The main objective of this course is to teach, how interior designers, architects and environmental designers can succeed in a new project and business planning, steps, strategies and evaluation techniques in project realization process. In project idea development, the acceptance of the product or service by the customers and users and the financial success is very important. The aim is, starting from the design phase, how the project realization process can become “transparent”, how the elements of this process can be evaluated and the project risks reduced and the project can become “feasible”.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
This course is not open this semester.
Office Hour(s)
This course is not open this semester.
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Business Plan Applications, Group Discussion and Evaluation, Student Business Plan Presentations.
Principle Sources
1) BOYLE, G. Design Project Management, Ashgate Publishing, 2003.
2) TAPAN, M., Mimarlıkta Değerlendirme, İTÜ İnşaat Fakültesi, 2004.
3) KUBR, T., MARCHESI, H., IIAR, D., KIENHUIS, H., Starting Up, Amsterdam, 1998.
4) DAFT, R. L., Understanding The Theory and Design of Organizations, Mason, 2007.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Course Introduction, Problem Definition, Project Concept and Process.
Lecture
2. Week
Evaluation of Design/Project Process, Objectives, Secondary objectives, Priorities, Relations
Develops and deepens professional practice, research methods and technique with a base on the Bachelor’s degree in the field of architecture, planning and design at an advanced level.
PO-2
Conducts a scientific research in a critical way, improves skill in academic dialog for the critical and categorical results
PO-3
Makes contribution to professional knowledge and practise in the related field , takes mutual and individual responsibilities , conceives interdisciplinary interaction.
PO-4
Has an advanced level of art and culture aesthetical knowledge in the related field
PO-5
Improves skills in using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level.
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Has competence in using communication technology and informatics by software knowledge in the relevant field.
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Conducts an academic research in a systematical and critical way, prepares and presents academic research in national and international media.
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Has theoretical and practical knowledge at an advanced level in the reletad field.
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Has artistic and aesthetical knowledge and improves skill in application which leads to productivity.
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Organizes and manages phases of artistic and scientific studies while having a competence in project management.
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Defines goals in the artistic and cultural media
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Defines national and international literature in the related field.
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Expresses aim, value and meaning of his studies for the target population in an effective way.
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Has multi dimensional point of view for the principles and standards of economical, environmental and sustainable environmet in the related field.
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Takes an active role in the process of raising the awareness of public by preserving and introducing cultural merits
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
At each stage of business planning and development, strategies, assessment techniques, feasibility, and how to achieve the main goal is teached and the elimination of all obstacles on the road to success is provided.
LO-2
The ability to evaluate a business start-up and to do a feasibility study is achieved.
LO-3
Students infromed about, marketing strategies, target market, market analysis and competition, sales and revenue projections.
LO-4
For a Start-Up or Business Develoment Project, all necessary information on Project Management and Planning is given.
LO-5
How one can reduce the project risks in a new business development and make it feasible, ending with financial success.
