Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
. PEM024 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Güzide Pınar KÖYLÜ
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sertaç KAYA (Güz)
Goals This course aims to improve students’ knowledge on inclusive design and design for disability concepts, to introduce laws, regulations, and standards related to these concepts, to raise proffessional awareness in the needs of different user groups, and to develop the ability to reflect this awareness onto practical projects.
Course Content Understanding needs of different user groups and developing suitable design solutions for them
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 To explain the historical development of relationship between design and disability
2 To analyze the needs of different user groups
3 To be able to link between user group and design solutions
4 To develop design solutions for different user groups
5 To care participation of individuals with varying physical, social and cognitive capabilities in social life
6 To present his/her design solution by using manual and digital tools.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Design and disability relationship
2. Week “Design for disability”, “Design for all”, “Universal design”, “Inclusive design” , Legislations related with design for disability Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week Inclusive design for public and personal spaces Presentation (Preparation), Practice
4. Week Needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
5. Week Needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
6. Week Needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
7. Week Needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Developing inclusive design solutions by considering needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
10. Week Developing inclusive design solutions by considering needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
11. Week Developing inclusive design solutions by considering needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
12. Week Developing inclusive design solutions by considering needs of different user groups Preparation, After Class Study, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week Developing inclusive design solutions by considering needs of different user groups Research, Other Activities
14. Week General evaluation
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Knowledge: Within the framework of environmental and social sustainability principles (considering the public interest and value), to have the knowledge and understanding to gain and reflect up-to-date information that will carry out planning, design, management activities and research,
2 Knowledge: To have knowledge in planning and design approaches regarding sustainable resource management, healthy living and access to food, resilience, climate change management, rural / urban development and use of technology,
3 Knowledge: To have knowledge about universal, corporate and professional ethical values related to the field,
4 Knowledge: To have knowledge of national and international norms, conventions, professional principles, laws, regulations and standards related to the field,
5 Skill: The ability to use the necessary tools for the holistic perception, planning, design and creation of management models of processes within the landscape in the context of spatial / temporal scale, in the effects, pressures and changes faced by the inhabited geography,
6 Skill: The ability to develop alternative constructions and solutions in accordance with field-specific theories and methods in planning and design processes,
7 Skill: The ability to take responsibility in an interdisciplinary / transdisciplinary team, to set goals in a collaborative and inclusive manner, to plan tasks and to work in a participatory manner,
8 Skill: The ability to discuss individual views on field-specific issues and to improve oneself
9 Competence: Competence to act with the awareness of lifelong learning and research by internalizing sustainable, innovative and entrepreneurial approaches,
10 Competence: Competence of foreign language skills at a level to communicate and follow the developments in the field,
11 Competence: Competence to make decisions with a fair and participatory consciousness, with respect to environmental rights, social and cultural rights, showing the necessary sensitivity in the protection of natural environment and cultural heritage, based on universal principles in the field of profession,
12 Competence: Competence to prepare, implement, manage and monitor projects about the field, taking into account of knowledge in Landscape Architecture theory and methodology, open green space planning, green and blue infrastructure, management, protection and interpretation of cultural landscapes and landscape management,
13 Competence: Competence to produce projects in interdisciplinary collaborations in landscape planning, design and materials with the experience of tree nursery, application and office internship by integrating knowledge on the management of landscapes of different scales, planning and design of infrastructure projects, material and construction techniques with information technologies in the field,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6
PY1 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY2 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY3 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY4 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY5 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY6 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY7 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY8 4 4 4 4 4 4
PY9 3 3 3 3 3 3
PY10 1 1 1 1 1 1
PY11 5 5 5 5 5 5
PY12 2 2 2 2 2 2
PY13 1 1 1 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Evans, N.J. , Broido, E.M. ,Brown, K.R. & Wilke, A.K.(2017). Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach. Jossey Bass.
  • Rhoads, M. (2013). Applying the ADA: Designing for The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design in Multiple Building Types. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.
  • Evcil. A.N. (2018). Herkes İçin Tasarım Evrensel Tasarım. Boğaziçi Yayınları.
  • Kolektif. (2019) Evrensel Tasarıma Farklı Bakışlar. Nobel Yayıncılık.
  • Koca, D., Yılmaz M. (2017). Engelliler için Mekan Düzenlemelerinde Kapsayıcı Tasarım. YÖK
  • Related TSE, ISO standards, Publications of The Chamber of Architects
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 4 56
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 10 0.4 4
Research 1 4 4
Presentation (Preparation) 10 0.2 2
Practice 10 0.4 4
Other Activities 1 2 2
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2.5 2.5
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0