ID485 CERAMIC FORM I
| Course Code: | 1250485 |
| 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 FUNDA ÖZKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
-Material, it's nature and history will be introduced by instructor, supported with visual presentations.
-Basic workshop system and material preparation will be learned.
-Turkish and worldwide ceramic topic , contemporary methods, outputs and needs will be shown as presentations by instructor.
-Basic 3 shaping methods will be learned on trial pieces.
-Designed models will be produced after each method trial.
-Worldwide samples and product opportunities related to the methods shown will be shared with presentations by instructor.
-Final design topic will be discussed and assigned with all course group.
-Experience whole process of the production of a functional or decorative project as a group or personal work.
-Designed, produced and glazed outputs will be presented.
Course Content
Development of concept of form through the medium of clay. Hand-building, slip casting and wheel techniques in pottery making are practiced. Special emphasis on form, function and detailing.
Course Learning Outcomes
-Encounter basic plastic materials, both for modelling ideas and producing ceramics.
-Experince the craft routes of design history
-Improve hand skills for plastic materials
-Face with the needs and necessities for ceramic design
-Know actual situation of sector, methods and outputs
-Learn proper methods for specific ceramic designs
-Experince whoole steps of material preperation and production
-Improve modelling and designing capacity especially for complex curvilinear lines
-Follow whole stages of a production line starts with material preperation and ends with the final product by doing.
-Have a better understanding of the ethics of productive workplace both for group and individual working
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