Academic Catalog

ID506 DESIGN METHODS

Course Code:	1250506
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(2-2)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Industrial Design
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. NAZ AYÞE GÜZÝDE Z. BÖREKÇÝ
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

A survey on design methods developed and employed in the field; definitions of design and design methodology from various perspectives; emergence of industrial design as a profession; theoretical and practical implications of early and recent design methods; models for structuring the design process; discussions on the nature of the act of design and the role of the designer.