ID423 DESIGN ANTHROPOLOGY
| Course Code: |
1250423 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Lecturer FÝGEN IÞIK |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Exploration of anthropological and sociological theories in relation to design to develop critical design thinking. Emphasis on post-structuralist theoretical approaches to examine design?s connection with social sciences. Application of anthropological and sociological ethnographic methods. as well as theoretical and methodological approaches in design anthropology to understand. explain. and disclose materiality and user engagement with things and environments.
