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PEML7220Landscape perception theories and approaches3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Landscape perception theories and how to use them in landscape research
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : know the components that affect perception, perception and landscape perception.1,2
PO - 2 : learn theories of landscape perception and their basic principles.1,2
PO - 3 : expound and consider about these theories and use them in their thesis study.1,2
PO - 4 : reflect their information about landscape peception to their environmental design projects1,23,5,6
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
Definition of landscape perception theories; basic features and principles. The effects of these theories on landscape design. How to use in landscape perception research.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Concept of perception and factors affecting perception
 Week 2Concept of landscape perception and components affecting landscape perception
 Week 3Landscape Perception Theories: Gestalt theory
 Week 4Landscape Perception Theories: Gibson?s Theory of Affordances
 Week 5Landscape Perception Theories: Prospect-refuge theory
 Week 6Landscape Perception Theories: Information processing theory
 Week 7How to use them in landscape research and landscape design
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9How to use them in landscape research and landscape design
 Week 10Students will define a problem in an open space from their surroundings in terms landscape perception and discussing this problem
 Week 11Landscape perception of the determined problem on study area and displaying results and discussing.
 Week 12Students will propose alternative solutions for the problem and discussion of proposals.
 Week 13Presentation and discussion of students' researches.
 Week 14Presentation and discussion of students' researches.
 Week 15Presentation and discussion of students' researches.
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Gibson, J., J., 1986. The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Lawrence ErlbaumAssociates, Inc., London.
 
Recommended Reading
1Kaplan, S., 1988b. Perception and Landscape: Conceptions and Misconceptions. In J. L.Nasar (Ed.), Environmental Aesthetics; Theory, Research, andApplications. Cambridge University Pres
2Kaplan, S. ve Kaplan R., 1982. Preferred Environments. Stephen Kaplan, Rachel Kaplan(eds.), Humanscape; Environments for People. Ulrich’s Books Inc. AnnArbor, Michigan.
3Lang, J., 1987. Creating Architectural Theory; the Role of the Behavioral Sciences inEnvironmental Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 1 30
Presentation 14
15
1 20
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 11
12
13
1 20
End-of-term exam 16 1 30
 
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 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 1 6 6
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 2 1 2
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 5 7 35
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 1 10
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load83