ECONOMICS
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
DES3921 History of Design and Technology I Fall 2 0 2 4
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: The aim of this course is to define and explore the fundamental concepts of technology and art that have contributed to the emergence of industrial design. It focuses on understanding how these concepts influenced the formation and development of industrial design, emphasizing their contribution to the evolution of the discipline.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- Describe the general development of manufacturing technologies throughout history
- Analyze the development of European art across different historical periods.
- Explain the relations between design, technology, and art
- Identify the early years of industrial design in Europe

Course Content

This course focuses on the development of basic technologies from prehistory to the Industrial Revolution, as well as the changes in plastic arts during the same period, to establish the key references for industrial design. It explores the interactions between these two development processes and how they contributed to the formation of the Industrial Revolution, which laid the foundation for the emergence of industrial design as a new discipline.
The teaching methods of the course are as follows: lecture, reading, discussion, and individual study.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Continuity between technology-art-design. Basic definitions of technology and arts.
2) Primitive technologies.
3) From primitive technologies to medieval times.
4) Medieval technologies.
5) Beginnings of visual arts. Primitive, Egyptian, Greek, Roman arts.
6) Medieval arts.
7) Gothic arts.
8) Visual elaboration on medieval living and arts.
9) Renaissance arts.
10) Renaisance arts.
11) Visual elaboration on renaissance living and painting.
12) Industrial Revolution and new technologies.
13) Industrial revolution and new technologies.
14) Symbolizm in painting and the emergence of the artist as an individual.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Hauffe, Thomas. Design A Concise History. Laurence King. 1998.
References: Hauffe, Thomas. Design A Concise History. Laurence King. 1998.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 12 % 5
Homework Assignments 1 % 15
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 12 5 60
Homework Assignments 2 4 8
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 100

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) As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends.  2
2) He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. 2
3) Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events.  2
4) Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders.  2
5) Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. 1
6) Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures.  2
7) Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. 1
8) Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. 2
9) In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective.   2
10) Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines.  1
11) Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team.  2