ID113 COMPUTERS IN DESIGN
| Course Code: | 1250113 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer BARIŞ YAZICI |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course provides the fundamentals of digital 3d modelling and introduces different modelling approaches that students learn to apply through tutorials and projects. The overall aim, apart from teaching the tools and discussing different approaches, is to place these tools and approaches within the design process to stress the interaction of these digital means with other elements of design processes.
Course Content
Digital modelling tools for the design, presentation and fabrication of 3D objects. Different modelling approaches; solid and polygonal modelling; NURBS and surface modelling, freeform modelling; parametric modeling tools. Role and integration of digital tools in industrial design processes. Digital modeling considerations and tools for 2D representations, rapid prototyping, fabrication.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
- individually manage computer design processes
- make design considerations based on 3d modelling techniques and approaches
- define modelling strategies for product design
- distinguish and apply different modelling techniques
- model multiple part assemblies
- 3d model towards fabrication and physical prototyping
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem definition, developing solution-oriented ideas, critical thinking and creating solution proposals by synthesizing the knowledge gained | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning, managing and conducting the design process | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Planning and carrying out design-oriented research and transferring the results to the design process | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Thinking with basic design and visual organization elements and principles and being able to apply ideas in two and three dimensions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Identifying the user's needs, predicting their expectations and integrating them into the design process | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to work individually and to conduct team-work | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Understanding the relationship of the Industrial Design field with different disciplines and being able to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Ability to communicate in international mediums using a foreign language and follow the professional agenda | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Developing an independent, lifelong learning approach by being aware of the ever-changing contexts of design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental context in design and considering the benefit of society and the environment | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to interpret the issues related to art and culture affecting the historical development of industrial design on the local and global scale | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Having knowledge about business models, ethical principles, and laws and regulations that should be followed in professional practice | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Knowing the materials and production technology within the scope of Industrial Design and using them in the design process | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Having command of technological developments in the field of industrial design, being able to use the necessary technological tools | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Being able to present design ideas and solutions with relevant communication tools and methods | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution