YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY

ARCHITECTURE (English-Master's Thesis)

Degree Awarded:Master's Degree, Relationship with Competency Frameworks: TYÇ-TYYÇ: Level 7, EQF-LLL: Level 7, ISCED (2011): Level 7, QF-EHEA: Second Cycle

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#	Programme Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Theoretical and/or factual knowledge		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	Based on the competence obtained at undergraduate level, they have advanced knowledge and understanding, which provides the necessary foundation for original studies in the basic fields of architecture, planning, design.	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Reading Seminar Report Writing Technical Visit Thesis Work Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
2	They have a critical awareness about the problems related to the nature, sources, production and testing of knowledge at the interfaces between architecture/planning/design field and other fields.
Skills
Cognitive and/or practical skills		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	For the professional master’s degree, they obtain the necessary cognitive and practical skills for competence of professional application	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Reading Seminar Report Writing Technical Visit Thesis Work Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
2	They appliy the obtained knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills at new and out-of-the-ordinary settings and within extensive, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts related to the field.
3	They conduct an academic research critically. They conduct academic dialogue for its critical and categorical results.
Personal & Occupational Competences In Terms Of Each Of The Following Groups
Autonomy & Responsibility		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	They independently manage a study related to the field which requires proficiency.	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Internship Reading Seminar Report Writing Technical Visit Thesis Work Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
2	They act independently and take responsibility in the work and learning environments, defines and conducts a project.
3	They contribute to the disciplinary knowledge and practices of teams working in academic or professional environments in their field, and/or takes responsibility in reviewing outcomes.
Learning to Learn		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	They have the learning skills which enables them to direct their education mainly by themselves or proceed independently.	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Reading Seminar Application / Practice Report Writing Technical Visit Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
Communication & Social		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	They clearly and systematically share the discoveries and results of a study and the underlying knowledge and rationale with professional and non-professional groups.	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Reading Seminar Report Writing Technical Visit Thesis Work Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
2	They display a dialectic thought about social norms and relations. They may lead for change.
3	They communicate via oral and written skills by using one foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level.
4	They interactively use language, symbols and texts.
5	They interactively use computer software informatics and communication technologies at an advanced level as the field requires.
Occupational and/or Vocational		Learning & Teaching Methods	Assesment & Grading Methods
1	They systematically and critically conduct an academic research, an academic dialogue for/through its critical and categorical results; present a paper and publish studies in national and international media.	Lecture & In-Class Activities Homework Reading Seminar Application / Practice Report Writing Technical Visit Thesis Work Field Study Land Surveying Project Work Group Work Web Based Learning	Homework Assessment Mid-Term Exam Presentation of Thesis Short Exam Presentation of Document Project Competition / Submission Presentation of Report Final Exam Oral Exam Peer Review Project Assessment Expert Assessment Computer Based Presentation
2	They have the required competence in order to obtain a valid certification for competence of professional application for the professional master’s degree.
3	They develop strategies, policies, and implementation plans on issues related to the field and evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes, taking into account social and ethical responsibilities.
4	They produce comprehensive projects related to the field by applying the knowledge, understanding and skills obtained [with an interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approach] which displays their capacity to make design/planning decisions in various scales.

#	Programme Learning Outcomes
1	Based on the competence obtained at undergraduate level, they have advanced knowledge and understanding, which provides the necessary foundation for original studies in the basic fields of architecture, planning, design.
2	They have a critical awareness about the problems related to the nature, sources, production and testing of knowledge at the interfaces between architecture/planning/design field and other fields.
3	For the professional master’s degree, they obtain the necessary cognitive and practical skills for competence of professional application
4	They appliy the obtained knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills at new and out-of-the-ordinary settings and within extensive, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts related to the field.
5	They conduct an academic research critically. They conduct academic dialogue for its critical and categorical results.
6	They independently manage a study related to the field which requires proficiency.
7	They act independently and take responsibility in the work and learning environments, defines and conducts a project.
8	They contribute to the disciplinary knowledge and practices of teams working in academic or professional environments in their field, and/or takes responsibility in reviewing outcomes.
9	They have the learning skills which enables them to direct their education mainly by themselves or proceed independently.
10	They clearly and systematically share the discoveries and results of a study and the underlying knowledge and rationale with professional and non-professional groups.
11	They display a dialectic thought about social norms and relations. They may lead for change.
12	They communicate via oral and written skills by using one foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level.
13	They interactively use language, symbols and texts.
14	They interactively use computer software informatics and communication technologies at an advanced level as the field requires.
15	They systematically and critically conduct an academic research, an academic dialogue for/through its critical and categorical results; present a paper and publish studies in national and international media.
16	They have the required competence in order to obtain a valid certification for competence of professional application for the professional master’s degree.
17	They develop strategies, policies, and implementation plans on issues related to the field and evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes, taking into account social and ethical responsibilities.
18	They produce comprehensive projects related to the field by applying the knowledge, understanding and skills obtained [with an interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approach] which displays their capacity to make design/planning decisions in various scales.

DESCRIPTIONS OF LEVELS OF QUALIFICATIONS IN TYYÇ MASTER'S DEGREE, TYYÇ: LEVEL 7, EQF-LLL: LEVEL 7, QF-EHEA: SECOND CYCLE	DESCRIPTIONS OF FIELDS OF NATIONAL EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS -EN_ectstemelalan_name_long_	ARCHITECTURE (English-Master's Thesis) Programme Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Theoretical and/or factual knowledge
To be able to develop and deepen their knowledge in the same or a different field at the level of expertise based on undergraduate level qualifications To be able to comprehend the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field.		Based on the competence obtained at undergraduate level, they have advanced knowledge and understanding, which provides the necessary foundation for original studies in the basic fields of architecture, planning, design. They have a critical awareness about the problems related to the nature, sources, production and testing of knowledge at the interfaces between architecture/planning/design field and other fields.
Skills
Cognitive and/or practical skills
To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise acquired in the field. To be able to interpret the knowledge acquired in the field by integrating information from different disciplinary fields and to create new information, To be able to solve the problems encountered in the field by using research methods.		For the professional master’s degree, they obtain the necessary cognitive and practical skills for competence of professional application They appliy the obtained knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills at new and out-of-the-ordinary settings and within extensive, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary contexts related to the field. They conduct an academic research critically. They conduct academic dialogue for its critical and categorical results.
Personal & Occupational Competences In Terms Of Each Of The Following Groups
Autonomy & Responsibility
To be able to independently carry out a study requiring specialization in the field. To be able to develop new strategic approaches for solving complex and unforeseen problems encountered in applications related to the field and to produce solutions by taking responsibility. To be able to lead in environments that require solving problems related to the field.		They independently manage a study related to the field which requires proficiency. They act independently and take responsibility in the work and learning environments, defines and conducts a project. They contribute to the disciplinary knowledge and practices of teams working in academic or professional environments in their field, and/or takes responsibility in reviewing outcomes.
Learning to Learn
To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills at the level of expertise acquired in the field and to be able to direct their learning.		They have the learning skills which enables them to direct their education mainly by themselves or proceed independently.
Communication & Social
To be able to systematically transfer the current developments in the field and his/her own studies to the groups in and out of the field in written, oral and visual form by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data. To be able to examine social relations and the norms that guide these relations from a critical perspective, to be able to develop them and to be able to take action to change them when necessary. To be able to communicate orally and in writing in a foreign language at least at the B2 level of the European Language Portfolio. To be able to use advanced information and communication technologies together with computer software at the level required by the field.		They clearly and systematically share the discoveries and results of a study and the underlying knowledge and rationale with professional and non-professional groups. They display a dialectic thought about social norms and relations. They may lead for change. They communicate via oral and written skills by using one foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. They interactively use language, symbols and texts. They interactively use computer software informatics and communication technologies at an advanced level as the field requires.
Occupational and/or Vocational
To be able to supervise and teach these values by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the data related to the field. To be able to develop strategies, policies and implementation plans on issues related to the field and to evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes. To be able to use the knowledge, problem solving and/or application skills in the field in interdisciplinary studies.		They systematically and critically conduct an academic research, an academic dialogue for/through its critical and categorical results; present a paper and publish studies in national and international media. They have the required competence in order to obtain a valid certification for competence of professional application for the professional master’s degree. They develop strategies, policies, and implementation plans on issues related to the field and evaluate the results obtained within the framework of quality processes, taking into account social and ethical responsibilities. They produce comprehensive projects related to the field by applying the knowledge, understanding and skills obtained [with an interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approach] which displays their capacity to make design/planning decisions in various scales.

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ARCHITECTURE (English-Master's Thesis)