GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
USER-PRODUCT INTERACTION/ENT 372
Course Title: USER-PRODUCT INTERACTION
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Understanding the basic concepts of interaction design Understanding the concepts “User Experience” and “User Centered Design”
Understanding the concepts “User Experience” and “User Centered Design”
Developing creative skills in the interactive product design process
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to the course; the details of the course, the way of working, homework and exam load
2. Week  Historical development process of interaction design, Basic concepts, Terminology
3. Week  Examination of interactive product prototypes and examples in the market, video demonstration
4. Week  ’Product Communication Theory‘, User Experiences
5. Week  Historical development of Human-Machine Interaction (HCI), product evolution and technology integration
6. Week  Wearable computers
7. Week  Networked digital interaction, natural digital interfaces
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Advanced / advanced technologies for interaction
10. Week  Interactive product design project
11. Week  Interactive product design project
12. Week  Interactive product design project
13. Week  Interactive product design project
14. Week  Interactive product design project
15. Week  Interactive product design project
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- 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
7
1
7
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
1
7
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
4
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having knowledge and understanding on intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, aesthetics, artistic, historic, cultural, legal and ethical issues in Industrial Design field.X
2Ability of creative problem solving, with using research based, conceptual and theoretical knowledge in user centered design solutions.X
3Ability to make use of economy, marketing, consumer behaviors, ergonomics and social psychology knowledge based on product user relation and sustainability criterias throughout project development.X
4Ability to use and test materials and manufacturing processes based on engineering fundamentals and interdisciplinary communication while developing conceptual projects.X
5Ability to represent and express the idea of product that developed; with 2 and 3 dimensional visualization techniques .X
6Ability to work in a design project as a team member or to manage the design project independently.X
7Ability to take responsibilities individually and to synthesize interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary tasks with self confidence in industrial design field.X
8Ability to evaluate the knowledge and abilities in the field with critical and dialectical approaches. Ability to motivate themselves for their personal and professional developments. Having learning abilities, learning requirements are determined, planned and applied.X
9Ability to use one foreign language at least a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level in industrial design field to read up to date information and communicate with colleagues.
10Ability to use computer-based programs at least an advanced level in European Computer Driving License to use digital technologies interactive.
11Ability to critsize the gained knowledge with a critical and dialectical approach.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Serkan GÜNEŞ )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/serkangunes)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (serkangunes@gazi.edu.tr)