ID425 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTS
| Course Code: | 1250425 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer FİGEN IŞIK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Aims to give the students different perspectives to understand/analyze a product, which are geometric, morphological, cognitive, cultural, and political.
Course Content
This course is designed as an elective course for undergradute program in Industrial Design. It focuses on the formal, functional, narrative, historical, social, and cultural analysis of products. Products will be determined by selecting from modern classics, postmodern icons, contemporary products that are locally and/or internationally designed. The course aims at developing critical skills of the students when evaluating a product/design, which will also contribute to the design understanding/approach of the students.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students are expected to be able to
Identify a product’s style and period it belongs to and reasons behind its prominent qualities, Analyze products formally, geometrically, and functionally, Analyze products’ cultural and social significance, connotations, narratives behind them if necessary via commercials,
Draw their analyses by hands-on methods and computer renderings to be able to show the products’ significance and analyses from aspects stated above.
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