FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Industrial Design
DM 498 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Graduation Project
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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DM 498
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Spring
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2
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6
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5
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14
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Prerequisites |
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The graduation project is a design based business model project for senior students to demonstrate all their knowledge and skills gained during their undergraduate education. I The student designers will not only be able to extend their knowledge of a particular topic, and improve and demonstrate their design skills and their ability to manage a design project but also demonstrate an interdisciplinary process required for design management discipline. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of the design management to a variety of products, services and systems combined with social responsibility, ethics, environment, energy issues through a complex business model. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction, Gantt Chart | Desktop and Field Resarch |
2 | R&D Projects and Project File Preparation | Desktop and Field Resarch |
3 | Observation and data collection / System Animation | Desktop and Field Resarch |
4 | Observation and data collection / System Animation | R&D Project Preparation |
5 | MARCH 15 SUBMISSION 1 / Project Application Folder | Desktop and Field Resarch |
6 | Survey & Market Verification | Survey Development and Application |
7 | System Scheme Animation, Survey & Market Verification | Survey Development and Application |
8 | Business Plan | None |
9 | Business Plan | None |
10 | APRIL 19 SUBMISSION 2: Digital Project Presentation + Promotional Design Samples | Business Plan |
11 | IUE Technology Transfer Office (TTO)'s intellectual property rights presentation and Filling out the IUE Invention Notification Form for projects that meet the Turkish Patent Institute (TPE) application criteria | None |
12 | - Identity Design Model - Web-page development - Promotion materials | Corporate and Product identity research and sketches |
13 | Identity Design Model / Post-project review | |
14 | MAY 17 SUBMISSION 3: PRESENTATION (Identity Design Package, Web-page development, Promotion materials, Full Business Animation | Presentation pages, Technical details, kartvizit, Video shoot |
15 | FINAL SUBMISSION: Final Jury and Graduation Exhibition Setup | Submit materials listed below in WEEK 15-16: 1. Project Web-page 2. Promotional products 3. Business Plan 4. Full Business Animation 5. Business identity interface designs 6. System Scheme |
16 | GRADUATION EXHIBITION | All materials in Exhibition format |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Instructor’s compilations and presentations for distribution and sharing in course web file. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Books & JournalsBorja de Mozota, Brigitte (2004). Design Management: Using Design to Build Brand Value and Cooperate Innovation. Allworth PressBoyle, Griff (2003), Design Project Management, AshgateDesign Discourse, Journal of Design History and Design Philosophy Design Management Journal, Design Management Institute, BostonFuller, R. Buckminster (1981), Critical Path, NY St. Martin’s PressKelley, Tom (2001). The Art of Innovation, DoubledayNeumeier, Marty (2006). ZAG: The Number One Strategy of HighPerformance Brands, Peachpit PressArticlesHeskett, John \"The Economic Role of Industrial Design\" The Role of Product Design in PostIndustrial Society (ed. Tevfik Balcıoğlu) , Ankara METU Faculty of Architecture Press, pp 77 92 Olson, Er,c M. (et al). “Managing Design for Competitive Advantage: A Process Approach” Design Management Journal, Vol 11, No. 4, Fall 2000, Design Management Institute, pp. 10 – 17Lojacono, Gabriella (with Zaccai, Gianfranco). “The Evolution of The DesignInspired Enterprise, MIT Sloan Management Review; Spring 2004, Vol.45, Issue 3, p.7579WebsitesUniversity of Cambridge, Innovation and Design Management Resources and Information: http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/ctm/idm/resources/ |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
4
|
60
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Project |
1
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30
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
-
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-
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Final Exam |
-
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
6
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100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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4
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64
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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4
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64
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Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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12
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192
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Field Work |
0
|
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
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Portfolio |
0
|
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Homework / Assignments |
0
|
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Presentation / Jury |
4
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15
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60
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Project |
1
|
40
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40
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
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Oral Exam |
0
|
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Midterms |
-
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0
|
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Final Exam |
0
|
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Total |
420
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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