GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PRODUCT ONTOLOGY AND DESIGN PHILOSOPHY/5201343
Course Title: PRODUCT ONTOLOGY AND DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 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
Acquire the Qualities and Characteristics of Philosophical Thought
Describe Different Philosophical Approaches
Perceive the Ontological Layers of Design Product
Discuss the Relation Between Ontological Layers
Examines the Ontic Solutions on Design Product

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction, Main Concepts Related to Philosophy
2. Week  Qualities and Characteristics of Philosophical Thought
3. Week  Knowledge Philosophy (Epistemology)
4. Week  Philosophy of Being (Ontology)
5. Week  Philosophy of Science
6. Week  Philosophy of Aesthetics
7. Week  Midterm Exam
8. Week  Essential Problems of Being in Metaphysics
9. Week  Entities and Layers in terms of Ontology
10. Week  Design Product and its Layers
11. Week  Ontic Solutions and Real Layers on Design Product
12. Week  Ontological Solutions and Irreal Layers on Design Product
13. Week  Ontological Analysis Method in Design and Sample Application I
14. Week  Ontological Analysis Method in Design and Sample Application II
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
30
 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
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
1
10
10
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Ability to have advanced knowledge and understanding for original work in Industrial Design on the basis of competences acquired at the undergraduate level.X
2Ability to have critical awareness between Industrial Design and other fields about the problems concerning with the nature and resources of knowledge, generating knowledge generation and testing of knowledge.X
3Ability of specialized problem solving to develop new methods and knowledge and to integrate/combine the knowledge from other fields.X
4Ability to conduct an academic research and academic dialogue on the basis of critical and categorical results.X
5Ability to apply/implement acquired knowledge, conception and problem solving skills with new and non-conventional environments.X
6Ability to behave independently and take responsibility in Industrial Design education fields and to join in a work or design project as a team member or to manage it independently.X
7Ability to direct or last field related study on his/her own.X
8Ability to interactively use computer software and information and communication technologies at an advanced level.X
9Ablility to use one foreign language at least a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level for both written and verbal communication.X
10Ability to produce comprehensive projects in Industrial Design field by using acquired knowledge, conception and skills with interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approachesX
11Ability to improve strategies, policies and application plans related to the field of Industrial Design and to evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes.X
12Ability to conduct an academic research in a systematic and critical way. Ability to present conference paper and to make publications in national and international environments.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)