ID302 INDUSTRIAL DESIGN IV
| Course Code: | 1250302 |
| 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: | Spring 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, service, and system design
- translate the results of user research into critical insights for design decision-making
- experience a variety of scenario building, ideation, and presentation methods/techniques within structured and collaborative design processes
- know and apply semantics, interaction, and user experience considerations in design projects
- 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. Interaction design, engaging interactions, product attachment. Generative tools and user research methods, understanding local values, needs and preferences, post-use design thinking, re-use and personalization, open design and emerging practices. Advanced presentation techniques. Scenario development and design detailing for electric products, new technologies.
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 market research and user research via observation, interview, and participatory evaluative/generative sessions
- extract hierarchical design insights from research, to inform and direct design decision-making
- develop design solutions that pay careful attention to semantics, interaction, and user experience
- develop design solutions that prioritize longevity through thoughtful design, sustainable production, and sustainable consumption
- present design solutions and design details through a combination of sketching, physical modelling, and computer modelling
- integrate prototyping technologies such as 3D printing and laser cutting into their design process
- 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 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