ID421 DESIGN RESEARCH IN ACTION
| Course Code: | 1250421 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BAHAR ŞENER PEDGLEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to:
- Introduce students to a range of approaches and case studies within design research.
- Familiarise students with exemplary research projects and their methodologies.
- Encourage critical engagement with current design research themes and practices.
- Highlight the diverse forms of inquiry and knowledge production in design.
- Support students in developing an informed perspective for design research.
Course Content
This course is based on the presentation of research activity carried out in the department of Industrial Design. It consists of a series of seminar sessions in which exemplary pieces of design research done by the faculty are presented and discussed. Chiefly offered to the students who are to undertake research in design discipline, this course intends to demonstrate various examples of design research in action.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify different research approaches and methods used in industrial design.
- Critically analyse and discuss design research examples presented in seminars.
- Recognise the relationship between design theory, practice, and research.
- Reflect on how presented cases may inform or inspire their own research agendas.
- Formulate questions and engage in constructive dialogue about ongoing design research.
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