ID301 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN III
| Course Code: | 1250301 |
| 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: | Prof.Dr. BAHAR ŞENER PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course the students will:
- observe the needs, preferences and values of diverse user groups and stakeholders for product and interface design
- make use of user research to inform idea generation and design decision-making
- combine various generative, evaluative, and presentation methods and techniques throughout a design process
- know and apply sustainability considerations in relation to product design
- show concern for the larger economic, socio-cultural, environmental and technological context of design
Course Content
Sustainability approach to product design, biomimicry for sustainability, effective use of resources, user empowerment. Awareness of the larger context of design, participatory techniques, collaborative scenario development. Understanding local values, needs and preferences, post-use design thinking, re-use and personalization. Advanced presentation techniques.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
- carry out and manage complex design projects from brief to delivery of final proposals
- conduct and present literature/online searches on a given project topic
- conduct user research via observation, interview, and participatory evaluative/generative sessions
- extract hierarchical design insights from research, to inform and direct design decision-making
- conceive and develop product and interface design solutions that leverage stakeholders’ skills and knowledge
- develop design solutions that integrate sustainability considerations specific to a project
- present design solutions and design details through a combination of sketching, physical modelling and computer modelling
- complete assignments and exercises as individuals and members of a team
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