DES3922 History of Design and Technology IIBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs NEW MEDIAGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
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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
DES3922 History of Design and Technology II Spring 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 course aims to provide information on the beginnings and development of industrial design and on its present state in different countries.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- define the beginning process of industrial design as a new discipline,
- define the development and dynamics of industrial design,
- identify and discuss prominent examples of industrial design,
- analyze industrial design movements, styles, places and designers,
- evaluate industrial design examples in reciprocal relations.

Course Content

This second part of the two-semester course starts with the effects of industrial revolution on visual arts and on crafts. It continues with the emergence of industrial design and its development in several countries. It discusses the different and differing characteristics of industrial design in time and place.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) From Crafts to Machine Age
2) From Crafts to Machine Age II
3) 1930larda ABD
3) Bauhaus
4) Emergence of Industrial Design
5) Post-war USA
6) Post-war Europa: UK and France
7) Post-war Europa: Germany
8) Post-war Europa: Italy
9) Design in Scandinavia.
10) Globalism in Design I
11) Globalism in Design II
12) Enlarging Borders: Design and Innovation
13) Enlarging Borders: Designer as Entrepreneur
14) Wrap-up, "Objectified"

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: non
References: non

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
Homework Assignments 2 2 4
Midterms 1 2 2
Paper Submission 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 38

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) To be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2) To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3) To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4) To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5) To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6) To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7) To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8) To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9) To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10) To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.