ID735 AESTHETICS IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND USER EXPERIENCE
| Course Code: | 1250735 |
| 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: | Assist.Prof.Dr GÜZİN ŞEN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Through the course, students will gain:
- experience in synthesizing the theories and models of aesthetics provided in the fields of art, philosophy, psychology, HCI, and neuroscience to understand aesthetic experiences of daily products and interfaces.
- awareness of the diverse approaches to product aesthetics by handling the concept beyond beauty or visual appreciation of the products.
- ability to deconstruct an aesthetic experience into its elements and stages to reconstruct new forms of user-product interactions with altered aesthetics.
Course Content
Investigation of aesthetics in product design and user experience (UX) through the theories and models of aesthetics provided in the fields of art, philosophy, psychology, HCI, and neuroscience. Exploring the concept of aesthetics in relation to beauty, visual perception, cognition, meaning creation, user-product interactions, and usability. Weekly theoretical discussions based on a selection of reading materials ranging from the foundational philosophical texts on aesthetics judgement to HCI-based sources inquiring into the notion of aesthetics of interaction. Practical exercises and written assignments inviting students to deconstruct and rethink the aesthetic experiences of daily products and interfaces.
Course Learning Outcomes
Discussing, comparing, and synthesizing the theories and models of aesthetics from different disciplines within the context/domain of product design and user experience (UX) through readings, written assignments, and presentations; deconstructing aesthetic experiences of daily products and interfaces; utilizing the theories and models of aesthetics in small design or research tasks.
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