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IMB4012ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Şengül YALÇINKAYA
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Assessing the effects of the environment on human psychology and behavior
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Discusses the effect of space on human psychology.6
LO - 2 : Evaluates professional values and ethics issues.6
LO - 3 : Analyzes spatial behavior.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), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Information about user requirements and needs in the context of human-space relations, factors related to the perception of space and concepts of spatial behaviors
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction, course description
 Week 2Definition and history of environmental psychology
 Week 3Perception and representation of the environment
 Week 4The concept and features of perception and discussion of the theories developed in the perception of the environment
 Week 5Parameters and criteria related to space (light, color, spatial organization, etc.) and the discussion of their effects on the perception of space through examples
 Week 6Parameters and criteria related to space (light, color, spatial organization, etc.) and the discussion of their effects on the perception of space through examples
 Week 7Behavioral mechanisms and the explanation of concepts of environmental behavior
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9The discussion of the concept of privacy
 Week 10The discussion of the concepts of personal space and interpersonal distance through examples
 Week 11The discussion of the concepts of density and spatiality through examples
 Week 12The concepts of appropriation, backstage behavior and orientation behavior
 Week 13The concepts of adherence to space and identity of space
 Week 14General Discussion
 Week 15General Discussion
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Ünlü,A.1998 Çevresel Tasarımda İlk Kavramlar,İTUYayını,No1604,İstanbul
2Göregenli,M.,2010, Çevre Psikolojisi,İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları,İstanbul
3Steg L., Berg A., Groot J.,2015,Çevre Psikolojisi, çev. Kaya Cicerali,Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık,İstanbul
 
Recommended Reading
1Pallasmaa,J.,2005, Tenin Gözleri,cev. Aziz Ufuk Kılıç, Yem Yayın,İstanbul
2Connerton,P., 2012,MODERNİTE NASIL UNUTTURUR, çev. Kübra Kelebekoğlu, SEL
3Connerton,P., 2014, Toplumlar Nasıl Anımsar, çev. Alâeddin Şenel,Ayrıntı
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 13/04/2018 1 10
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 8 10
Presentation 14
15
15
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 2
3
4
5
6
7
15
End-of-term exam 16 01/06/2018 1 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 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 10 30
Arasınav için hazırlık 6 4 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 2 8 16
Diğer 1 2 10 20
Total work load120