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
The course sets out to:
- prepare students for public presentations and academic dissemination of their work;
- expose students to a variety of design research topics and methodologies from amongst their peers’ work;
- provide a structured setting for instructor feedback and constructive critique;
- encourage reflection on the coherence, rigour, and contribution of ongoing research.
Course Content
Supports graduate students in their third or at latest fourth semester (at latest sixth semester for integrated PhD students) to prepare a presentation on their research. Students demonstrate an ability to present their thesis research progress and/or research plans, and to respond to questions from an audience.
Course Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, students will be able to:
- present their thesis research progress and/or research plans in a clear and well-structured format;
- demonstrate an understanding of how to position their thesis research relative to existing studies;
- respond to audience questions with clarity and academic rigour;
- critically reflect on the feedback received to refine aspects of their research and/or presentation techniques.
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