Department of Industrial Design

ID 404 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Portfolio Design

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ID 404	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A Critical feedback Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. TOLGA OKAN
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. TOLGA OKAN
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to teach portfolio development fundamentals, emphasizing the alignment of content and presentation. It informs students on how to present themselves in professional life. It ensures they keep necessary documents ready for their career. The course guides students in creating portfolios that showcase their best work using appropriate presentation methods.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; The students who succeeded in this course; Recognize career opportunities in the Design Industry (Industrial Design, Visual Communication Design, Digital Media and Art, etc.). Can create their portfolio in print, digital, and alternative media for job search or academic purposes. Be aware of their own strengths as a designer. Engage and communicate professionally and socially in a work environment. Are prepared for their professional lives and future career plans.
Course Description	This course aims to teach the students of the Faculty of Art and Design how to present themselves and their work through their professional portfolios, both digitally and in printed media.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
2	Purpose and Content of the Portfolio	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
3	Digital archiving and organizing of projects	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
4	The importance of the profile picture and the purpose of different versions	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
5	Use of different media and useful tools	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
6	Defining portfolio strategy, determining outputs	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
7	Critics & Q&A	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
8	MID TERM BREAK	None
9	Critics & Q&A	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
10	Presenting the First Draft of the Portfolio	Preparation for the next Lesson: will be announced at the end of the lesson.
11	Critics & Q&A	None
12	Critics & Q&A	Presentation materials and revisions to be made will be announced
13	Presentation of the Final Portfolio outputs	Presentation materials and revisions to be made will be announced
14	Semester Review
15	New Year
16	Submission of the Revised Final Portfolio outputs

Course Notes/Textbooks	There is no required text for the course. Some additional reading material will be handed out or given reference to the students.
Suggested Readings/Materials	Designers’ Web Pages

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-
Portfolio	-	-
Homework / Assignments	1	60
Presentation / Jury	-	-
Project	1	30
Seminar / Workshop	-	-
Oral Exams	-	-
Midterm	-	-
Final Exam	-	-
Total	3	100

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total	5	100

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	10	2	20
Field Work	-	-	-
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	-	-	-
Portfolio	-	-	-
Homework / Assignments	4	6	24
Presentation / Jury	-	-	-
Project	-	-	-
Seminar / Workshop	-	-	-
Oral Exam	-	-	-
Midterms	-	-	-
Final Exam	-	-	-
		Total	108

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

Program Competencies/Outcomes

* Contribution Level

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)