FFD 306 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Industrial Design

Course Name

Intellectual Property Rights for Designers

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
FFD 306	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Group Work Q&A Critical feedback Lecture / Presentation Field work/Application
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Murat BENGİSU
Course Lecturer(s)	Prof. Dr. Murat BENGİSU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The aim of this course is • to introduce to the students, the basic concepts of law and provide concise information on legal definition of new, original and conservable designs. • to inform them about the “ to do list” to protect a new and original design. • to ensure that the they have basic information about industrial and intellectual property rights regarding registered trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Students will be able to define new, original and conservable design concept. Students will be able to follow up the registration process of a new and original design. Students will be able to plan marketing strategies of a design considering the incomes founded on registration. Students will be able to to realize the infringement acts for the registered designs. Students will be able to decide legally what to do against to the infringement acts.
Course Description	The aim of this course is to introduce to the students, the basic concepts of law and provide concise information on legal definition of new, original and conservable designs, to inform them about the “ to do list” to protect a new and original design. In addition, this course aims to ensure that they have basic information about industrial and intellectual property rights regarding registered trademarks, patents, designs and copyrights. Determining new, original and conservable design concept and to do list for protecting the registered designs.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to the course and the concept of Intellectual Property	Presentation
2	Design Protection, Registered Design Project 1 Launch (Interviews)	Presentation
3	Patents	Presentation
4	Utility Models	Presentation
5	Copyright, Project 1 Review	Presentation; Interview questions, topic, academician
6	Trademark	Presentation
7	Trade Secrets	Presentation
8	Midterm	All subjects covered
9	Licensing	Presentation
10	Fashion and IP	Presentation
11	Project 2 Launch, Video	None
12	Project 1 Presentations	Project 1 Presentations
13	Project 2 Review	Students bring documents on previous design projects
14	Project Review, Video	Documents on previous design projects
15	Student Presentations	Project presentations
16	Review of the Semester	Review of the semester

Course Notes/Textbooks	Academic papers and presentations related with the subjects conducted during the semester.
Suggested Readings/Materials	Bettig, Ronad V., Copyright Culture: The political Economy of Intellectual Property, Cahit Suluk: Tasarım Hukuku, Ankara 2003, Davenport, Neil: United Kingdom Copyright and Design Protection, London, 1993. Ünal Tekinalp; Fikri Mülkiyet Hukuku, İstanbul 2005

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	2	20
Presentation / Jury	2	10
Project	2	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade		100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	3	2	6
Presentation / Jury	2	2	4
Project	1	42	42
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	20	20
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

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Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

1

2

3

4

5

1

To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches

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2

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means

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3

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies

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X

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4

To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design

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5

To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs

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6

To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design

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7

To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics

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X

8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design

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9

To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design

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10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field

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11

To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

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12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently

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13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

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