ID401 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN V
| Course Code: | 1250401 |
| 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: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATMA KORKUT |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to enable students to:
- demonstrate abilities to carry out design projects to professional standards by growing an awareness of the potentials and constraints of industry within domestic and international markets;
- study real-life design problems and challenges, use initative to prepare strategies for their resolution, and propose design solutions individually or as a member of a group;
- carry out research individually or as a member of a group in order to develop cooperation and interpersonal skills;
- undertake research to: explore the needs of potential markets and users, investigate lifestyles and user experiences in various cultures and societies, help develop scenarios that envisage users’ future needs;
- synthesize design criteria and design ideas by making critical and intellectual appraisals;
- gain experience in using creativity methods and techniques for design ideation and concept development;
- follow a predefined time-table for a design project in a professional manner;
- demonstrate a professional approach to presenting design proposals in formal and informal settings;
- document materials accumulated and generated throughout the design process to gain an orderly working discipline.
Course Content
Issues of culture, life style, ecology, future forecasting, globalism, design for export etc. Design problems dealing with social and market values of a particular culture. Fitness to real-life business situations, marketability, responsible design.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, each student will:
- understand the given design briefs, conduct research relevant to the design problems/opportunities and make visual and oral presentations on the design outcomes;
- redefine the design briefs so as to reflect his/her design approach;
- employ a variety of generative and evaluative design tools/methods (e.g. persona development, scenario building, mind mapping, storyboarding, storytelling with mock-ups etc.);
- present progress in his/her design process through various media (e.g. paper-based sketches, mock-ups, CAD models) during studio critiques and formal presentations/juries;
- present final design proposals (including product concept, usage scenarios, materialization, technical details etc.) in a professional manner and through a variety of media (e.g. CAD models, presentation boards, physical appearance models, working prototypes, etc.);
- accumulate all relevant research, ideas and design development materials generated throughout their design process in the form of a design development portfolio.
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