INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DESIGN
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
INT3901 Lighting and Color Applications 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: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KAAN ÖDEMİŞ
Instructor ŞEVKİYE MERVE TAŞOZ
Instructor DENİZ ARSLAN HİNDİOĞLU
Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER
Recommended Optional Program Components: Technical trips
Course Objectives: This course aims to introduce a disciplinary approach to lighting design and colour use in Interior Architecture and Architecture. The course is designed to give students an understanding and perception of lighting and colour as two significant tools in the design of interiors, through the analysis of major concepts.


Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- analyzes major principles and approaches of using natural light and artificial light in architecture
- examines and evaluates the effect of light on spatial perception,
- uses different approaches and techniques of illuminating interiors to create different atmospheres in spaces, in interior design projects,
- examines and evaluates the relationship between form of volumes/buildings and light,
- examines and uses the basics and principles of colour in architectural and interior architectural design projects ,
- anlayze and evaluate the effect of colour on psychology, physiology and emotions
- evaluates different approaches of using colour in spaces,

Course Content

Color Design
Essentials of Color
Color Theories and Methods
Color Interactions
Color and Material
Light and Color
Lighting Design in Interior Architecture and Architecture
Vision and Perception
Health and Light
Physical Basics of Light
Artificial Light
Natural Light
Technical Trip to ERCO
Light and Form

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Syllabus & Course Description None
2) Introduction to Color Design Essentials of Color Subject will be read from the related sources
3) Color Theories and Methods Subject will be read from the related sources
4) Color Interactions Subject will be read from the related sources
5) Color and Material Subject will be read from the related sources
6) Light and Color Lighting Design in Interior Architecture and Architecture Subject will be read from the related sources
7) Vision and Perception Health and Light Subject will be read from the related sources
8) Midterm Exam Physical Basics of Light Subject will be read from the related sources
9) Artificial Light in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subjects will be read from the related sources
10) Natural Light in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subject will be read from the related sources
11) Technical Trip to ERCO None
12) Light and Form in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subjects will read from the related sources
13) Critiques on design projects about light and colour Bringing design studio projects to class
14) Poster Presentations of Design Studio Projects Preparation of posters

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Powerpoint presentation print outs
References: - Color: Communication in Architectural Space by Gerhard Meerwein, Bettina Rodeck and Frank Mahnke (copy center) e-book in Bahcesehir University Library
- Architectural Lighting by M. David Egan and Victor W. Olgyay
- Lighting by Nonie Niesewand
- Lightbook: The Practice of Lighting Design by Ulrike Brandi and Christoph Geissmar Brandi
- The Architecture of Light: Architectural Lighting Design Concepts and Techniques by Sage Russell
- Light Revealing Architecture by Marietta S. Millet and Catherine Jean Barrett

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 15 % 0
Presentation 1 % 15
Project 1 % 15
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 55
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Field Work 1 2 2
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentations / Seminar 3 4 12
Project 3 4 12
Quizzes 4 1 4
Midterms 1 12 12
Final 1 12 12
Total Workload 96

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) Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design
2) Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development
3) Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language
4) Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge
5) Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them
6) Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels
7) Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods
8) To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions
9) Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications
10) Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary.
11) Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures
12) Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments