ID361 SENSE OF FORM

Course Code:1250361
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. MEHTAP ÖZTÜRK ŞENGÜL
Offered Semester:Once in several years.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course students will:

  • earn necessary knowledge, skills and experience on 3D form development.
  • become familiar various 3D form exploration techniques in design
  • be aware of various dynamics affecting perception of a 3D form as well as its creation/development

Course Content

The main purpose of this course is to give students the sense of form which changes according to the related context and content. During the conduct of the course examples from the world of form ranging from daily life objects such as automibile, motorcycle, toothbrush, kitchen products, to architectural buildings and monuments will be analysed and discussed and students will be asked to take related tasks.


Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to:

  • compose 3D forms by combining knowledge, skills and experiences on elements and principles of design and considering culture and context.
  • analyze and compare 3D forms and their compositions by considering various dynamics

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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