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MIML7680Semiotic Discourses in Architecture3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDoç. Dr. Hare KILIÇASLAN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Contribute to generation of formal, functional and artistic discourses through the use of semiotics. To enable the students to analyzing the built environment by the semiotics method depending on the communicative and meaningful facts.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Recognizing the importance of the concepts of language, meaning and communication in architecture.2,31,5,6,
PO - 2 : They will be able to produce semiotic discourses by discussing elements such as meaning, image and symbol.2,31,5,6,
PO - 3 : They will be able to have knowledge about the principles of semiotics and will be able to carry out semiotic analysis applications by field researches.2,31,5,6,
PO - 4 : They will be able to use the semiotics method on investigating and analyze design decisions.2,31,5,6,
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
Semiotic discourses in architecture
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Content of course, introduction to semiotics
 Week 2Basic concepts of semiotics
 Week 3History of semiotics
 Week 4Theoretical approaches of semiotics
 Week 5Principles of semiotics: Charles Sanders Peirce
 Week 6Principles of semiotics: Ferdinand de Saussure
 Week 7Principles of semiotics: Roland Barthes
 Week 8Architectural semiotics
 Week 9Midterm exam
 Week 10Analysis principles of semiotics method
 Week 11Analysis by semiotics method: field researches
 Week 12The syntactic dimension of the semiotics analysis
 Week 13The semantic dimension of the semiotics analysis
 Week 14The pragmatic dimension of the semiotics analysis
 Week 15Discussions about semiotics discourses in architecture and general evaluation of the course
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Barthes, R., 2016. Göstergebilimsel Serüven, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Akerson, F. E., 2016. Göstergebilime Giriş, Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
3Guiraud, P., 2016. Göstergebilim, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara.
4Eco, U., 2019. Mimarlık Göstergebilimi, Daimon Yayınları, İstanbul.
5Zevi, B., 2015. Mimarlığı Görebilmek, Daimon Yayınları, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 25
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 12
13
14
25
End-of-term exam 16 50
 
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 10 4 40
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 4 12
Arasınav 3 1 3
Ödev 15 4 60
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 7 4 28
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load188