ID301 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN III
| Course Code: | 1250301 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 8 (4.00 - 8.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BAHAR ŞENER PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course the students will:
- observe the needs, preferences and values of diverse user groups and stakeholders for product and interface design
- make use of user research to inform idea generation and design decision-making
- combine various generative, evaluative, and presentation methods and techniques throughout a design process
- know and apply sustainability considerations in relation to product design
- show concern for the larger economic, socio-cultural, environmental and technological context of design
- benefit from interdisciplinary perspectives on design requirements and solutions
Course Content
Sustainability approach to product design, biomimicry for sustainability, effective use of resources, user empowerment. Awareness of the larger context of design, participatory techniques, collaborative scenario development. Understanding local values, needs and preferences, post-use design thinking, re-use and personalization. Advanced presentation techniques.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
- carry out and manage complex design projects from brief to delivery of final proposals
- conduct and present literature/online searches on a given project topic
- conduct user research via observation, interview, and participatory evaluative/generative sessions
- extract hierarchical design insights from research, to inform and direct design decision-making
- conceive and develop cohesive control-display-feedback relations in user interfaces of digital and physical products
- develop design solutions that integrate sustainability considerations specific to a project
- present design solutions and design details through a combination of sketching, physical modelling and computer modelling
- complete assignments and exercises as individuals and members of a team
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem definition, developing solution-oriented ideas, critical thinking and creating solution proposals by synthesizing the knowledge gained | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning, managing and conducting the design process | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Planning and carrying out design-oriented research and transferring the results to the design process | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Thinking with basic design and visual organization elements and principles and being able to apply ideas in two and three dimensions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Identifying the user's needs, predicting their expectations and integrating them into the design process | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to work individually and to conduct team-work | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Understanding the relationship of the Industrial Design field with different disciplines and being able to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Ability to communicate in international mediums using a foreign language and follow the professional agenda | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Developing an independent, lifelong learning approach by being aware of the ever-changing contexts of design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental context in design and considering the benefit of society and the environment | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to interpret the issues related to art and culture affecting the historical development of industrial design on the local and global scale | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Having knowledge about business models, ethical principles, and laws and regulations that should be followed in professional practice | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Knowing the materials and production technology within the scope of Industrial Design and using them in the design process | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Having command of technological developments in the field of industrial design, being able to use the necessary technological tools | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Being able to present design ideas and solutions with relevant communication tools and methods | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution