FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of English Translation and Interpreting

GEAR 322 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Universal Design
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEAR 322
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Second Foreign Language
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims for students’ the understanding of the principles of Universal Design theories and Design For All practices. The goal of the course is to open the student understanding on how diversity, both in terms of social issues both in terms of physical disability, can improve the living environment for a wider population.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • understand the importance of inclusive design,
  • analyze the built environment and its architectonical barriers,
  • produce oral presentations on assigned research case studies,
  • integrate Good Practices of Inclusion in their field of study and research,
Course Description In order to enrich student knowledge on Universal Design issues, during the course, students will be introduced on several topics related to Universal Design. Within the semester, students will develop independent research on topics assigned by the instructors.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SYLLABUS AND COURSE STRUCTURE None
2 INTRODUCTION: ‘Design for All’ / GROUP WORK ORGANIZATION AND RESEARCH TOPICS Homework 01
3 STUDENT PRESENTATION OF HW01 Student Presentations
4 TOPIC 01 : ‘Outdoor Sports Area Design For People Affected by Cerebral Palsy’ None
5 TOPIC 02: ‘Product Design’ None
6 MIDTERM To be announced by the Instructor
7 TOPIC 03: ‘Prosthetics for the Mind’ Review of the previous class
8 TOPIC 04: ‘Integration and Urban Environment’ Review of the previous class
9 TOPIC 05: ‘Wearable Devices’ Review of the previous class
10 TOPIC 06: ‘Neurobiology for Aestethics’ Review of the previous class
11 Case Study 01 Workshop Student presentations
12 TOPIC 07: ‘Digital Devices for Disability’ To be announced by the Instructor
13 TOPIC 09: ‘Design for the Elderly’ Review of the previous class
14 TOPIC 10: ‘Architectonical Barriers’ Review of the previous class
15 Semester Review Student presentations
16 FINAL SUBMISSION Final Portfolio Submission

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Herwig O., ‘Universal design Solutions for a barrier-free living’, Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2008 ISBN-10: 3038211281 ISBN-13: 978-3038211280

Suggested Readings/Materials

Digital Documents and web resources

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
1
10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
16
Field Work
1
7
7
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
8
8
Presentation / Jury
1
4
4
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
7
7
Final Exam
1
10
10
    Total
100

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired,

2

To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods,

3

To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages,

4

To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production,

5

To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language,

6

To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired,

7

To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act,

8

To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields,

9

To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work,

10

To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources,

11

To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level,

12

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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