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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Architecture Graduate Program With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
82111127 Cognitive Mapping Theories in Architecture 2026 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Özlem DEMİRKAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Özlem DEMİRKAN A-110 [email protected] 7448 Monday
13:00-15:00
Course Content
Legibility, space experience, cognitive mapping, mind maps
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to give theoretical and practical knowledge about legibility, space experience, cognitive mapping, mind maps
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P3 Yaşam boyu öğrenmeyi sürdürebilme 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 P.3.1 1,3
O2 P.3.2 1,3
O3 P.3.3 1,3
O4 P.3.4 1,3
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Space experience, senses, perception
2 Is it map or drawing?
3 Mapping invisible
4 Graphical integrity, analyses of mapping
5 Data
6 Mapping and art
7 Mapping lived space
8 Legend creation and rating
9 Midterm exam
10 Zihin Haritaları
11 Character, context, design and mapping
12 Mapping in time-space intersection
13 Mapping nature
14 User in mapping theories
Textbook or Material
Resources Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Yaneva, A.,(2012). Mapping Contraversies in Architecture, Ashgate.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework 5 20 (%)
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 20 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 8 112
Midterms 1 8 8
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 3 8 24
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 4 8 32
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 7 7
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 225
Total Work Load / 30 7,50
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3
O1 Güncel mimarlık literatürünü ve sektörel gelişmeleri izleyebilme, yeni teknolojileri ve malzemeleri projelere entegre edebilme. 5
O2 Mesleki gelişim için bilimsel etkinliklere katılabilme. 4
O3 Disiplinlerarası bilgi alanlarını keşfederek bunlarla etkileşime girebilme. 3
O4 Bilgiyi paylaşarak disipline katkıda bulunabilme. 3