GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DESIGN PSYCHOLOGY/STF-314-S
Course Title: DESIGN PSYCHOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  @gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Know the basic concepts of psychology.
Refers to the Gestalt theory.
Perceptual processes, internal and external factors affecting says.
Visual memory-oriented behavior shows developers and creative sensibility.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Description of the design phenomenon; overall visual thinking, visual perception.
2. Week  The function of the eye is physically vision.
3. Week  Detection event. Central, boundary, road and direction concepts.
4. Week  Gestalt theory. Intuitive knowledge and reasoning.
5. Week  Definition of creativity. Short history, some resources and sample before trainability of creativity.
6. Week  Creativity development methods: General methods, creativity obstacle behaviors.
7. Week  Creative analysis and re-joining method; morphological analysis techniques, quality sorting techniques, decision-making aids.
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  General analogies and mental processes simulator.
10. Week  Group creativity in scale; the general method of brainstorming and psychological processes.
11. Week  Synectics or the development of creative power.
12. Week  Synectics or premises for the development of the creative power, individual analogy, direct analogy, symbolic analogy, fantastic analogy.
13. Week  Synectics applications: analysis of a selected topic, create groups, public-private design work on the phenomenon of Synectics.
14. Week  Evaluation of results.
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Denel B. Temel Tasarım ve Yaratıcılık. ODTÜ Yayınları May, R. Yaratma Cesareti, MAY Yayınları Berger, J. Görme Biçimleri, Metis Yayınları Aksoy, Ö. Biçimlendirme, KTÜ Yayınları
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
2
10
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
10
10
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
52
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.08
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Be competent in the terminology of Jewelry field
2Be competent in jewelry manufacturing process
3Be competent in jewelry materials; gems, metals, traditional and contemporary alloys
4Have the ability to transfer 3D objects to 2D environment
5Be competent in cold and hot working circumstances related with jewelry and small-scale objects
6Be competent in all kinds of metal casting processes
7Have the knowledge of the history of Jewelry art and technology
8Have the ability to design and redesign according to a given subject, problem solving, etc. related with designX
9Acquire intellectual understanding of jewelry related subjectsX
10Having the ability to work in different interdisciplinary areasX
11Have sense of professional and ethical responsibility
12Have awareness about the need for lifelong learning and develop their professional knowledge and skills continuously.
13Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.