ID332 ANALYSIS OF HUMAN-MADE OBJECTS
| Course Code: | 1250332 |
| 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 BARIŞ YAZICI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to increase the analysis capability of industrial design students while examining products.
Course Content
Developing skills in identifying the expertise of different disciplines involved in the creation of human-made objects; providing students with the basic knowledge on how to access and evaluate technical documents in terms of product concepts and alternative production techniques. Exploration of patent documents of various products; visiting production plants for observing mass production techniques; gaining experience in reverse engineering under the guidance of visiting experts. Various workshop visits, seminars and class exercises.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will learn to analyze objects in terms of the following.
- Esthetic reasonings behind objects relating to their design language and their place in the historical context of design movements.
- Material selection criteria analysis for products, the possible reasons that went into the selection process during production.
- Production method selection analysis, depending on the price segment of the product and market opportunities.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem defining and solving. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning and managing the design process. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D). | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Competency in the processes and actions in professional life. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Ability in working within teams. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution