Course Code: 
INDD 391
Course Type: 
Area Elective
Theory: 
3
Practice: 
0
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
5
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Coordinator: 
Courses given by: 
Course Assistants : 
Course Objectives: 
The general intend of this course is to explore the concepts of what design is, what culture is and the relationship between design and culture. Sub cultures, pop cultures. Culture in design. Materail culture. How cultural studies give clues in design research. User, user research. Stereotypes in design.
Course Content: 

What innovation is and innovative  firms and countries  from interdisciplinary perspective and create awareness among students about the role of culture in design..

Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Practice
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Homework,C: Project Development, D: Presentation

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes Program Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1) To understand and constitute the relation of Industrial Design within the  related disciplines. 1,4,7,8,9 1,3,4  

A, B, C, D

2) To evaluate and discuss the relation between product-and user. 1,2,4,7,9 1,3,4  

A, B, C, D

3) To visualise the analyses and relations by using the required drawing methods. 1,2,4,7 1,3,4 A, B, C, D
4)To develop the research and observation skills. 1,4,7 1,3,4  

A, B,C,D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introduction, to declare the content of the lecture and talk about the “culture and design” concept and culture in other disciplines.  
2 Concept of stereotypes and design

Basic principles and applications about design culture.

 
3  

Turkish designers and how they use cultural values in design.

 
4 Japan Design   
5  

Scandinavian design

 
6 Italian design  
7 MID TERM  
8 American Design  
9  

Pop culture, sub cultures kitsch in design.

 
10 Innovation and innovative countries and firms.  
11 Presentations of Students.  
12 Presentations  
13  Presentations  
14 Evaluation of the practiced work and discuss the outcomes.  

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents  
Assignments Assignments (1)
Exams Midterms (1)

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms (Midterm and presentation) 2 (25+25) 50
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE   50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE   50
Total   100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5  
1 Learn to use the different disciplines’ methods within the concepts and theories of design field and also to determine and solve the encountered problems of design.       x    
2 To constitute contemporary technological knowledge that is required  in the field of design and to access the level of managing.       x    
3 To constitute and interpret the historical knowledge required in the field of art and design.   x        
4 To be sufficient to design product, system and processes within the discipline of Industrial Design.         x  
5 To study interdisciplinary.       x    
6 To have and to implement the knowledge of materials and production techniques within the field of design.     x      
7 To be able to think 2D and 3D and also to be able to expose visually.       x    
8 To   achieve the knowledge of different disciplines such as Management, Law, Communication, Engineering,Sociology, Physics, Anthropology and Human Sciences in order to  be able to understand, interpret and utilize within the field of Industrial design.         x  
9 To have the ethical consciousness and responsibility in design.         x  

 

From ENTAK Program Outcomes correspond to PO4, PO10 and PO11

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours) 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 5 70
Mid-term 1 3 3
Presentation 1 5 5
Final examination (Final report of the research) 1 2 2
Total Work Load     122
Total Work Load / 25 (h)     4,88
ECTS Credit of the Course     5
None