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PEML7190Behavior settings in open spaces3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Sema MUMCU
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Students will be able to discuss human-place relationship in environmental design with an ecological approach. By learning Behavior Setting Theory they will be able to analyze human-place relationship from different point of views like social, physical etc. at the same time. They will gain the knowledge of using theoric concepts from behavior setting theory as a research tool for environmental design researches.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : learn behavior setting theory and its basic terms1,21,3,5
PO - 2 : use this terms effectively in an environment-behavior rsearch1,23,5,6
PO - 3 : analyze activities in urban open spaces in terms of behavior settings1,2
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Behavior Setting Theory, essential features and basic principals, its approach to human-place relationship, ecological psychology. Basic concepts; behavior patterns, synomorphy, milieu. How to use in environment-behavior research.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction
 Week 2Ecological psychology
 Week 3Behavior Setting Theory; basic principals, essential features
 Week 4Defining properties of behavior settings
 Week 5Theoretical concepts (behavior patterns, synomorphy, milieu)
 Week 6Behavior Setting survey
 Week 7Examples from environment-behavior researches with behavior setting survey.
 Week 8Examples from environment-behavior researches with behavior setting survey.
 Week 9Exam week
 Week 10Developing a research with a behavior setting survey: Identifying a research problem about human-place relationship from nearby environment.
 Week 11Literature research about the determined problem, establishing theoretical frame, discuss with lecturer.
 Week 12Preparing presentations.
 Week 13Student presentations
 Week 14Student presentations
 Week 15Final exams week
 Week 16Final exams week
 
Textbook / Material
1Barker, R. G. (1968). Ecological Psychology: Concepts and Methods for Studying the Environment of Human Behavior. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
2Wicker, W. (1979). An Introduction to Ecological Psychology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
 
Recommended Reading
1Schoggen, P. (1989). Behavior Settings: A Revision and Extension of Roger G. Barker?s Ecological Psychology.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)

    

    

    

    

    

 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 11 33
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 4 12
Arasınav 1 1 1
Ödev 6 9 54
Proje 4 6 24
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 4 16
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 4 10 40
Total work load224