IAED 4103 - Professional Practice and Portfolyo

Basic Information

Course Code:

IAED 4103

Course Name:

Professional Practice and Portfolyo

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

3.00

Instructor:

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Başak KARADUMAN

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to increase the students' current knowledge about practical applications in the field of interior architecture. The aim of this course is to teach the designer - employer - practitioner relations, design research, designing, projecting, presentation, application control and to teach the methods of preparing a presentation file and to teach how to organize and present their best pieces of design works, so they can prepare a webpage and a portfolio with which they can have a chance to take an important role in professional practice.

Course Content

It is aimed for student to create their own portfolio, be introduced to their professional responsibilities and ethical issues and establish a relationship with professional interior architects. Students will be introduced to different aspects of their profession by participating in seminars presented by invited professional. The main objective of this course is to teach students the current position of the professions and help them shape their design ideologies.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None / None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Sey, Y., Orhon, İ., Aral, N., Meslek Pratiği Bilgisi Dersi Notları, İTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi, Baskı Atölyesi,1984.Piotrowski C.M. (1989).Professional Practice for Interior Designers. , New York:Van NostrandReinhold.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Be aware of contexts for interior design practice
LO2	Be aware of role and purpose of instruments of services
LO3	Understand types of professional business formations
LO4	Understand professional ethics and conduct
LO5	Contribute to the production of interior contract documents including drawings, detailing, schedules, and specification formats appropriate to project size and scope

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction
2	Definition of Interior Architecture, history, application areas and design process. Interior Designer: Definition, Characteristics, Tasks, Responsibilities, Working conditions Professional ethics and conduct TMMOB Chamber of Interior Architects: Definition, Statute, Establishment objectives, Control mechanism.
3	Academic institutions, universities abroad, education systems, higher education in interior architecture Professional business start-ups and company types
4	Student Presentations (National and International Interior Design Firms)
5	Logo, letterhead, Business Card Preparation and corporate identity work Resume / CV, CV Preparation
6	Introduction to project managing Examples- making groups Student work (selection of spaces)
7	Group work -selection of client profile -Specification list
8	Midterm
9	Pricing considerations, quantity surveying and bill of quantities The role and purpose of service tools -In class work
10	Project managing, and methods of time estimations -In class work
11	Project managing (Contribute to the production of contract documents including drawings, detailing, schedules and specifications appropriate to the project size and scope) -In class work
12	Project managing (Contribute to the production of contract documents including drawings, detailing, schedules and specifications appropriate to the project size and scope) -In class work
13	Introduction to Portfolio Page Layout
14	Portfolio Cover Design
15	National Holiday

Workload Calculation

No information available.

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%30
2	Project	%20
3	Final Exam	%50
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11
PO-12
PO-13

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):Students are permitted to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools (such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, etc.) for grammar correction and academic writing improvement throughout their work. However, AI-generated original content (e.g., analysis, paragraph writing, conceptual description, etc.) must not exceed 20% of the submitted material.In any case where AI tools are used, students are required to include a clear declaration within the assignment/report/submission. This declaration must include the name of the AI tool/model used, the specific purpose, and a brief explanation of how it contributed to the work.Example declaration:"I used ChatGPT-4 for proofreading and restructuring the introductory paragraph."Failure to declare the use of AI tools when applied will be treated as a violation of academic integrity and plagiarism policies and may result in disciplinary action.