GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

DESIGN FOR THE DISABILITY/EUT-211

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students attending the course will be able to handle product development process in a multidimensional way in line with the needs of disabled people.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

Theoretical lectures and the realization of a project by the students throughout the semester

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	1. Introduction to the course, general information
2. Week	2. Identifying, categorizing user needs of disabled people and general evaluation on existing product solutions
3. Week	3. Ergonomic for disabled users
4. Week	4. Organizing a workshop to investigate user needs of disabled people
5. Week	5. Developing a term project by the students on the outcomes of the workshop in which the theoretical knowledge learned in the course can be seen in practice
6. Week	6. Studies on the development of design principles in line with the needs of disabled individuals
7. Week	7. Re-evaluation of the design process in line with the needs of disabled individuals, examination and practice of original methods
8. Week	8. Conduct a discussion on the social responsibility of the design discipline - based on specific users.
9. Week	9. Project presentation
10. Week	9. Project presentation
11. Week	9. Project presentation
12. Week	9. Project presentation
13. Week	13. Project Criticism
14. Week	13. Project Criticism
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	20
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	1	30
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		50
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		50

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks			0
Searching in Internet and Library	2	3	6
Material Design and Implementation	6	3	18
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	3	3	9
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	3	3	9
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			84
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.36
Course Credit (ECTS):			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Use basic engineering knowledge in the application of Design - Art knowledge.			X
2	Produces solutions to serve sustainable production and life by using the latest technologies.			X
3	Improves current knowledge and application experiences with current innovations in the field.		X
4	Has the ability to think in two or three dimensions.				X
5	Establishes technical communication by using the basic competences of technical drawing.				X
6	Has the necessity of lifelong learning and has the ability to realize this.				X
7	Has the competence to realize a design product and project individually or as part of a team.					X
8	Conduct industrial product design processes.				X
9	Uses the modern technical tools and equipment required for engineering practice with additional technical training.			X
10	Uses current information and communication technologies in thinking, producing and presenting processes.				X
11	Express his / her thoughts in written and oral form in English.			X
12	Competence in intellectual and industrial rights.				X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Güven MERAL )

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(-)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(guvenmeral@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University