COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CREATIVE THINKING IN DESIGN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STA 5050 CREATIVE THINKING IN DESIGN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Art and Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NESRIN ÖNLÜ

Offered to

Art and Design

Course Objective

Emphasis on correlation of expression of emotions, ideas and impression in design and on how to achieve an esthetical level in creativeness with free thinking to lead to creativeness in themes as well as reinforcement of subject through exemplification of textile, accesories, apparels in different diciplines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knowledge of how to form creative thinking in design.
2   Association of creativeness with esthetic level in design.
3   Relationship between nature of creativeness and curiosity to achive esthetic level in design.
4   Awareness of ability to design through free thinking consisting in creativeness.
5   Knowledge of effect of creativeness and spontaneous encountering on design and output and corelation between creativeness and functionality in design.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Encouragement to create.
2 Nature of creativeness
3 Creativeness and unconsciousness
4 Creativeness and Spontaneous encountering
5 Creativeness and free thinking
6 Creativeness and curiosity
7 Creativeness in design and formation of thinking.
8 Expression of emotions, thoughts and impressions through creativeness in design in the process of thinking formation.
9 External sensibility and awareness in creative process of design.
10 Creativeness in visual esthetics and functionality in designing product.
11 Presantation of assigments and related criticisms.
12 Presantation of assigments and related criticisms.
13 Presantation of assigments and related criticisms.
14 Presantation of assigments and related criticisms.

Recomended or Required Reading

Rollo May,Yaratma Cesareti,Metis, Istanbul,1987

Emrah Kozan,Tasarım Odaklı Düşünme, Abaküs Yayınları,2023

Prof.Dr.Bayram Akarsu,Yaratıcı Düşünme Sanatı,Cinius Yayınevi,2018.

Kees Dorst, Yenilikçi Çerçeve: Tasarımın Getirdiği Yeni Düşünme Biçimleri,2018

Rod Judkins,Yaratıcı Düşünme, Pegasus Yayınları, 2017.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturer presents course using written and visual data at the first hour to go ahead with it in discussion with students at the second hours. The last four week includes presentations of given subjects to be prepared and their related criticisms.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + FCG * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.10 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students abilities of reviewing literature, gathering data, compiling, analysing and reporting conclusions of their subjects are assessed by the presentations of assigments they have prepared at the end of the term.
Homeworks will be prepared and presented as powerpoints.
One article will be written as homeworks.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.Students is required to participate in 70 % of the course.
2.Any plagiarisms are sanctually punished by the disciplinary committe
3.Failure to participate in the course can not be regarded as a valid excuse or reason for late delivery of the related projects to be delivered.
4.A letter point is to be lowered per day of the late delivery in projects/ presentations

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

onlunesrin@gmail.com
nonlu@deu.edu.tr
0(232) 3016751

Office Hours

Friday 12:00/13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 2 6 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 4 6 24
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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