Political Science and Public Administration | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI336 | ||||
Course Name: | Design Thinking | ||||
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Spring Fall |
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Course Credits: |
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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. |
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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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | ||||||||
2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | ||||||||
4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | ||||||||
5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | ||||||||
6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | ||||||||
7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 2 |
2) | To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
3) | Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | 3 |
4) | Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | 3 |
5) | To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | 2 |
6) | To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | 2 |
7) | To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
8) | Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | 2 |
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 |