Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7FAD 403DESIGN RESEARCH METHODS3+0+03528.07.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course In Design Research Methods, students explore and advance using the research study techniques correctly within the scope of diverse kinds of architectural research.

These architectural methods have diverse origins, rising from the humanities/ social sciences, from the sciences, and architectural design.

The students are expected to select the right mode of research parallel to contemporary concerns, conventions, and methodologies

In the course of a research study, academic reports preparation is learned aligns with research data/ source.

During the course of the study as a research process;
- learn how to handle a topic and frame it appropriately as a coherent line of inquiry
- collect evidence;
- navigate academic databases;
- prepare a literature review;
- develop an argument;
- develop clear research question;
- indicate the results/ findings understandable within academic concern

In the end within the completion, the students develop the expansive intellectual framework for design/ architectural research paper.
Course Content Identifying and analyzing the research process; research methods and research techniques; preparing a report within the scope of findings.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Studio work, Research.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Hüma Tülce Uman huma.tulce@ankarabilim.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources + Groat, Linda N., and David Wang. Architectural research methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2013. + Neuman, W. Lawrence. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Pearson education, 2013. • Aziz, A. (1990) Araştırma Yöntemleri- Teknikleri ve İletişim. Ankara: A. Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi ve Basın- Yayın Yüksekokulu Basımevi. • Arıkan, R. (2000) Araştırma Teknikleri ve Rapor Yazma. Ankara: Gazi Kitapevi. • Bal, H.(2001) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri. Isparta: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Yayınları. • Dinler, Z. (2006) Bilimsel Araştırma ve e-kaynaklar. Bursa: Ekin Kitapevi Yayınları. • Karasar, N. (2008) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. Ankara: Nobel Yayın. • Karasar, N. (1984) Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama. Ankara: Hacettepe-Taş Kitapçılık Ltd.Şti. • Pakdil, F.A. (1993) Mimarlık Araştırmaları İçin Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi El Kitab. İstanbul: YTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı İşliği.
Course Notes + Groat, Linda N., and David Wang. Architectural research methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2013.
+ Neuman, W. Lawrence. Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Pearson education, 2013.

• Aziz, A. (1990) Araştırma Yöntemleri- Teknikleri ve İletişim. Ankara: A. Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi ve Basın- Yayın Yüksekokulu Basımevi.
• Arıkan, R. (2000) Araştırma Teknikleri ve Rapor Yazma. Ankara: Gazi Kitapevi.
• Bal, H.(2001) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri. Isparta: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Yayınları.
• Dinler, Z. (2006) Bilimsel Araştırma ve e-kaynaklar. Bursa: Ekin Kitapevi Yayınları.
• Karasar, N. (2008) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. Ankara: Nobel Yayın.
• Karasar, N. (1984) Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama. Ankara: Hacettepe-Taş Kitapçılık Ltd.Şti.
• Pakdil, F.A. (1993) Mimarlık Araştırmaları İçin Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi El Kitab. İstanbul: YTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı İşliği.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 2 % 20
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
4
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 3 42
Assignments 2 9 18
Mid-terms 1 17 17
Final examination 1 17 17
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,53333333333333 136

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Student learns to do more research on the any subject
2 Student learns to use different research techniques
3 Student has knowledge about academic report writing method
4 Student gains knowledge and skills that are required for report preparation
5 Use primary and secondary research methods to investigate an area of practice, with consideration of research ethics
6 Present research findings, through written work, visually and orally
7 Student learns and improves the ethics rules in the research and report writing process

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the course: General information about the course content and research Presentation of the course outline, methods, objectives and requirements.
2 Stages of the research process, Researching and data collection Research standards, Purpose of research The main purpose of writing reports and general information about the identification of research topics
3 Research methods: 1. Historical research 2. Qualitative research 3. Correlational research
4 Research methods: 1. Historical research 2. Qualitative research 3. Correlational research
5 Research methods: 4. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research 5. Simulation Research
6 Research methods: 6. Logical Argumentation 7. Case study and mixed methods
7 DATA COLLECTION: How to collect data for the research
8 Midterm Exam
9 Report critics Research question: Literature Review and Research Design Indicating methods, and quoting excerpts systems Formal structure and nature of the report
10 Research Paper Critics
11 Research Paper critics
12 Research Paper Critics
13 Research Paper Critics
14 Research Paper Critics
15 Research Paper Presentation
16 Final Submission: Research Paper

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 3
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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