Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate
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
- Learning basic concepts about recreation spaces
- Understanding the relationship between leisure, recreation and tourism
- Factors that need to be considered in the design of a recreation space include paths, edges, districts, Nodes, landmarks, etc.
- Types of recreation spaces, relationship between tourism and recreation spaces
- Recreation space design according to defined principles, Design program, function diagram, concept plan, form work, preliminary design and definite design
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Practice | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | General information about the course and literature knowledge, formation of groups | reading |
| 2 | The meaning of the recreation spaces, the history (theoretical section), the discussion of the field determined by the groups, general information about the presentations | Reading, discussion |
| 3 | Definition of indoor, outdoor spaces, features of recreation spaces (theoretical section) + group discussion on projects | Reading, observing |
| 4 | Factors contributing to recreation spaces, user capacity, relationship between tourism and recreation spaces (theoretical part), review the projects | Reading, observing, discussion |
| 5 | Tourism activity, positive and negative reflections of tourism and recreation areas (theoretical part), final observations about presentations | Reading, observing, discussion |
| 6 | Analyzing images of the city and transferring them to recreation areas (Theoretical part), starting the Final project | Reading, observing and discussion |
| 7 | Making presentations | Presentation |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | No Preparation |
| 9 | Explaining design processes (Ground analysis, design program, function diagram, concept plan, form work, preliminary design, final design). | Reading, discussion, observing |
| 10 | Transferring the design process described in the 9th week to the implementation project, discuss the requirement list between groups | Practice |
| 11 | Continuing the project, drawing the function diagram, starting the concept plan | Practice |
| 12 | Determination of functions, continuation of the concept plan, Form work | Practice |
| 13 | Pre-design, progress towards Final design | Practice |
| 14 | Part 1: Preparation of Final maps, dimensioning, sections,... (Details) | Practice |
| 15 | Part 2: Preparation of Final maps, dimensioning, sections,... (Details) | Practice |
| 16 | Final Exam | No Preparation |


