GRADUATE SCHOOL
Design Studies (With Thesis)
FFD 501 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Design Research Methodology
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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FFD 501
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to provide an overview of design research and its methodology within different design fields (e.g. visual communication design, industrial design, interior design, fashion design, architecture) among other research traditions. It investigates the formation of design knowledge through research and practice of design with a focus on methodology. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, students read articles and chapters from books about design research including the history, key features, ‘research vs. practice’ relations, research positions, theoretical lenses, methodology and methods. Based on these readings they write short essays, make oral presentations, and apply research techniques as Homework, Presentation and Fieldwork course requirements. In addition, they carry on their Projects also as a course requirement, in which they make research on their own thesis topics. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | None |
| 2 | Discussion: Bayazıt (2004). Research; design research/science; emergence of design research; its difference among other research traditions; relations between theory and practice of design (Archer, 1999; Bayazıt, 2004; Langrish (notes); Wolfgang Jonas’ article Ralf Michel 2007). Identifying the research problem (Booth et al, 2008). | Reading: Bayazıt (2004). |
| 3 | Discussion: Bayazıt (2004), Cross (2001). Design research timeline. Working on the Project (research problem). | Reading: Cross (2001). Working on the Project (research problem). |
| 4 | Discussion: Gui Bonsiepe’s article from Ralf Michel (2007). Referencing styles, APA style. Working on the Project (research problem, references). | Reading: Gui Bonsiepe’s article from Ralf Michel (2007). Working on the Project (research problem, references). |
| 5 | Research considerations (theory & research, epistemology, ontology, research strategy/family, values & practical considerations) and criteria (reliability, replication, validity) in social research (Bryman, 2001). | Research: Epistemology, Ontology, Design. Working on the Project (bibliography, APA style). |
| 6 | Discussion: Chapter-4 “Thinking about Research: Methodology” (Crouch & Pearce, 2012). Working on the Project (research position, theoretical framework). Rethinking on research problems and writing a bibliography (Booth et al, 2008; Blaxter et al, 2010). | Reading: Chapter-4 “Thinking about Research: Methodology” (Crouch & Pearce, 2012). Working on the Project (research position, theoretical framework). |
| 7 | Working on the Project (research position, theoretical framework, research problem, bibliography). | Reading: Herbert Simon’s and Donald A. Schön’s articles from Clark & Brody (2009). Working on the Project (research position, theoretical framework, research problem, bibliography). |
| 8 | A summary of design research (history, key features, ‘research vs. practice’ relations, research positions, theoretical lenses, methodology). Everyday skills for research and introduction to design research methods (research families, approaches, techniques) (Archer, 1999; Blaxter et al, 2010; Bryman, 2001, Crouch & Pearce, 2012; Muratovski, 2016; Visocky O’Grady, 2006). | None |
| 9 | Overview of research methods used in design. Discussion on human-centred design approach and participatory design (Hanington, 2003; Laurel, 2003; Martin & Hanington 2012; Sanders 2008; Visocky O’Grady, 2006). | Reading: Hanington (2003), Sanders (2008). |
| 10 | Presentations and discussion. Working on the Project (research methodology, research methods). | Preparing presentations on design research methods (group work). |
| 11 | National Holiday | Fieldwork: Preparing an application plan on one of the selected design research method (group work). |
| 12 | Fieldwork: Research problem, methods selection, data collection, analysis and synthesis on the findings. | Fieldwork: Preparing an application plan on one of the selected design research method (group work). |
| 13 | Fieldwork. Working on the Project (research methodology, research methods). Design research ethics (IDEO). | Fieldwork |
| 14 | Presentation of the Fieldwork and Project (research methodology, research methods). | Fieldwork |
| 15 | Compensate class: Presentation of the Project and submission of its report. | Finalizing the Project (theoretical background, research problem, research methodology and bibliography). |
| 16 | Semester review | None |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Alan Bryman (2001) Social Research Methods, New York: Oxford University Press. Bella Martin & Bruce Hanington (2012) Universal Methods of Design, Massachusetts: Rockport. Brenda Laurel (eds.) (2003) Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, Cambridge: MIT Press. Bruce Archer (1999) On the Methods of Research, Ankara: METU Faculty of Architecture Press. Bruce Hanington (2003) Methods in the Making: A Perspective on the State of Human Research in Design, Design Issues, Vol.19, no.4, pp.9-18. Christopher Crouch & Jane Pearce (2012) Doing Research in Design, London: Bloomsbury. Gjoko Muratovski (2016) Research for Designers: A Guide to Methods and Practice, Los Angeles: SAGE. Hazel Clark & David Brody (2009) (eds.) Design Studies: A Reader, Oxford, New York: Berg. IDEO-The Little Book of Design Research Ethics (2015) (https://lbodre.ideo.com/). Jenn + Ken Visocky O’Grady (2006) A Designer’s Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing your Clients and What They Really Need, Massachusetts: Rockport. John Z. Langrish, Notes on Writing a Thesis, Lecture Notes. Liz Sanders (2008) An Evolving Map of Design Practice and Design Research, ACM Interactions, Vol.XV.6, On Modeling Forum. Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight (2010) How to Research (4th edition), Berkshire: Open University Press. Nigan Bayazıt (2004) “Investigating Design: A Review of Forty Years of Design Research”, Design Issues, Vol.20, no.1, pp.16-29. Nigel Cross (2001) “Designerly Ways of Knowing: Design Discipline versus Design Science”, Design Issues, Vol.17, no.3, pp.49-55. Ralf Michel (2007) Design Research Now: Essays and Selected Projects, BIRD, Basel, Boston, Berlin: Birkhauser. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams (2008) The Craft of Research (3rd edition), Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Anne-Marie Willis (2018) (eds.) The Design Philosophy Reader, London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts. Gillian Rose (2001) Visual Methodologies: An Introduction to the Interpretation of Visual Materials, London: SAGE Publications. IDEO Toolkits (http://www.designkit.org/mindsets). John W. Creswell (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (2nd edition), Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. Loraine Blaxter, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight (2010) How to Research (4th edition), Berkshire: Open University Press. Marc Stickdorn & Jakob Schneider (2011) This is Service Design Thinking, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Peter Barry (2009) Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, Manchester, New York: Manchester University Press. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work |
1
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25
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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25
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
4
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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4
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56
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| Field Work |
1
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31
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31
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
1
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40
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | to be able to expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research, |
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| 2 | to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences, |
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| 3 | to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners, |
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| 4 | to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past, |
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| 5 | to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions, |
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| 6 | to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems, |
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| 7 | to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education, |
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| 8 | to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices, |
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| 9 | to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities, |
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| 10 | to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways. |
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| 11 | to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). |
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