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A comparative analysis of methods for triggering â€œcreative thinkingâ€ in design studios
Authors: Atakan Gokçe 
Published: January 2023

â€œDesign Studioâ€ is acknowledged as the core course for â€œspatial designâ€ in both architecture and interior architecture education. The main idea of the design studio is based on uniting all the gathered information from other classes in a context of an architectural project. The key expectation from the studio is to teach â€˜how to think creativelyâ€™. This paper, particularly concentrates on interior architecture education. Design studios in Turkey, mostly use what is referred as the â€œcontextual modelâ€ which starts with a given problem/ situation and proceeds from that given context. During the process of this approach, the instructor guides the student, discusses space generation and corrects technical mistakes.Â Taking â€œcreative thinkingâ€ into consideration, it is important to constitute another model, which is referred as the â€œconceptual modelâ€. This process starts with studentâ€™s thoughts triggered by chosen materials, and the instructor communicates through abstract and intellectual thinking, discusses idea generation and, corrects technical mistakes. In this paper, the method of comparative analysis is used to examine the advantages and disadvantages of each above mentioned design studio model. The comparison of models is done by criteria derived from Salamaâ€™s (1995) survey about the current situation in design studios. As a result of the study it is observed that, both models have some advantages and disadvantages regarding seven excogitated design studio criteria.Keywords: design education, design studio, creative thinking, Ä±nterior architecture.
Teaching technical specifications in fashion design education
Authors: Coruh Esen 
Published: January 2023

Technical specifications of the fashion designs should be made into written form to produce a clothing collection. Thus, the designer visualizes his/her idea using technical drawings. To fully realize his/her idea, it is important that the designer should provide the details regarding the technical specifications correctly. Because while a clothing collection is produced, it goes through many processes by different people. That the designer introduces technical specifications in detail provides accurate production of the collection.In this study, the fashion design process is gathered under fifteen headings as identification of target market, research of fashion trends, determination of concept, identification of colors, selection of fabrics, determination of auxiliary materials, description of line, preparation of concept board, illustration of clothing designs, drawing of technical designs, formation of measurement charts, description of sewing instructions, indication of measurements, preparation of patterns and computing costs. In addition to these headings, the technical specifications covering the process are also considered. Lastly, the suggestions on teaching of the technical specifications in fashion design education are presented. The aim of this study is the technical specifications in the fashion design process to be learned. Therefore, the suggestion for integration of the information that is learned during fashion design education which requires a long lasting infrastructure is presented.Â Â Â In fashion design education, it is important to provide education in design and production process. In this study the aim is to develop a model about teaching technical specifications in fashion design education. The aim of this study is to develop a model for teaching technical specifications in fashion design education. Therefore it is considered that the study is important in terms of integration of design and production information with related technical specifications.Keywords: Fashion design, fashion design education, technical specifications
The effects of visual perception experiences on academic success in fine arts
Authors: Uslu Ozlem 
Published: January 2023

The aims of this study are: to find out how studentsâ€™ previous aesthetic knowledge, visual perception and hand-eye coordination experiences affect academic success in the Faculty of Fine Arts; and to compare the academic success of the students who entered the faculty by aptitude test with students who entered the faculty only university exam score without aptitude test.In this study, literature search, qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques were used. The universe of the study included the graduates who were accepted by the faculty by taking drawing aptitude test and also students who entered the program only by university exam score without aptitude test. The sample of the research included 23 aptitude test takers and 39 non aptitude test takers. The drawing course academic grades were compared between those test takers and non-test-takers. It was found that aptitude test takers were much more successful in drawing class than the respondents who entered the school without aptitude tests. In conclusion, for the art schools the talent exam should be required in order to educate better students.

Keywords: Visual perception, aptitude test, art education, drawing.
Reading image and thinking image in a new visual age
Authors: Taspınar Seyda Eraslan 
Published: January 2023

We are living in the age in which visually is prevailing intensely and mass communication is based upon image rather than expression.Â It is a significant skill for our age to comprehend the language of images in this new visual age. Art and visual world are not independent concepts.Â Visual literacy, a branch of multiple literacies emerged with the development of information and its transfer style, is a visual language utilized to work out issues of this new visual age.Â Â In this study, the relation of visual literacy concept to art and art education is investigated based on the literature in the light of technological advancements.Â Â Improvability of visual literacy skills through art education is discussed by compiling the results and comments of other studies and investigating the interrelation of art and visual literacy.Â At the end of the research with the scanning method, evaluations on the relations of visual literacy concept to art education and their interactive sides were carried out, and conclusions and recommendations were stated relevant to raise productive individuals that have visual literacy skills through an effective art education.Keywords: visual literacy, visual thinking, visual arts, visual arts education
Relation between landscape preferences and perception in animations
Authors: Demirbas Banu Özge 
Published: January 2023

â€œAnimaâ€, the word root of animation, means mediator body between soul and physical body in Latin. Similar to its meaning, the animation technique - with its current form- created by showing images fast in series depicts the bridge between individual and digital reality. It is possible to catch details to which we show instinctive tendency in the visuals that we fictionalize.In the studies in this field where techniques such as 3D, 2D, stop motion and cut out are used, ambient similarities are observed to emerge. Considering from a psychological and biological perspective, we see that landscape preferences are infuential in the determination of our reactions towards the images that we watch. Traces from the way of living of first humans can be observed in the roots of the idea that determines the positive and negative efects on an individual by a completely fictional image. Environmental tendencies and preferences of an individual are shaped with respect to his/her actions experienced formerly. Establishment of aesthetical judgements is associated with this fact. It is seen that the animation movies, commercials and TV shows are produced based on the scene preferences that are thought to afect the individual in a positive way. In this study, relation of environmental tendencies created in animations with past experiences, and efect of this experience on individual are discussed. Elements located in the scenes are in harmony with each other. In order to reinforce the visual communication and to create an efective communication channel, this harmony should be taken into account. Efects of certain approaches between personality and scene preferences on our perception and subsequent similarities between our aesthetical judgements are investigated. It is seen that an efective communication channel can be created by emphasizing these tendencies that play an important role in the determination of our emotional preferences.
Keywords: animation, landscape preference, perception, natural scenes, landscape aesthetics.
Imaginations of creative design on the basis of sustainable design
Authors: Åžatır Seçil 
Published: January 2023

Sustainability has emerged as the most current and striking concepts of the 2000â€™s. Every field, every subject, and every thought generated its sustainable counter part, and sustainability has come to symbolize the future. In fact, when sustainability researchers study design, they usually consider the sustainability of design.On the other hand, since it is of the essence of design, as in the essence of creativity, to conceive an original idea, to make new syntheses and to express them as an out of the ordinary image with seeable, tangible, olfactible, audible, and tasteable indicators, it is essential that the basic features of design should include knowledge about the future projections of design in the context of sustainability of design. Accordingly, it becomes a requisite to bring together all the information that is necessary to protect and sustain environments, habitats and nature that support life and evaluate it in shaping the future of product design and teach it as accumulated knowledge.

Keywords: sustainable design, creativity, practices in education.
Arts and design education for sustainable development
Authors: Özsoy Vedat 
Published: January 2023

The UN General Assembly realized in 1983 that there was a heavy deterioration of the human environment and natural resources, and established the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). WCED's mission was to unite countries to pursue sustainable development together. This commission prepared a report called as â€œOur Common Futureâ€ in October 1987. The focus in the report was that the perspectives of society and nature are equal to that of economy.Countriesâ€™ economic and social development being sustainable, preventing global climate changes and natural disasters are directly proportionate to education strategiesâ€™ involving sustainability. Sustainability education is a model that aims to support the learners to become responsible citizens who struggle for a more sustainable world with their knowledge, skills, values and mental abilities. UNESCO indicates that â€œEducation for Sustainable Developmentâ€ allows every human being to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to shape a sustainable future.Art and design education has a multi-directional content for sustainable development ideals. For example, aesthetic sensitivity and critical thinking which are in the nature of art and design subjects, help students grow as individuals who are environment and ecosystem-sensitive. Sustainability of art and design education could be seen in two-directions. The first side is to keep students away from any kind of violence by providing them with sensitivity and empathy as well as help them develop respect for society and environment. In this way, students gain susceptibility and eagerness to protect ecosystem and live in the limits of nature. The second side is the sustainability projects carried out by students and instructors in art and design lessons. These are applications especially to clarify that a sustainable environment, nature and ecosystem is important for a sustainable life. This study includes some practical examples about the second side.
Keywords: Sustainability, art and design education.
Need for aesthetics in visual and audio environments
Authors: Keten Hatice , Köse H. Seval 
Published: January 2023

Since the early ages, mankind has always been in search of a comfortable, convenient, safe and pleasant environment to live. Mankindâ€™s quite different endeavors and intellectual progresses throughout the historical process have been related to the reason and continuity of his existence. Manâ€™s endeavor to leave various traces in the environments he has been and his creativity have been effective in the formation of cultures and civilizations. This also denotes art.All environments that harbor men stand for their environment. The house, neighborhood, district, village, city, country, office, outdoor or indoor spaces where he dwells are considered the basic constituents of the environment that encircle mankind. All of these constituents have always been interwoven and in contact with cultural textures, aesthetics and art.The fact that the origin of cultures are cities also makes one think about the fact that mankind lives in this environment formed together by such cultural accumulation and the nature. This is because cultures spring from cities, live in cities and spread their influence from one city to another.In this study, the environment where mankind lives is analyzed in terms of meeting aesthetical expectations. With this study conducted on the basis of literature, it is intended to call attention to the subject of designing environments suited to the aesthetical needs and expectations of mankind.
Keywords: Visual environment, audio environment, aesthetics.
Association crafter approach with technology: Customized product design with 3d printer
Authors: Gedik Ebru , Toğay Abdullah 
Published: January 2023

Before the industrial revolution, production had been taking place on the basis of craft, products had been designing and producing specifically to people. Ä°n time, diversifying and expanding consumer needs had led to the evolution of mechanical production to the production of hand. The mass production associated with the industrial revolution had made it possible to produce many of the same products and cheaply. Initially ,this new mode of production maked easier to be able to access the objects but eventually human beings covered with surrounding objects had led to emergance concept of â€œman-made worldâ€ and began to look for new ways to get rid of the uniformity of mass production. This quest had emerged the concept of "mass customization". Companies wishing to increase user satisfaction began to offer personalized services and products to users. However, this can be done within certain boundaries in the traditional manufacturing approach. Today, 3D printer, which is a revolution in the production technology, a new way to produce Customizing products. It becomes possible to produce custom designed products just a craftsman with sensitivity quickly. This study aims to investigate the relationship between 3d printer with customization and detection future application areas.Â Keywords: ProductÂ design, 3d Â printer, MassÂ Â production, Customization
Impact of foreign direct investment inflows on environmental pollution in Turkey
Authors: Bayar Yilmaz 
Published: January 2023

The globalization accelerated especially as of 1980s and the countries began to integrate global economy and remove the constraints on the flows of goods, services and capital. In this context, the developed countries partly shifted their environmentally hazardous production activities to the developing countries especially by means of foreign direct investments. This study investigates the impact of foreign direct investment inflows on the environmental pollution in Turkey during the period 1974-2010 by using Toda and Yamamoto (1995) causality test. We found that there was a bidirectional causality between foreign direct investment inflows and Â emissions.Keywords: Foreign direct investment inflows, Â emissions, causality analysis
The determinants of high technology product export in brict countries: An econometric approach
Authors: Kizilkaya Oktay , Ay Ahmet , Sofuoğlu Emrah 
Published: January 2023

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between R&D expenditures, patent acceptance, openness and high technology product export. For this purpose, using panel FMOLS method, we examined BRICT (Brasil, Russia, India, China, Turkey) countries over the period of 2000-2011. According to the results, in the long run, all variables have positive impact on high technolgy product export. In the light of the findings obtained from the analysis, we present some policy recommendations in the conclusion.
Keywords: HighTechnology Product Export, R&D, Panel FMOLS.
Time management in Turkish nurses
Authors: Ançel Gülsüm , Yilmaz Yasemin 
Published: January 2023

Time management is an essential skill for the employees who work in a busy health settings. This was descriptive study and the aim of this study is to determine the importance paid for time management in nursing. in Turkey. Data was collected by searching â€œUlakbim National Databases and Turkish Medline and 22 studies out of 365 were included in the assessment.. While studies which determine time usage show that nurses do not use their time efficiently, studies which measure time management skill,Â time management skill of nurses or students is at medium-high level. In order to clarify this contradiction, much more studies should be carried out and apart from descriptive studies factors which effect use of time in working environment should be analyzed. This study shows that the issue of time management in nursing is not analyzed as a privileged issue in Turkey and there has not been study that would evaluate time management of nurses.Keywords: Nurse, student, time management, work sampling
Use of Social Networks in Open and Distance Education: What Sociology Students Share?
Authors: Yuzer Tevfik Volkan , Firat Mehmet , Dincer Gokhan Deniz 
Published: January 2023

Facebook, Twitter, forums, blogs, and Wikis are the leading social web applications. Social Web is one of the most active electronic learning systems. Therefore, learners are able to interact with other learners and influenced by these interaction. InMap, Wolfram Alpha and Facebook Insight are the examples of analytics supported Social Web applications. In this study, 12 different Facebook groups and fan page oriented Anadolu Univesity, Open Education Faculty, Sociology Program, were investigated. Posts, comments and answers on the fan pages and the groups are subjected for content analysis. Inductive content analysis was used for qualitative data collected. Qualitative data were given in tables, tables were separated into appropriate groups, codifying applied for related themes in the groups and major themes were acquired. In analysis of data, NVIVO package software was utilized. According to the results of the research, it was determined that students share mostly about exam services, lessons orientation and accreditation of the distance education program.Â Keywords: social web; open and distance education; social networks; content analysis; sociologyÂ
Ethics of natural family planning (NFP) vs ethics of contraception
Authors: ObelenienÄ— BirutÄ— , Narbekovas Andrius 
Published: January 2023

The article analyses the moral difference between Natural Family Planning (NFP) and contraception. Problem Statement: Today one of the most frequently asked questions is the following: if contraception and NFP both have the same purpose of avoiding pregnancy, how can there be any moral difference between them. Moreover, people state that it does not make any difference which method is used, if the end and purpose are the same. In fact, proponents of contraceptives often argue that there is no moral difference between contraception and NFP and even treat NFP as a natural form of contraception. Purpose of the study: To disclose the ethical/moral difference between contraception and NFP. Research methods: Theoretical structural method was used for thorough understanding of human person as a bodily and sexual being. Comparative analysis was used to find the distinction between Christian anthropology and dualistic anthropology. Action assessment criteria were used to evaluate the difference between contraceptive action and contraceptive purpose. Findings: In order to show the moral difference between contraception and NFP, firstly thorough understanding of human person as a bodily and sexual being is given, the difference of the use of NFP and contraception in the aspect of human dignity is revealed, and then a distinction between a contraceptive action and a contraceptive will is drawn. Conclusion. The end or purpose of family planning does not make all of the various practices ethically the same. NFP is not a natural contraception; it is the ethical opposite.Â Keywords: Christian anthropology, dualistic anthropology; bodility; sexuality; natural family planning; contraceptive action; conjugal act.
Estimation of Vocational Training School (IEK) studentsâ€™ contentment in relation to quality of their studies
Authors: Anastasiadou Sofia D , Fotiadoub Xristina G. , Anastasiadisc Lazaros 
Published: January 2023

The current paper tries to capture the notion of service quality in post-secondary educational institutions. Determining studentsâ€™ needs, expectations, satisfaction, contentment, and loyalty provides great service to the post-secondary educational institutions, while it puts forward the option to distinguish the strengths and weaknesses of these institutions and determine the areas that ought to be improved. Studentsâ€™ contentment and satisfaction goes beyond teachersâ€™ evaluation, which is a short sighted perspective, and includes wider concepts of studentsâ€™ learning experience. In this context, knowing the degree of satisfaction is not enough. What is somewhat significant is to figure out the factors contributing to this satisfaction (BC College & Institute Student Outcomes, 2003). The current survey tries at revealing the causes leading to IEK studentsâ€™ satisfaction or obstructing it. The study was carried out at IEK of West Macedonia, Greece and the research instrument used was SEVQUAL scale. It brings to light service quality dimensions using SEVQUAL scale in the framework of tangibility, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. Furthermore, Correspondence Factorial Analysis was used for data analysis. Results relating to studentsâ€™ contentment and quality of studies were not encouraging. Finally, problems affecting the quality of studies came forward. The identification of these obstacles will be the basis for seeking for solution in the framework of continuous improvement in post-secondary education.Â Keywords: expectations; satisfaction; contentment; loyalty provides