GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS IN DESIGN/TK 549
Course Title: TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS IN DESIGN
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Alper Çalgüner, PhD
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/acalguner/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  acalguner@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Technological change, upgrade and development in design, implementation of technology on industrial design products.
Investigation of the functionality of designs and specific design values on various technological implementations directly affecting product-user rela
Perception of the designers' contribution to effective implementation of new technologies on product.
 -- 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  'Need' and 'benefit' relations in the evolution of technology.
2. Week  Knowledge implementation in the social change process: Usage of new technologies.
3. Week  The role of user needs in the historical process of product design activity.
4. Week  The place of design in the added value components of the innovation process.
5. Week  "Need pull" and "technology push" approaches.
6. Week  Investigation of "Technological change", "Development of design", "Design innovation" terms and their relations in between.
7. Week  General systematic structure in product - technology relationship: "Input", "Action" and "Output".
8. Week  Technological implementation theories in design practice.
9. Week  Implementation of visualizing technologies on product.
10. Week  Case study: "Polaroid".
11. Week  Implementation of interactive technologies on product.
12. Week  Case study: "Teletext".
13. Week  Transformation of technology in 20th Century - Electromechanics, electronics, microelectronic technologies.
14. Week  Planned development of design - The term "Upgrade"
15. Week  General review.
16. Week  Evaluation of the semester.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Basalla, G., 1988. The Evolution of Technology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Elliott, B., 1988. Technology and Social Process. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Giedion, S., 1975. Mechanization Takes Command. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Heskett, J., 2001. “Past, Present and Future in Design for Industry.” Design Issues, 17(1), p.18 La Follette, M.C. and Stine, J.K., 1991 Technology and Choice – Readings From Technology and Culture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. Littler, D., 1988. Technological Development. Oxford: Phillip Allan Norman, Donald A., 1993. Things That Make Us Smart. Massachusettes: Addison-Wesley Riccini, R., 1998. “History From Things.” Design Issues, 14(3), p.43 Teich, A.H., 1993. Technology and the Future. New York: St. Martin’s Press. Tenner, E., 2000. “We the Innovators.” U.S. News & World Report. 128 (1), p.74 Volti, R., 1995. Society, and Technological Change. New York: St Martin’s Press. Walsh, V. and Roy, R. and Bruce, M
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill-Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
25
 Assignment
1
35
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
40
 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
9
3
27
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
5
3
15
 Reading
12
3
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
3
30
 Preparing Reports
8
3
24
 Preparing Presentation
6
3
18
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
180
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.2
 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