ID101 BASIC DESIGN I
| Course Code: | 1250101 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 8 (4.00 - 8.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr DAMLA TÖNÜK KRUITHOF |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn the elements and the principles of design:
- Elements of Design: Point, Line, Shape, Size, Texture, Value, Color
- Principles of Design: Direction, Repetition, Harmony, Emphasis, Gradation, Contrast, Dominancy, Balance, Depth, Transparency, Rhythm, Figure-Ground Relationship, Organization, Composition
Classes consist of exercises to develop mental and manual skills of students while they cope with basic design problems. Students are encouraged to approach problem areas beyond their conventional definitions. The course is supported by extra-curricular activities/assignments to improve students’ awareness of ‘design’ in daily life.
Course Content
Introduction to the basic concepts of design, visual thinking, nature of materials and structural principles. Elementary skills of sketching, drawing and modeling. Approaching a problem area beyond its conventional definition.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
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Evaluate the basic principles of design through the basic design problems formulated with the elements of design.
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Adopt a creative approach to problem solving and to become self-critical in the editing of the work.
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Use a vocabulary of terms specific to the design activity and particularly two dimensional design.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem defining and solving. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning and managing the design process. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Presenting and conveying design solutions orally, in written and visually (2D and 3D). | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Planning, managing and evaluating the results of design-focused research. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Contributing to the design of products in order to raise the life quality of the society. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Generating and applying knowledge to serve sustainable production and life. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Competency in intellectual and industrial property rights. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Awareness of and sensitivity towards societal, institutional, individual and contextual differences. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Awarenes of social and cultural facts and continuous change. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Competency in economic, industrial and technological developments. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Continuous development of professional knowledge, skills and approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Competency in the processes and actions in professional life. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Adaptation to the different working environments and processes that the profession necessitates, and contributing to the development and improvement of these environments. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Ability in working within teams. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Giving importance to interdisciplinary interactions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution