COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Textile Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEMAL MEYDAN

Offered to

Textile Design
Fashion Apparel Design
Textile Design
Textile and Fashion Design

Course Objective

The course aims to teach students natural, technical and easthetical principles of relationship of people to the environment they live in and objects they use considering parameters of their anatomy, antropometry and physical and psychological capacities and tolerances.

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

1. Harzadin, G.; 1980; Ergonomi, E.Ü. Makine Müh. Böl., Yayın No: 22 Izmir,
2. Hoke JR, J.R.; 1988; Architectural Graphic Standards, The American Institute of Architects, Amerika,
3. Woodson, W.E.; 1981; Human Factors Design Handbook, Printed and Bound by the Kingspost Press, Ingiltere,
4. Çakar, Lütfi, (1993). Tasarımda Insan Faktörü. Istanbul Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Döner Sermaye Işletmesi Prof. Dr. Nazım Terzioğlu Basım Atölyesi, Istanbul
5. Gönen, Emine., Özgen, Özlen, (1995). "Yasam Kalitesi ve Ergonomi". 5. Ergonomi Kongresi, Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi Yayınları No: 570, 280-288, Istanbul
6. Incir, Gülten, (1986). Ergonomi. Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi, Milli Prodüktivite Merkezi Yayınları No: 240, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Courses
Instructor asks for daily production reports and the proper analyses of the physical weaving criteria such as thread, weaving, raw material, compactness.

2. Revising Sessions and Class Discussions
Every week in the first and last hours of the lecture, instructor organizes revising sessions about being studied jacquard weaving fabric samples at different quality levels, being transferred the designs appropriate for current trends to the computer program, proper usage of the program icons on the basis of the given time. Students are promoted significantly to participate in class discussions and state opinions about the designs.

3.Applications
During the process in which transition from design to production is involved, while students determine design facilities and technology required by implemented technique, they make a design by utilizing the knowledge gained in the Computer Aided Design and Production and other technical courses and they assist their applications with this knowledge. On this subject, model applications are shown to the students.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Student works are graded according to aesthetic value of the design, creativity, invention, innovative approach, starting point s reflection on the designs, design suitability with the product group, suitability of the technique, weaving, materials determined in the process of transition from design to production, product suitability with design and its applicability in mass production.

Attendance point of the student depends on (1) course attendance, (2) quality of the answer given to the instructor s questions during the lecture and in-class design study, (3) student s contribution in order to create a positive learning environment.

Assessment Criteria

-participation in the lesson
-attendance to the lesson
-homeworks

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.It is compulsory to maintain 80% of class attendance.
2. Any attempt for plagiarism result in disciplinary penalty.
3. Absence in the class is not a valid excuse for late submission of the projects and assignments.
4. In case of the late submissions, students lose point equal to one letter note for each day right after the dead-line.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cemal.meydan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday-Between 12.30-13 hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes