ID592 GRADUATE SEMINARS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
| Course Code: | 1250592 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (0.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. OWAIN FRANCIS PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course prepares the student in his/her third semester, for a seminar presentation open to the department staff and other Master’s students. The presentation aims to demonstrate the students’ Master’s thesis proposal, research questions, main arguments, the aim and objectives of the proposed study, time and task planning.
Course Content
Consists of seminar presentations of the students who are in their third semester. The students demonstrate the progress in their thesis work, their time and task plan etc.
Course Learning Outcomes
The presentations are usually held on the week of the final grades submissions at the end of each term. Each student has 15 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion. The presentation is expected to answer following questions:
What is the aim of the study? Problem statement and mission explanation.
What is the main research question? What are sub-questions? What are the main arguments of the study? Introductory arguments by the findings of the literature search.
What is the proposed methodology to find out the answers to the research questions? Task and time plan for the completion of the study.