GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY/TK 547
Course Title: DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Melda Öncü Yıldız
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.gsf.gazi.edu.tr/kisiler2007/melda.htm
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  m.oncu@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
L.O.1 - Will be able to have an approach on the relationships between a design product and others (designer, user, nature and the outside world).
L.O.2 - Will be able to observe the effects of the historical periods and different cultures on the development of the design products.
L.O.3 - Will be able to recognize the effect of design on the world and the responsibilities of the designer.
 -- 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  What is design?
2. Week  Design product as an existence and nature of design.
3. Week  Design and human (designer/user) relationship.
4. Week  Design and nature relationship.
5. Week  Design and the changing world.
6. Week  Design and art relationship.
7. Week  Design and science/technology relationship.
8. Week  Midterm Exam.
9. Week  Design and aesthetic.
10. Week  Design and ideology.
11. Week  Design and trends.
12. Week  The relationship between form and content in design.
13. Week  Design and ethic.
14. Week  Changing the world with design.
15. Week  The responsibilities of the designer.
16. Week  Final Exam.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Tunalı, İsmail. Tasarım Felsefesine Giriş, İstanbul: YEM Yayın, 2002. Margolin, Victor. Design Discourse: History, Theory, Criticism, Londra: The Universty of Chicago Press, 1989. Margolin, V. ve Buchanan. R. Discovering Design: Explorations in Design Studies, Londra: The Universty of Chicago Press, 1995. Raizman, David. A History of Modern Design, Londra: Laurence King Publishing, 2004. Uygur, N. Kuram-Eylem Bağlamı: Çözümleyici Bir Felsefe Denemesi, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1996.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Research,Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
8
4
32
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
16
16
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
178
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.12
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different design field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications.X
2Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction, which the design field is related with.X
3Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the design field at a proficiency level.X
4Interpret the knowledge about the design field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge.X
5Take responsibility and develop new strategic solutions as a team member in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the applications in the design field.X
6Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the design field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes.X
7Audit the design field data gathering, interpretation, implementation and announcement stages by taking into consideration the cultural, scientific, and ethic values and teach these values.X
8Demonstrate leadership in contexts that require solving problems related to the design field.X
9Earn to polish to prepare thesis proposal and to write thesis in accordance with the accumulations regarding the field.X
10Ability to use of current information technology in the field of design, publishing, tools - supplies and other scientific resources acquired with the help of high-level information is used in future academic and professional life.X