COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACCESSORIES DESIGN STUDIO

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAA 1122 ACCESSORIES DESIGN STUDIO COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Accessory Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEŞEM ERTAN

Offered to

Accessory Design

Course Objective

The course aims to focus on issues of design thinking, problem definition, material, geometry, intangible qualities and ergonomics for improving design and presentation skills. The idea is to get the students to experience the realities of the design process by making them use basic materials to realise simple designs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   As an out come of this course the student is expected to show improvements in the following: Ability to use design preparetion methods
2   Abilits to realize creative ideas
3   Have control of the situations and process in design
4   Create unique approaches from the beginning of the design process through divergent thinking
5   Being informed on the levels of application in design and gain experience to realize them
6   Having information on all steps, their order and necessity within the design process from conceptualization to prototype
7   Ability to present their designs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brief history of design and its origins
2 Similarities and differences of design and art
3 Project definition and its documentation in design
4 Defining project contrains. Workshop
5 Choice of materials and its impacts on design. Analysis and sample application
6 Business effects on design, from idea to product . samples
7 submission
8 Questioning user experience, interaction and added value in design.
9 Intangible qualities and their design value
10 Project exchange and following design improvement on others' work
11 Step by step documentation and presentation of design
12 Necessary and sufficient presentation
13 Term assignment pre-evaluation
14 Model and/or prototype evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings: :
There is no credible source printed the course language.

Design Methods .C.Jones Seeds Of Human Futures, London, 1970
Additional Sources:
All sorts of academic literature on creative proces and various simplified literature on human psychology and perception.

Complementary Materials:
Any and every method or material is acceptable as long as convincingliy justfied with relation to the required context.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Within the course flow,
Students are provided an environment to discuss design evolution on samples from history and requested to propose alternatives. The daily objects are expected to be decoded from evolution point of view and then reconstucted as contemporary designs taking into account the function, form, user experience frame work of today.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.90 + ATT * 0.10


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students are expected to submit, present and supplement their works:
-with all the required content
-on time
-within the predefined context

Assessment Criteria

Attendance is of utmost improtance.
Passing grade from the exams and orderly submissions made on time are required to pass.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course flow is adjusted in real time. Since there is no suggested reference, individual participation is required to attain the advantages of sharing case study experience and class discussion is important to realize the course content which is composed a variety of aspects in addition to transferring information. Students are encouraged to question, discuss, comment, criticize subjects to improve their communication skills in addition to gain self trust so as to be able to construct and put forward unique approaches and ideas.
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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nesem.ertan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays between 12:30- 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials (Project, Laboratory work, and etc.) 15 2 30
Lectures 15 2 30
Preparations for Project 10 2 20
Preparations for assignment/ presentation 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures (reading texts, articles, etc.) 3 10 30
Jury Evaluation 1 4 4
Project Assignment 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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