Design for the Disabled (GTM050) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Design for the Disabled GTM050 Elective Courses 1 2 0 2 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
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Course Language Turkish
Course Type Applied Elective Course
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Developing design phenomenon for the disabled, generating design solutions regarding their disabilities, so that they can meet their needs in daily life.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Generates solutions regarding different disabilitie Creates designs that can ease the lives of the disabled.
Course Content The solutions and projects conceptually produced are expected to meet the basic design requirements such as; usability, manufacturability, aesthetic, innovation, user-product interaction, product language. The projects are evaluated in interactive studio environment by the jury.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Definition of the disability and the disabled, examination of types of disabled/disabilities Research
2 Definition of the disabilities and perception of life with disabilities as a disabled Reading
3 Preparing a report on a selected disability, identification of the functions and needs regarding that disability and selecting a project among them. Research, idea generation
4 Presentation Preparation of the research presentations
5 Project research Research
6 Analysis Project development
7 Presentation Presentation preparation
8 Mid Term Preparation for the mid term
9 Analysis of the new project Preparing a report on a different disability, identification of the functions and needs regarding that disability and selecting a project among them. Report writing
10 Design process, critiques Inıtial sketches
11 Design process, critiques Idea development
12 Design process, critiques Idea development
13 Disability week workshop Preparation for the workshop
14 Review Review
15 Review Review
16 Final Jury Preparation for the final jury

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Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 2 60
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 18 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Has the ability to reflect the multidimensional knowledge obtained regarding the field to the academic environment. X
2 Has the knowledge and understanding regarding the necessary intellectual, discursive, scientific, technological, aesthetic, artistic, historical and cultural background for the field. X
3 Has the knowledge and understanding in the economic, environmental, social areas and regarding the sustainability principles and standards in the field of Industrial Design. X
4 Has the knowledge of legal framework and standards regarding the field. X
5 Has the knowledge and understanding on the corporate and ethical values regarding the field. X
6 Has the ability to develop concepts and reflect the theory to practice, develop alternative design solutions and carry out the project process independently from the conceptual stage to the implemenetation. X
7 Has the ability to identify the necessary research in the field, use the correct research methods and techniques and interpret the results. X
8 Has the ability to use the effective drawing, written and visual presentation techniques and tools in the studies regarding the field. X
9 Has the self-confidence and competence to take individual and collective responsibility in the interdisciplinary studies. X
10 Learns the knowledge and abilities in the field by evaluating them with a critical approach and through generating antithesis and synthesis. X
11 Acts with the awareness of lifelong learning. Has the necessary motivation and learning skills for this. X
12 12 Follows the developments in the field through using a foreign language at least at European Language Portfolio B1 level and communicates effectively with the colleagues. X
13 Uses the computer software at least at the advanced level of European Computer Driving Licence and uses the information technologies required in the field interactively. X
14 Uses his/her knowledge and skills in a professional manner, in the light of ethical principles, in accordance with the professional rules and standards and legal frameworks and considering their social, environmental and ethical consequences. X
15 With the knowledge of human values, the student is respectful to the human rights and social and cultural rights. Shows the necessary sensitivity for the protection of the natural environment and cultural heritage; acts with the awareness of social responsibility and social justice. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 2 4
Project 2 10 20
Report
Homework Assignments 2 3 6
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 96