FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
DES1021	Introduction to Industrial Design	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. MEHMET ASATEKİN
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. MEHMET ASATEKİN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This course introduces the student to the discipline of industrial design through lectures, class discussion, one assignment, and two exams. It will provide the student with: - A general understanding of the subjects listed in the course description above. - An exposure to the visual world of industrial design. - Some experience of group discussion and teamwork. - The experience of researching, analyzing, and presenting on aspects of industrial design - Discuss the social, historical and cultural context of key art and design movements, theories and practices - Analyse a specific work of art or design related to own area of specialism

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I- define design, industrial design, formation and evolution of the profession
II- identify the practice area of the profession and the other fields that industrial design relates
III- identify the role of industrial designer and process of industrial design
IV- define stages of design problem solving
V- debate on application of industrial design on specific problems and user groups
VI- analyze specific industrial design projects according to practice fields of the profession
VII- relate business and management to industrial design
VIII- debate on human factors, material and technology, manufacturing process, innovation and creativity in industrial design

Course Content

1. Introduction to the course.
2. Design, Industrial Design and Basic Concepts in Industrial Design
3. Design Process, Roles in Design Process and Design Criteria
4. Identifying Qualifications and Problems in Product Design
5. Color in Industrial Design
6. Collection and Process of Information in Design
7. Human Factors in Industrial Design
8. Special Topics in Industrial Design for Special Age Groups and Universal Design
9. Midterm exam
10. Business of Industrial Design
11. Presentation of papers
12. Presentation of papers
13. Presentation of papers
14. Presentation of papers
15. Design Ideation and Problem Solving
16. Innovation and Creativity in Decision Making

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course.
2)	Design, Industrial Design and Basic Concepts in
3)	Design Process, Roles in Design Process and Design Criteria
4)	Identifying Qualifications and Problems in Product Design
5)	Color in Industrial Design
6)	Collection and Process of Information in Design
7)	Human Factors in Industrial Design
8)	Special Topics in Industrial Design for Special Age Groups and Universal Design
9)	Midterm
10)	Business of Industrial Design
11)	Presentation
12)	Presentation
13)	Presentation
14)	Presentation
15)	Design Ideation and Problem Solving
16)	Innovation and Creativity in Decision Making

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Slack, Laura. What is Product Design? UK: RotoVision, 2006.
Asatekin, Mehmet. Endüstri Tasarımında Ürün Kullanıcı İlişkileri. Ankara: ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınevi. 1997.
Heskett, John. Industrial Design.London: Thames and Hudson, 1980.
Bayazıt, Nigan. Endüstriyel Tasarımcılar İçin Tasarlama Kuramları ve Metodları. İstanbul: Birsen yayınevi, 2004.
Clay, Robert. Beautiful Thing. An Introduction to Design. New York: Berg, 2009.

References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Homework Assignments	8	% 20
Presentation	4	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	15	2	30
Application	15	2	30
Presentations / Seminar	4	2	8
Homework Assignments	1	5	5
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society	4
2)	Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art	3
3)	Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area	1
4)	Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey	1
5)	Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product	2
6)	Being able to write a script ready to be shot	2
7)	Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8)	Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9)	Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10)	Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11)	Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white	3
12)	Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility	5