wheelchair users with walking disabilities.Homework 2: design of an unobstructed space for a visually impaired individual, faculty of Education canteen-transportation and circulation
5Transfer of ergonomic requirements and design criteria of visually and hearing impaired usersDetermination of final assignment groups and selection of venue
6Discussion of design solutions over homework 2Submission of Assignment 2
7Campus accessibility - transfer of checklist items to be used in the applicationDetermination of final assignment groups and announcement of venue selections
8MidtermMidterm
9Examples of design for everyone on the urban scale.- Starting the application work for the Final projectApplication in the designated places within the campus-filling the checklist
10Examples of design for everyone in public buildings.- Application study for Final projectApplication in the designated places within the campus-filling the checklist
11Examples of design for everyone in buildings for housing purposes such as housing, hotels.- Evaluation of the part of the application for the Final projectImplementation in the designated places within the campus-elimination of deficiencies in the checklist
12Evaluation of the application work for the Final project - new proposalProposal studies for campus accessibility
13Evaluation of the application work for the Final project - new proposalProposal studies for campus accessibility-preparation for delivery
14Final assignment submissionFinal assignment submission
15FinalFinal
16FinalFinal