Course Language:
English
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Course Objectives:
Within this course, students combine design and conceptual approach. They are expected to develop a product from conceptualization process to project and prepera a portfolio and present.
Course Content:
By combining conceptual and critical thinking, students use their technical skills to improve their perspective and imagination. In this course, students develop a concept and product and present their portfolios to show their professional skills in printed and online formats and present it.
Course Methodology:
1-Lecture, 6-Case Study, 15-Assignment
Course Evaluation Methods:
B-Oral Exam / Presentation, E-Project / Design
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Designs aesthetic products by conceptualization. | 1,4 | 1,6,15 | B,E |
| 2. Combines critical and creative thinking. | 1,10 | 1,6,15 | B,E |
| 3. Analyzes and evaluates the design products. | 4 | 1,6,15 | B,E |
| 4. Designs a products and prepares a presentation. | 1,2,3,10 | 1,6,15 | B,E |
| 5. Prepares a portfolio that presents his/her professional development. | 4,9,10 | 1,6,15 | B,E |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to course, Course Description | |
| 2 | Conceptual Thinking | |
| 3 | Fundamentals of Product Development, Creativity in product development | |
| 4 | Determining the Product Strategy | |
| 5 | Idea Development | |
| 6 | Design process | |
| 7 | Classwork | |
| 8 | Mid-term | |
| 9 | Portfolio Design: Purpose of Portfolio, Portfolio Design, importance for designers, Portfolio types, Cover Page, contents, selection of CV samples | |
| 10 | Concept design for Portfolio - Storytelling | |
| 11 | Professional portfolio and layout design | |
| 12 |
Documentation: Presentation of Projects, Development of Existing Designs
Digital Portfolio Design |
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| 13 | Presentation of the First Stages of the Portfolio, (CV, Contents, Cover Page, Layout) and the theoretical part of the project | |
| 14 | Product Development/ Reworking | |
| 15 | Class Work | |
| 16 | Final Exam: Presentation of the portfolio in print and online platform | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
The product development challenge / edited with an introduction by Kim B. Clark and Steven C. Wheelwright.
Bean, Roger, Radford, Russell W. (2000), Powerful Products: Strategic Management of Successful New Product Development, eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) - Worldwide |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | coadsysexam |
| Assignments | coadsysexam |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 60 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Uses technical and academic knowledge accumulated in visual communication design field for authentic projects. | X | ||||
| 2 | Designs 2 and 3 dimensional creative products considering the aesthetic rules. | X | ||||
| 3 | Employs efficiently the technical innovations required by the professional field. | X | ||||
| 4 | Analyses problems related to the field starting from the concept and develops appropriate projects for the targeted audience. | X | ||||
| 5 | Behaves according to the national and international professional ethical principles. | X | ||||
| 6 | Builds awareness to universal and social problems by developed projects and offers solutions to them. | X | ||||
| 7 | Gains sectoral experience by compulsory internship, relates academic knowledge with field experience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Grasps the importance of interdisciplinary working by lifelong learning mind-set and collaborates with different teams. | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops concepts and puts forth innovative and authentic works to enrich the cultural and artistic accumulation related to the field. | X | ||||
| 10 | Transforms the creative ideas into moving and interactive visual expressions, executes multi-dimensional designs. | X | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 7 | 98 |
| Mid-term | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 148 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (s) | 5,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 6 | ||
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