Beatrix Emo Nax: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2016

Name	Frau Dr. Beatrix Emo Nax
Adresse	Chair of Cognitive Science ETH Zürich, RZ E 22.2 Clausiusstrasse 59 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND
Telefon	+41 44 632 58 91
E-Mail	emob@ethz.ch
Departement	Geistes-, Sozial- und Staatswissenschaften
Beziehung	Dozentin

Nummer	Titel	ECTS	Umfang	Dozierende
851-0252-03L	Cognition in Architecture - Designing Orientation and Navigation for Building Users Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 40 Besonders geeignet für Studierende D-ARCH	3 KP	2S	V. Schinazi, B. Emo Nax, C. Hölscher
Kurzbeschreibung	How can behavioral and cognitive science inform architecture? This project-oriented seminar investigates contributions of cognitive science to architectural design with an emphasis on orientation and navigation in complex buildings and urban settings. It includes theories on spatial memory and decision-making as well as hands-on observations of behavior in real and virtual reality.
Lernziel	Taking the perspectives of building users (occupants and visitors) is vital for a human-centered design approach. Students will learn about relevant theory and methods in cognitive science and environmental psychology that can be used to understand human behavior in built environments. The foundations of environmental psychology and human spatial cognition will be introduced. A focus of the seminar will be on how people perceive their surroundings, how they orient in a building, how they memorize the environment and how they find their way from A to B. Students will also learn about a range of methods including real-world observation, virtual reality experiments, eye-tracking and behavior simulation for design. Students will reflect on the roles of designers and other stakeholders with respect to human-centered design and an evidence-based design perspective. The seminar is geared towards a mix of students from architecture / planning, engineering, computer science and behavioral science as well as anybody interested in the relation between design and cognition. Architecture students can obtain course credit in "Vertiefungsfach" or "Wahlfach"
851-0252-08L	Cognition in Studio Design - Analytic Tools for Evidence-Based Design Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 25	3 KP	2S	B. Emo Nax, M. Brösamle, C. Hölscher
Kurzbeschreibung	How can Behavioral and Cognitive Science inform architecture? In this project-oriented course, students are introduced to cognitive and analytical methods to evaluate their design projects. Existing theories are introduced and complemented with hands-on sessions, in which students learn how to implement a range of methods. The course is tailored for students from relevant design studios.
Lernziel	Taking the perspectives of the end user (occupants and visitors) is vital for a human-centered design approach. Students will learn about relevant theory and methods in cognitive science and environmental psychology that can be used to address human cognitive and behavioral needs in built environments. The foundations of environmental psychology and human spatial cognition will be introduced. A focus of the course will be on how people perceive their surroundings and orient in space. Students will learn about a range of methods including real-world observation, and methods of architectural analysis such as space syntax. Students will also be exposed to behavior simulation in design, virtual reality experiments, and eye-tracking. Students will reflect the roles of designers and other stakeholders with respect to human-centered design as well as an evidence-based design perspective. The course is tailored for students from a relevant design studio. Upon registering, students should send an email about their design studio to b.emo@gess.ethz.ch. As an alternative to obtaining D-GESS credit, architecture students can obtain course credit in "Vertiefungsfach" or "Wahlfach".