Industrial Product Design
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

EÜT215

Course Name:

Research For Product Design

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	4

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. BURCU TORUM

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi SİNAN SAVAŞ

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	1. To provide an understanding of the basic principles of research. 2. To provide an understanding of how research can help solving a design problem. 3. To provide an overview of research methods specifically used to inform the design process. 4. To maintain that the students have experience in using some of these methods.
Course Content:	Scientific Research, Research for Design, Research Methods Commonly Used to Inform the Design Process, User Research Methods, Observation, Interviewing, Focus Group Studies, Ethnography, Video Ethnography, User Profiles and Personas, Scenario Building, Visual and Verbal Narrative Development.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Knows about the basic principles of research.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Learns at which stages of the design process there is need for research input
2) Knows about the particular research methods used to inform the design process
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
1) Have research experience by using some of the methods used to inform the design process.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Research methods used and developed by leading design consultancy companies
1)	What is research? Why there is need for research?
2)	Research methods commonly used to inform the design process
3)	Observation
4)	Interviewing
5)	Different Observation Techniques
6)	Focus Group Studies
7)	Ethnography, Video Ethnography
8)	Exam
9)	Persona Creation
10)	Scenario Building
11)	Visual Scenario Presentation - Storyboards
12)	Developing Verbal Narratives
13)	Different Research Techniques
14)	Persona Creation
15)	Final
16)	-	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Milton, A. and Rodgers, P. (2013). Research Methods for Product Design, Laurence King Publishing
References:	Buxton, B. (2007). Sketching User Experiences, Morgan Kaufmann. Moggridge, B. (2006). Designing Interactions, MIT Press. Suri, J. F. (2005). Thoughtless Acts, Chronicle Books. Laurel, B. (ed.) (2003). Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, MIT Press. Press, M. and Cooper, R. (2002). The Design Experience: The Role of Design and Designers in the Twenty-First Century, Aldershot: Ashgate.

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Ability to think creatively and innovatively in industrial design discipline.
2) Ability to master professional material and production technologies and follow up developments and to effectively apply acquired knowledge in the projects
3) Ability to reflect cultural values to professional approaches
4) Ability to reach to original design solutions through critical approach to complex design problems and also foresee potential user needs.
5) Having the knowledge and ability to effectively use two and three dimensional design tools and technologies in industrial design
6) Ability to participate in teamwork in companies and to effectively participate in industrial design project management
7) Ability to have professional and ethical sense of responsibility
8) To work independently, to take responsiblity and to develop designerly sensitivities towards global problems

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Ability to think creatively and innovatively in industrial design discipline.	3
2)	Ability to master professional material and production technologies and follow up developments and to effectively apply acquired knowledge in the projects	2
3)	Ability to reflect cultural values to professional approaches	3
4)	Ability to reach to original design solutions through critical approach to complex design problems and also foresee potential user needs.	4
5)	Having the knowledge and ability to effectively use two and three dimensional design tools and technologies in industrial design	1
6)	Ability to participate in teamwork in companies and to effectively participate in industrial design project management	3
7)	Ability to have professional and ethical sense of responsibility	4
8)	To work independently, to take responsiblity and to develop designerly sensitivities towards global problems	4

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Individual study and homework
Lesson

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Application

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	10	6	60
Presentations / Seminar	3	5	15
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			111