GRADUATE SCHOOL
Design Studies (With Thesis)
FFD 509 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Ethics and Social Responsibility in Design
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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 509
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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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| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingQ&ACritical feedbackApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | This course aims at encouraging the student to think and produce ideas upon social responsibility of design and ethics; discusses on the position and responsibility of the designer on threefold concepts of mankind, nature and design. In addition , the course provides the student with academic background in order to equip them with a required maturity in sustainability and universal design issues. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course covers a variety of readings of academic articles, discussions and presentations , film screening , seminars regarding to understanding of ethics, sustainability, environmental issues and activist movements related to different design disciplines . At the end of the course the students will be asked to develop an activist design project, write and present a manifesto which they will develop upon as an alternative solution to propose a more ethical and sustainable future for design. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction to the course + presentation of the syllabus | |
| 2 | Class reading , lecture and discussion. Ethics in Design | C. Dilnot , Ethics in Design. 10 Questions in Design Studies : A Reader.eds: H.Clark,D.Brody .2009. p 180-190 |
| 3 | Class reading, lecture and discussion. Ecology,Sustainability and Circularity | E.Manzini, Prometheus of the Everyday, in Discovering Design ed. R.Buchanan, V.Margolin .1995.p.219-243 |
| 4 | Film screening + Quiz 1 : Response to previous and current article and review of the movie + Circularity | M.Moreno, C. Rios, Z.Rowe and F. Charnley. “A Conceptual Framework of Circular Design”. Sustainability 2016, 8, 937; doi:10.3390/su8090937 R.Earley. “Circular Design Futures”. The Design Journal, 20:4,421-434, DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2017.1328164 |
| 5 | Film screening +Class reading, lecture and discussion. Slow design and fashion &value production +Quiz 2 Response to article and the movie | H.Clark , Slow+ Fashion: An oxymoron or promise for the future , Fashion Theory. Volume 12. Issue 4, pp. 427-446,2008 |
| 6 | Contemporary art: Humanitarian and Social design | R.Pinto, N,Bourriad, M.Lucy Orta interview with Paul Virilo., 2003.p.128 |
| 7 | Class reading , lecture and discussion : Social Responsibility & Conceptual Art and Design Introduction to student presentations1 : Design concepts | S. Hansen. “Pleasure stolen from the poor”: Community discourse on the ‘theft’ of a Banksy. Crime Media Culture 2016, Vol. 12(3) 289–307 |
| 8 | Film screening + Quiz 3: Response to the article and the movie | F.M. Montagnino. Joseph Beuys’ Rediscovery of Man–Nature Relationship: A Pioneering Experience of Open Social Innovation |
| 9 | Student presentations 1 | Concepts taken from Design Dictionary ; Perspectives on Design Terminology M.Erholf, T, Marshall.(eds), 2008. |
| 10 | Class reading and discussion. Design activism and social Design + Introduction to activist project | A.F.Luke .”Challenging the paradigm by Dissensus, Consensus and Transitional Practices “ in Handbook of Design for Sustainability by Stuart Walker (ed.) Bloomsbury. 2013 p.486-498 |
| 11 | Design against Emergency , Risk Society : Conceptual and Critical design .Quiz 4: Response to previous reading | P.Antonelli, Safe. Design Takes on Risk , Interview with Cameron Sinclair p.47-55.2005 V. Dignum. “Responsible Artificial Imtelligence: Designing AI For Human Values”. ITU Journal: ICT Discoveries, Special Issue No. 1, 25 Sept. 2017 T. Yigitcanlar ., L. Butler et al. “Can Building “Artificially Intelligent Cities” Safeguard Humanity from Natural Disasters, Pandemics, and Other Catastrophes? An Urban Scholar’s Perspective” Sensors 2020, 20, 2988; doi:10.3390/s20102988 |
| 12 | Film Screening and Discussion + + workshop +Ethical issues & Gender studies | N, Whiteley.Design for Society, Feminist perspectives. P.134-157 C.Buckley .Made in Patriarchy: Toward a Feminist Analysis of Women and Design in Design Discourse (ed.) Victor Margolin , Chicago Press, London , 1989.p.251-262 |
| 13 | Project presentations + Manifesto proposal | Student presentations |
| 14 | Project tutorials | Class workshops |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Presentations |
| Course Notes/Textbooks |
Daniel Purdy ,The rise of fashion: a reader( Minneapolis/ London: Mimnesota press: 2004) Design for Society by N, Whiteley., 1995. Reaktion Books Design Discourse by Victor Margolin (ed.), , 1989.Chicago Press, London. Safe. Design Takes on Risk by P.Antonelli,.2005.Museum of Modern Art.Moma Handbook of Design for Sustainability by Stuart Walker (ed.) 2013.Bloomsbury. Lucy Orta .R.Pinto, N,Bourriad( eds.) M..2003.Taschen Discovering Design by R.Buchanan, V.Margolin (eds)..1995.University of Chicago Press Design Studies : A Reader by H.Clark,D.Brody (eds) 2009.Bloomsbury |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Emerging Directions in Handbook of Design for Sustainability T.Fry. by Stuart Walker (ed.) Bloomsbury. 2013.p.522-532 “Design for Existential Crisis in the Anthropocene Age”.by A. Light, A.Powell, I. Shklovski. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Communities and Technologies (C&T '17), 9 pages. DOI: 10.1145/3083671.3083688. “Action Centered Design Opportunities in times of multiple Crisis: Designing a toolkit from a participatory conference “ by A. Fuad-Luke, S.U.Yavuz, C. S.Schubert, K. Krois. International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 1(1), 37-49. Slowness in Fashion by Ş.Kipöz( ed)Dixi books , London , 2020.p.24-41, 59-68 Fashion-able : Hactivism and Engaged fashion design by Otto von Busch, phd thesis, School of Design and Crafts , University of Gothenburg , Sweden,2008 Droog Design, Spirit of the nineties ed. Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker, 1998, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam Eco Fashion, Sass Brown ,2010, Laurence King Publishing Eco-chic: The fashion paradox, Sandy Black, 2008, Black dog publishing The Green Imperative: Natural Design for the Real World, Victor Papanek,1995 New York, Thames and Hudson. Cradle to Cradle, Remaking the Way We Make Things William McDonough, Michael Braungart, 2002, Publisher: Rodale Book |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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28
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
2
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30
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| Project |
1
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32
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
7
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68
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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32
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| Total |
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 |
10
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6
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60
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
4
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6
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24
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
2
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30
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60
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| Project |
1
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33
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33
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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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