COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Textile and Fashion Design Proficiency in Art

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜLCAN BATUR

Offered to

Textile and Fashion Design Proficiency in Art

Course Objective

Today, the threats posed by global warming and climate changes, concepts such as sustainability, recycling and upcycling have gained great importance in the textile fashion clothing industry. Within the scope of the course, experimental application processes and techniques in which materials defined as upcycling in textiles, waste or useless inert are transformed into a new product will be examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Chachon, G. (2010). The Value Of Fast Fashion: Quick Response , Enhanced Design And Strategic Consumer Behavior September, 2010
Ceschın, F., Vezzolı, C., Zhang, J. (2012). Sustainability in Design: Now! Challenges and Opportunities for Design Research , Education and
Practice in the XXI Century Proceedings of the LeNS Conference, Bangalore, India29th September to 1st October 2010 Volume II
Fındelı A. (2001). Rethinking Design Education for the21st Century: Theoretical Methodological and Ethical Discussion , p5-17, Design
Issues, Volume 17, Number 1
Fuad-Luke, A. (2002). Slow Design - A Paradigm For Living Sustainably . arts. ulster. ac. uk. 2002. Retrieved 2011-1-20.
Holt, Tim, (2009). Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor from the February 10, 2009 edition
Meredıth, B. , Storm, E. (2009). Slow Design - A Conscious Approach to Creating Well Being . Create-The-Good-Life.com. 2009. Retrieved
2011-1-20.
Nınımakı, K., Hassı, L. (2011). Emerging

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To assimilate the concepts of sustainability, recycling and upcycling in textiles and to design experimental upcycling products using traditional and contemporary mixing techniques.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, research and experimental application studies, project production process evaluation are also taken into consideration.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are asked to make experimental applications with mixing techniques during the upcycling design process.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulcan.ercivan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12:00- 12:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes