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| PEML7170 | Child Environments and Affordance | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Habibe ACAR | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To have information about children's outdoor use and the criteria of open space to support their different developmental areas, to learn design strategies for children's spaces with different functions in open spaces (school gardens, playgrounds, natural areas, streets, etc.), methods and application procedures used in research on children and the environment and to have knowledge of affordance theory and content. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | have information about children's outdoor use in different functions and preferences, | 1,2 | 3,5, | | PO - 2 : | by learning the theory of affordance and its content, they will be able to have information about its use in the design of children's spaces, | 1,2 | 3,5, | | PO - 3 : | have information about the methods and applications used in child and environmental research, | 1,2 | 3,5, | | PO - 4 : | conduct and present research on a subject related to children and their environment. | 1,2 | 3,5, | | 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 | | |
| The course focuses on child and environment interaction, child spaces that possess different functions (schoolyards, playgrounds, natural areas, streets, etc) outdoors, how children use these spaces and how these spaces should be designed. In this context, knowledge will be given about affordance theory to evaluate that these spaces presents opportunities for children. In addition, will be mentioned methods used in child and environmental research and study topics. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, briefing about the content and operation of the course | | | Week 2 | Conceptually, the child-environment relationship | | | Week 3 | The theory of affordance and its content | | | Week 4 | Basic concepts and theories about development | | | Week 5 | The concept of play and children's playgrounds | | | Week 6 | Important of natural areas for children | | | Week 7 | Methods and techniques used in child environmental research | | | Week 8 | Where do children play? | | | Week 9 | First Midterm | | | Week 10 | Qualified city criteria for children | | | Week 11 | Children's expectations from the environment, children's places | | | Week 12 | Student research presentation | | | Week 13 | Second Midterm, Discussion on research on the contribution of the environment to children's health
| | | Week 14 | Evaluation based on research on children's use of outdoor spaces | | | Week 15 | Student research presentation | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Tai, L., Taylor Haque, M., McLenlan, G.K., Knight, E.J., 2006. Designing Outdoor Environments for Children: Landscaping Schoolyards, Gardens and Playgrounds, McGRAW-HILL. | | | |
| 1 | Stine, S., 1997. Landscapes for Learning: Creating Outdoor Environments for Children and Youth, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York. | | | 2 | Louv, R., 2010. Doğadaki son çocuk, TÜBİTAK Popüler Bilim Kitapları, Ankara. | | | 3 | Onur, B., 2016. Çocuk, çevre, doğa, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 5 | 15 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 144 |
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