COURSE SYLLABUS

CHILD AND PARTICIPATORY DESIGN APPROACHES

1	Course Title:	CHILD AND PARTICIPATORY DESIGN APPROACHES
2	Course Code:	MIM6028
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Belkıs Ece ŞAHİN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ece Şahin besahin@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to learn the methods and techniques for constructing research processes in which children participate and to evaluate the research processes related to the field of architecture.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To have knowledge about the development of children's spaces with the method of participatory design studies

Learning Outcomes:

1	Learning the methods and techniques used in participatory research processes;
2	Learning methods and techniques for research processes in which children can participate;
3	Understanding the role of participatory work in architecture;
4	Learning the methods and techniques that can be applied for the participation of children in the field of architecture;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The concept of participation and the historical process
2	First practices guiding the development of the concept of participation
3	First practices guiding the development of the concept of participation
4	Student presentations on the concept of participation and first practices
5	The concept of children's participation and the historical process
6	Stages of participation and first examples of children's participation in the field of architecture
7	Methods and techniques in research processes involving children
8	Methods and techniques in research processes involving children
9	Examination of methods and techniques in design processes involving children
10	Examination of methods and techniques in design processes involving children
11	Examination of methods and techniques in design processes involving children
12	Students' research presentations
13	Students' research presentations
14	Students' research presentations

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Lancester, Y., Broadment, V. (2003). Listening to Young Children. Maidenhead: Open University Press. Mc Kechnie, J.ve Hobbs, S. (2004). Childhood Studies. S. Fraser, V. Lewis, S. Ding, M. Kellett & C. Robinson. In Doing Research with Children and Young People (pp. 271-285). London: Sage. Ross, J. (2008). Drawing Production, Drawing Re-experience and Drawing Re-cognition. C. Lange-Küttner, A.Vinter (eds.). In Drawing and the Non-Verbal Mind: A Life-Span Perspective (pp. 42-62). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Sanoff, H. (1991). Visual Research Methods in Design. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Skivenes, M., Strandbu, A. (2006). A Child Perspective and Children's Participation. Children, Youth and Environments, 16(2); 10-27. Sorrel, J., Sorrel, F. (2005). Joinupdesignforschools. London: Merrel. Şener, T. (2006). The Children and Architecture Project in Turkey. Children, Youth and Environments, 16(2), 191-206. Thomson, P. (2008). Children and Young People: Voices in Visual Research. P. Thomson (ed.). In Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People (pp.1-19). London: Routledge.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	In the course, the grade is determined by the final exam and homework studies during the semester.
Information	Homework studies is carried out in the course.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High