COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering of Wandering: Making in Urban Context | KHAS 1426 | Fall-Spring | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Department of Common Courses – Core Program |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Lecturer(s): | AYŞE ASLI SUNER BAŞAL, AHMET SERTAÇ ÖZTÜRK |
| Course Objectives: | This is not an engineering class. It is a playful investigation into the process of making as a way of discovery and design. The objective of the course is to expand the design to realms of making and performing through the exploration of creative ways to engage with the materials, with the environment, and with the human & more than human citizens of the city. It is also intended as an inquiry into the poetic experience of the city, that is in some way engineered/designed. We will introduce a variety of skills and tool sets during the course of the semester. |
| Course Contents: | Individual inquiry and material research methods will lead to design and discovery processes through making in the first half of the course. In the second half, group works will be introduced and students will be encouraged to create performative interfaces, which are expected to be unique to their context as a result of radical observation and participatory research made in specific parts of the city. Both through the individual and the collective inquiry, we like to embrace a diversity of practices in noticing, experiencing, engaging, experimenting with, and transforming these interfaces, using a variety of domains in design ranging from making artefacts to performing actions. This class requires direct engagement in place and will involve some excursions. Yet, considering the conditions imposed on us by the pandemic, our methods will have the flexibility for online participation, expanding on the making using digital technologies. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | ● Some basic methods will be introduced for inquiry of the context during the class through short lectures as well as through reading material or video clips. ● Some assignments are designed for self-discovery of relationships and methods which would lead to unique design processes for each student and/or student group. ● Some tools and materials will be introduced through short lectures. Students will then be let to experiment and discover their unique ways through making. Most of the learning will happen through making processes. ● Field discoveries are planned to be pursued individually and as a group to build a basis of contextual research. ● Selected readings, videos or podcasts may be used as a reference material to provide the conceptual framework. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course - Kick off the Engineering of Wandering with an Excursion | Tools for photography, for tracing (Trace-paper), pen, pencil, notebook/sketchbook, comfortable shoes, suitable outwear for a walk outdoors. |
| 2 | Experiments in Making_01 | Will be announced, as required |
| 3 | Guest Lecturer: Experiments in Making: Abstract (In-Class Work) | Will be announced, as required |
| 4 | Experiments in Making_02 | Will be announced, as required |
| 5 | Experiments in Making_03 | Will be announced, as required |
| 6 | Experiments in Making_04 | Will be announced, as required |
| 7 | Experiments in Making_05 | Will be announced, as required |
| 8 | Mid Term Week / Presentations | Will be announced, as required |
| 9 | Design Process_01 | Will be announced, as required |
| 10 | Design Process_02 | Will be announced, as required |
| 11 | Making Process_01 | Will be announced, as required |
| 12 | Making Process_02 | Will be announced, as required |
| 13 | Making Process_03 | Will be announced, as required |
| 14 | Making Process_04 | Will be announced, as required |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| 1. Making: Anthropology, Archeology, Art & Architecture Tim Ingold, Routledge (ISBN10: 0415567238 - ISBN13: 9780415567237) 2. Becoming Istanbul, An Encyclopedia Pelin Derviş, Bülent Tanju, Uğur Tanyeli (ISBN 978 9944 731 06 5) *More reading references may be announced during the course. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| Course Poster: https://padlet.com/Engineering_of_Wandering/kfp3jwa7l2yhqsuo Podcasts: https://scratchingthesurface.fm/203-lorne-buchman https://getpodcast.com/dk/podcast/change-lab-conversations-on-transformation-and-creativity/50-ann-hamilton-on-the-power-of-i-dont-know_0c7f029993 Videos: Tim Ingold: Thinking Through Making https://youtu.be/Ygne72-4zyo Ann Hamilton: "the event of a thread" | Art21 "Extended Play" https://youtu.be/1fJ4umqXGjM Instagram: For past course outputs please visit “engineering of wandering” instagram account. : https://www.instagram.com/engineeringofwandering/ *More video or podcast references may be announced during the course. |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | - |
| Practice / Exercise | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 2 | 30 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 |
| Total: | 19 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Field Work | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Project | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Homework Assigments | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Other Practices (seminar,studio critics,workshop, etc.) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 125 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High