ID715 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN DESIGN AND RESEARCH
| Course Code: | 1250715 |
| 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: | Prof.Dr. OWAIN FRANCIS PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course sets out to:
- examine a substantial and timely issue shaping contemporary design practice and/or research;
- encourage critical engagement with relevant concepts, literature, and case studies;
- provide opportunities for structured discussion and collaborative learning;
- support students in articulating informed positions on complex design-related topics.
Course Content
Thorough examination of a substantial and contemporary issue in design practice and/or research, selected by the course instructor. Involves critical reviews and in-depth discussion of concepts, literature, and case studies related to the issue under investigation.
Course Learning Outcomes
On completing the course, students will be able to:
- analyse and interpret key texts, theories, and examples related to a contemporary design and/or design research issue;
- articulate well-reasoned perspectives grounded in research and critical reflection;
- contribute to in-depth discussions with clarity, relevance, and academic rigour;
- reflect on the implications of the selected issue for their own design practice or research.
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