ID319 VIRTUAL DESIGN STUDIO

Course Code:1250319
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (2.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:4.0
Department:Industrial Design
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Lecturer Dr. DALSU ÖZGEN KOÇYILDIRIM
Offered Semester:Once in several years.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course students will:

  • Understand the impact of distributed design process on strategies and design outcomes
  • Develop and gain experience in using distance communication
  • Explore cultural issues and concepts with exchanges and evaluation
  • Develop skills in writing and evaluation of design briefs
  • Develop teamwork skills
  • Provide critical feedback
  • Develop the means to implement and communicate the design strategy to a client

Course Content

This course aims to create communication and collaboration in a virtual environment. The environment simulates a physical design studio in which geographically dispersed studio participants collaborate as they are in the same design studio. This course intends to develop students? computer skills to express design ideas using various media. The topics to be covered are analyzing and designing a virtual environment, rapid prototyping of a computer generated 3D model and creating a digital video. All the media used and learned in the course supposed to be used in final project assignment.


Course Learning Outcomes


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Creative problem defining and solving.
2Planning and managing the design process.
3Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D).
4Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research.
5Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society.
6Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life.
7Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights.
8Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences.
9Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change.
10Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments.
11Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches.
12Competency in the processes and actions in professional life.
13Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments.
14Ability in working within teams.
15Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions.

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