ID712 ORAL HISTORY IN DESIGN COMMUNITIES

Course Code:1250712
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. FATMA KORKUT
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course the students will:

  • know about the historical, theoretical and methodological framework of oral history
  • be able to design and conduct an oral history project

 


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

By the end of the course, the students will

  • know about the historical development of oral history as a practice and field of study
  • know about the methodological and theoretical issues and concerns raised in the literature about oral history
  • problematize a topic as an oral history project
  • practice interview, recording, transcribing skills involved in an oral history project
  • analyze and evaluate the data collected in an oral history project
  • show awareness for ethical and legal issues in an oral history project
  • report and document an oral history project