Theoretical and practical content analysis of basic design education in interior architecture departments

This study mentions that basic design education which is being carried out in different institutions, different periods and contents within the scope of preparation/initial education in arts and design related disciplines since Bauhaus. This study which considers this difference as a problem includes content analysis in terms of theoretical and practical elements specific to discipline of interior architecture and environment design. The aim of the study is to examine time differences, operational differences and the reasons of those by making analysis of theoretical and practical aspects of basic design education course in the interior architecture departments through the university samples which have a history of at least 10 years as of the establishment of interior architecture department with the score of TM-1. Thus, content differences will be revealed by analyzing study on institutions and a source will be provided both for researchers who study on this field and for trainers who look for application method for basic design education. The method of study is content analysis. By doing this analysis, it is utilized from documental search, interviews with instructors and sample institutions depending on research objective and limitation of the problem. Along with this, basic design education courses of fall term have been observed in current work environment of these institutions. Also final design juries have been experienced along with process and outputs for assessments during term period. It is determined that the reasons of theoretical and practical duration diversity of subject course among institutions, are non-identical behavior in the institutions and differences on the start-up, process and end points of ongoing projects. It is also determined that the theoretical content is generally same in all institutions and significant differences between narrative techniques used in the transfer of theoretical content and application methods that constitute the practical content and sustained applied studies, as well.