Design process contains several stages. This stages are arranged the determination and analysis of the problem, the preparation of design alternatives, the definition of positive and negative aspects of alternatives and the decision of optimum solution. In the scope of the course, the theories behind design decision support systems are discussed. It is aimed to teach the students to find appropriate design decision support system and to evaluate them properly. The students have knowledge about how they analysis design process and the problems of decisions. Which tools or techniques should be used and how these tools or techniques should be developed are explained. A case study, which helps to make practices by using existing systems or developing new systems, is conducted in the scope of the course.
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)
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Schedule
Architecture Computer Lab
Office Hour(s)
Emrah TÜRKYILMAZ, 2D-13
Teaching Methods and Techniques
After teaching basic principles, small practices will be developed. Students will give seminars about their case studies which will be final project of the course. There will be two research works during the course.
Principle Sources
Friend, J., and Hickling, A., (1997), Planning Under Pressure: The Strategic Choice Approach. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford.
Expert Choice, Inc. (1995) User manual: Ecpro for windows: Decision support software, Pittsburgh, USA.
Moutinho, L., B. Curry, F. Davies and P. Rita (1994) Computer Modelling and Expert Systems in Marketing, Routledge, London
Saaty, T.L. (1981) The Analytic Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Saaty, T.L. (1981) The Analytic Hierarchy Process, McGraw-Hill, New York.Saaty, T.L. and J.M. Alexander (1989) Conflict Resolution - The Analytic Hierarchy Process, Praeger, new York.
Simon, H.(1960) The New Science of Management Decisions, Harper and Row, New York.
Arentze, T.A. (1999) A Spatial Decision Support System for the Planning of Retail and Service Facilities. Ph.D. Thesis. Eindhoven University of Technology.
Arentze, T.A., G.L. Lucardie, H. Oppewal, H.J.P. Timmermans (1996) A Functional Decision Table Based Approach to Multi-Attribute Decision Making. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Retailing and Consumer Services Science held in Telfs/Buchen, Austria, 22-25 June, 1996.
CODASYL (1982) A modern appraisal of decision tables. Report of the decision table task group of the conference on data systems languages (CODASYL). New York, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Lucardie, G.L. (1994) Functional object-types as a foundation of complex knowledge-based systems. Rijswijk, TNO Bouw, Ph.D. thesis.
Vanthienen, J. and E. Dries (1994) Illustration of a decision table tool for specifying and implementing knowledge based systems, International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, 3, 267-288.
Vanthienen, J., G. Wets (1994) From decision tables to expert system shells, Data & Knowledge Engineering,13, 265-282.
Witlox, F. (1998) Modelling Site Selection: A relational Approach Based on Fuzzy Decision Tables, Eindhoven University of Technology, Ph.D. thesis.
Other Sources
Mendoza, G.A. and P. Macoun (1999) Guidelines for Applying Multi-Criteria Analysis to the Assessment of Criteria and Indicators. Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Jakarta, Indonesa.
www.cifor.cgiar.org/acm/methods/toolbox9.html
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to the course
Verbal expression
2. Week
Design theory and methods - I
Verbal expression
3. Week
Design theory and methods - II
Verbal expression
4. Week
Design process - I
Verbal expression
5. Week
Design process - II
Verbal expression and practice
6. Week
I.Research work
Seminar
7. Week
Principles of decision support systems - I
Verbal expression
8. Week
Principles of decision support systems - II
Verbal expression
9. Week
Basic decision support systems
Verbal expression
10. Week
Advanced decision support systems
Verbal expression
11. Week
II.Research work
Seminar
12. Week
Developing a decision system - I
Practice
13. Week
Developing a decision system - II
Practice
14. Week
Developing a decision system - III
Practice
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
30
Practice
3
30
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the fields of architectural theory, design methods and design philosophy. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-2
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the fields of social and cultural geography and on the concepts of space and time. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-3
Having knowledge to produce critical and original work in the field of built environment and human/society relationship within the framework of human-environment-behaviour. (KNOWLEDGE)
PO-4
Ability to direct the experience gained from architectural design and other knowledge areas to new fields and generate strategies. (ABILITY)
PO-5
Ability to conduct research, examination, interpretation; to use adequate techniques and produce original results in the field of academic knowledge and design process. (ABILITY)
PO-6
Ability to use the theoretical and practical knowledge of architectural design referring to undergraduate competence. (ABILITY)
PO-7
Competence for analyzing and interpreting architectural products within the framework of architectural concepts. (COMPETENCE)
PO-8
Competence for relating architectural design, architectural theory and building construction with social sciences and humanities such as psychology, philosophy and political economy. (COMPETENCE)
PO-9
Competence for presenting a work - made individually or in a group- systematically, in a foreign language, using the required computer programs, verbal, written and visual. (COMPETENCE)
PO-10
To gain knowledge and understand the socio-economical and spatial components and processes which are both the subjects and the outcomes of an urban design project.
PO-11
To gain knowledge and critical awareness about the relations in between urban design and the other disciplines like architecture, urban planning, economy and sociology; and the opportunuties and threats that will arise by these relations.
PO-12
Ability to realize an urban design project or a research on urban design in a multidisciplinary process, using both the theoretical and practical knowledge infrastructure, developing new methods and techniques.
PO-13
Ability to direct socio-economical and spatial components and processes in the urban design process.
PO-14
To gain competency on conducting an indivudial research or project on urban design.
PO-15
To gain competency on working as a group member and to work out the complicated processes that will occur during the urban design.
PO-16
To gain competancy to produce an original academical/scientific research, to present and to discuss in a dialectical framework.
PO-17
To gain competency on strategical decision making as a component of the urban design project and to produce original solutions considering ethical values.
PO-18
Understanding time management and control, cost planning and control, risk management, approaches, models and techniques to improve organizational / management effectiveness in project and construction management.
PO-19
Understanding classic and contemporary management theories and human relationship in management to improve management effectiveness in beginning, design and construction processes of a project.
PO-20
Ability to direct the experience gained from construction management and technology to new fields and ability to generate strategies.
PO-21
Ability to transfer and apply knowledge according to construction management and technology to the beginning of project, design and construction processes.
PO-22
Competence for analyzing, interpreting and establish relations within the framework of construction management and technology with the project and construction process.
PO-23
Competence for making strategic decisions of architectural design projects, in the field of construction management and technology, and generating original solutions.
PO-24
Understanding the basic principles of structural systems, development and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-25
Understanding managerial tasks of architect and approaches, models and techniques to improve effectiveness in project and construction management.
PO-26
Understanding the relationship between sub systems which forms entire building and building technology, to ensure effective and correct use of a complex building from the beginning of design process to the usage, and ability to be able to criticize them.
PO-27
Ability to transfer and apply knowledge according to architectural engineering, to the beginning of design and construction processes of a project.
PO-28
Competence for producing a comprehensive architectural project from the beginning of schematic design to detailed system development phase (structural and environmental systems, safety and fire protection, partition systems, building envelop, building service systems).
PO-29
Competence for making strategic decisions of architectural design projects, in the field of architectural engineering, and generating original solutions.
PO-30
To have advenced level knowledge and realization about two different scale monument and site conservation.
PO-31
To have advenced level knowledge and realization about basic issues of conservation which are restoration theories, international modern conservation principles, national and international legal and organizational regulations and recording cultural heritage.
PO-32
To have advenced level of knowledge and realization about design principles of new addition to the historic building and infill building in historic settlement, measured drawing, restitution and restoration projects of historic building.
PO-33
To be informed and own critical awareness for utilizing from national and international examples of conservation of historical sites that are rapidly disappearing, preparing analytical surveys, preparing morphology and typology study and evaluating the data reunited from these studies.
PO-34
To gain cognitive and practice knowledge for proficiency in practice about monument and site conservation.
PO-35
To apply and integrate the knowledge, conception and problem solving ability about monument and site conservation with the knowledges from architectural history, city planning, urban design, archeology, civil engineering and such discipline areas and to apply within interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and upper-disciplinary contexts.
PO-36
To develop new data and methods on monument and site conservation and to have ability for merging the gained knowledge with the knowledge from the other discipline areas.
PO-37
To have ability for performing research, survey and critical evaluation on academic knowledge and design process, using approprate technics and producing unique outcomes.
PO-38
To have ability for carrying out individual study on monument and site conservation.
PO-39
To have ability for making a decision in analysis stage about monument and site conservation area, to lead projects/academic studies, to produce a work in a group by taking individual responsibility and to have ability for leading and changing complex processes.
PO-40
To have ability for taking strategic decisions about monument and site conservation projects and concerning ethic values while producing unique solutions.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Understaning of design theory and methods
LO-2
Advanced study of design process
LO-3
Understanding of design decision support systems
LO-4
Using design decision support tools
LO-5
Developing design decision support tools for design problems