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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI336 | ||||
| Course Name: | Design Thinking | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. HATİCE ÖZ PEKTAŞ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | MELDA GÖKNEL | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | Course Objectives This course introduces the basic principles of interaction, service, product and system design with the first and foremost focus on people’s needs, choices, and experiences rather than anything else. The course addresses the underlying framework for understanding and practicing fundamental concepts, tools, and design processes with a broad focus on all stakeholders rather than only end-users. Various tools and techniques such as co-designing, envisioning, testing and prototyping, role-playing and touchpoints are introduced throughout the course. Students, individually and as a team, experience a series of hands-on, class-based exercises on the methodology of creating products and services. |
| Course Content: | Course Content To introduce students to theoretical knowledge, conceptual approaches, and practical skills of Design Thinking to understand and learn human-centered design methodology. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognize the basic principles of Design Thinking and human-centered design methodology. 2) Define exemplary business and design problems by using various tools and techniques of the methodology. 3) Apply the principles of the methodology to develop solution proposals considering various stakeholders. 4) Prepare an innovative project proposal in line with the main requirements of the methodology as a team. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 2) | What is Human Centered Design? | - |
| 3) | Empathy Methods– field work | - |
| 3) | Empathy Methods– field work | - |
| 4) | Persona – in class exercise | - |
| 5) | Defining the problem | - |
| 6) | Mad Lib and HMWQ – in class exercise | - |
| 7) | Ideation Methods – in class exercise | - |
| 8) | MID SEMESTER PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL PROJECT | - |
| 9) | Feed-back on projects and strategies for further development | - |
| 10) | Prototype and Test – in class exercise | - |
| 11) | Project evaluation with RWW – in class exercise (may be holiday) | - |
| 12) | Making a design budget and production timeline | - |
| 13) | Storytelling for design | - |
| 14) | Final presentation | - |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 1988. Tasarım Odaklı Düşünce-Design Thinking, Emrah Kozan, 2021. |
| References: | The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 1988. Tasarım Odaklı Düşünce-Design Thinking, Emrah Kozan, 2021. |
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| 1) Have the basic theoretical knowledge about health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematic. | |||||||||||||||
| 2) Uses the sciences such as health, education and psychology in addition to the basic knowledge and skills of the Child Development discipline and uses these sciences effectively. | |||||||||||||||
| 3) To express himself/herself as an individual and a team member in the education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions related to Child Development, he/she carries out the necessary professional work independently and takes responsibility. | |||||||||||||||
| 4) To understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories related to the field of child development, relate the current experiences with national and international developments. | |||||||||||||||
| 5) Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of Child Development. | |||||||||||||||
| 6) Defines the problems encountered based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of Child Development and develops solutions. | |||||||||||||||
| 7) Determines the learning needs of lifelong learning related to Child Development and makes the necessary guidance. | |||||||||||||||
| 8) Works in collaboration with the family and the child and social, cultural structure and works in cooperation with the area of Child Development. | |||||||||||||||
| 9) Plans, prepares and evaluates the materials (books, information notes, booklets, toys, educational instructional tools etc.) required by the field of Child Development and uses the materials in accordance with the best interests of the child and the family. | |||||||||||||||
| 10) Knows the basic knowledge necessary for professional practices in education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions about child development. | |||||||||||||||
| 11) Acts in accordance with professional ethics and social responsibility in all social practices and professional practices. | |||||||||||||||
| 12) Participate the society and other professional groups about child development. | |||||||||||||||
| 13) Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. | |||||||||||||||
| 14) Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. | |||||||||||||||
| 15) They are sensitive regarding the universality of social rights and quality and protection of cultural values and occupational health and safety issues in the field of Child Development. | |||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Have the basic theoretical knowledge about health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematic. | 1 |
| 2) | Uses the sciences such as health, education and psychology in addition to the basic knowledge and skills of the Child Development discipline and uses these sciences effectively. | 1 |
| 3) | To express himself/herself as an individual and a team member in the education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions related to Child Development, he/she carries out the necessary professional work independently and takes responsibility. | 1 |
| 4) | To understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories related to the field of child development, relate the current experiences with national and international developments. | 1 |
| 5) | Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of Child Development. | 1 |
| 6) | Defines the problems encountered based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of Child Development and develops solutions. | 1 |
| 7) | Determines the learning needs of lifelong learning related to Child Development and makes the necessary guidance. | 1 |
| 8) | Works in collaboration with the family and the child and social, cultural structure and works in cooperation with the area of Child Development. | 1 |
| 9) | Plans, prepares and evaluates the materials (books, information notes, booklets, toys, educational instructional tools etc.) required by the field of Child Development and uses the materials in accordance with the best interests of the child and the family. | 1 |
| 10) | Knows the basic knowledge necessary for professional practices in education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions about child development. | 1 |
| 11) | Acts in accordance with professional ethics and social responsibility in all social practices and professional practices. | 1 |
| 12) | Participate the society and other professional groups about child development. | 1 |
| 13) | Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. | 1 |
| 14) | Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. | 1 |
| 15) | They are sensitive regarding the universality of social rights and quality and protection of cultural values and occupational health and safety issues in the field of Child Development. | 1 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 5 | 10 |
| Application | 16 | 32 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 5 | 10 |
| Field Work | 2 | 4 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 4 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 6 |
| Project | 16 | 32 |
| Quizzes | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 4 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 118 | |