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ICM 309 - Recreation Spaces

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Bahar FERAH
Instructors: Doç. Dr. Bahar FERAH

Course Objective

1. Definition of recreation spaces in general, analysis of leisure, recreation and integrated structure of tourism,
2. Examination of applied recreation areas, sample projects and competitions.
3.The aim of this course is to introduce design approaches and factors that need to be considered in designing recreation spaces. 

 

Course Content

Basic concepts about recreation spaces, factors, relationship between tourism and recreation, relationship between user potential and recreation area, relationship between tourism and recreation spaces, organization of a recreation area for project, concept study and analysis of applied projects (Group Work).

Required Resources

  • Terapötik Rekreasyon, Suat Karaküçük, Gazi Yayınları,1. Baskı,2012
  • Boş Zaman ve Rekreasyon Yönetimi, Prof. Dr. Necdet Hacıoğlu, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
  • Turizm Sosyolojisi, Seçkin yayınları, Cevdet Avcıkurt, 2009, Ankara.

Recommended Resources

KILBAŞ Ş.,(2001) Rekreasyon Boş Zamanları Değerlendirme Anaca Yay. Adana, DEVER A., (2010)

Explanations

1. Exam dates are as if they were announced on tablature. The topics of the examinations will be announced before a reasonable time. Compensation examinations will be given for examinations that are not entered in the framework of excuses accepted according to the regulations.

2. The final exam covers subjects that have been processed for the whole semester. The final exam day, time and place will be announced by the Deanery.

Rules

1. Continuation: According to the regulation, if a student does not attend 30% of the total course hours, dersten absenteeism (DZ) fails.
2. Late arrivals: The class is expected not only to arrive but to attend classes on time. Remember that 3 lessons will be counted as 1 full absence. Late arrivals are defined as follows: The lecturer will take class polling and attend class after the first 10 minutes of class
3. Getting help: It is important for your education to ask questions about the class during the lesson or during the meeting hours and to find out what is on the way. We advise our students to get help if necessary.
4. Academic honesty: It is expected that you will have your own endeavors and your work will be the subject of the course. In non-moral situations, such as plagiarism or copying, you will be subject to disciplinary action and necessary criminal sanctions as required by the relevant regulation of the IZU
5. The assessments stated in this footing are fixed and no extra compensation measurements will be made for grading purposes.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning basic concepts about recreation spaces
  2. Understanding the relationship between leisure, recreation and tourism
  3. Factors that need to be considered in the design of a recreation space include paths, edges, districts, Nodes, landmarks, etc.
  4. Types of recreation spaces, relationship between tourism and recreation spaces
  5. Recreation space design according to defined principles, Design program, function diagram, concept plan, form work, preliminary design and definite design

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentationGroup StudySimulationBrain StormingCase StudyExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field PracticeProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)15230
Out of Class Study Period21020
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment21224
Practice21326
Final000

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1General information about the course and literature knowledge, formation of groupsreading
2The meaning of the recreation spaces, the history (theoretical section), the discussion of the field determined by the groups, general information about the presentationsReading, discussion
3Definition of indoor, outdoor spaces, features of recreation spaces (theoretical section) + group discussion on projectsReading, observing
4Factors contributing to recreation spaces, user capacity, relationship between tourism and recreation spaces (theoretical part), review the projectsReading, observing, discussion
5Tourism activity, positive and negative reflections of tourism and recreation areas (theoretical part), final observations about presentationsReading, observing, discussion
6Analyzing images of the city and transferring them to recreation areas (Theoretical part), starting the Final projectReading, observing and discussion
7Making presentationsPresentation
8Midterm ExamNo Preparation
9Explaining design processes (Ground analysis, design program, function diagram, concept plan, form work, preliminary design, final design).Reading, discussion, observing
10Transferring the design process described in the 9th week to the implementation project, discuss the requirement list between groupsPractice
11Continuing the project, drawing the function diagram, starting the concept planPractice
12Determination of functions, continuation of the concept plan, Form workPractice
13Pre-design, progress towards Final designPractice
14Part 1: Preparation of Final maps, dimensioning, sections,... (Details)Practice
15Part 2: Preparation of Final maps, dimensioning, sections,... (Details)Practice
16Final ExamNo Preparation