ID500 M.S. THESIS
| Course Code: | 1250500 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 50.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. OWAIN FRANCIS PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course sets out to:
- support students in writing-up and disseminating Master's level design research;
- provide feedback on overall thesis structure and the content and presentation of chapters;
- develop students' communication and writing skills necessary for preparing academic publications;
- prepare students for public presentations and defence of their work.
Course Content
The thesis is required to be a comprehensive, explicit and defensible account of conduct and findings of the research in which a set essay, a critical review, a laboratory report, a product specification etc. may be incorporated or to which they may be accompanied.
Course Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, students will be able to:
- write-up a comprehensive thesis containing a detailed account of Master's level design research;
- prepare public presentations and dissemination of their work;
- communicate design research in effective and engaging ways;
- successfully defend their thesis in front of an examination jury.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Identifying research areas in distinct and contemporary topics and formulating research problems; | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being competent in the research process, process planning, managing, analyzing data, and correctly interpreting findings; | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Transforming knowledge in the field and research results into strategies, politics, methods and/or decisions; | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Transferring research findings into design education and practice; | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Disseminating generated knowledge, making publications and presenting them; | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Having general knowledge in the field of design, having covered the literature and developing expertise in specific topics; | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having responsibility towards own research, respecting and practicing research ethics; | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having work discipline and skills in time planning; | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Having skills in oral, written and visual communication; | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Open to continuous education and self-development, having high professional motivation; | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Open and willing to share knowledge and skills with stakeholders; | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Being critical, able to make self-criticism, reflecting objective and unprejudiced thinking into their own work; | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Synthesising knowledge from different disciplines to use in one?s own field and using it for generating new knowledge. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution