ID707 CRITIQUE OF DESIGN I
| Course Code: | 1250707 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HARUN KAYGAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Critically think about, talk about and write about designed objects,
Understand the significance of theory in thinking about design,
Understand the basic premises of semiology, cultural studies, actor-network theory, and new materialist anthropological approaches as applied to the analysis of designed objects,
View vernacular understandings of design critically, including technological determinism and individualist and cognitivist approaches to design.
Course Content
Courses not listed in the catalogue. Topics vary from year to year according to interest of students and faculty in charge.
Course Learning Outcomes
Produce pieces of writing that uses theory consciously and effectively,
Write critiques of designed objects by adopting different theoretical perspectives,
Make informed comments on theoretical and methodological pieces of reading from current literature on design,
Conduct and report observations on everyday uses of designed objects.