FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Visual Communication Design
GEIN 314 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Service Design Project
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEIN 314
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Fall/Spring
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2
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2
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3
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4
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The main purpose of this course is to strengthen the knowledge regarding service design approaches and methods. In other words, the general aim of the course is to provide students with a set of techniques that will enable to design new services. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course entails the theoretical knowledge and practical application of service design approaches and methods. In this case; students are expected to design their own service design projects. Students will produce visual presentations of their design concepts. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction (general overview) | None |
| 2 | Lecture: General principles of service design, changing roles of designers | Reading: Daniela Sangiorgi & Sabine Junginger (2015) Emerging Issues in Service Design, The Design Journal, 18:2, 165-170. |
| 3 | Introduction to the service design project; information about the project theme | Reading: Nicola Morelli (2009). Service as value co-production: Re-framing the service design pro-cess, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 20(5), 568-590. |
| 4 | Lecture: Service design methods and tools; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research) |
| 5 | Lecture: Service design and social innovation; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 6 | Lecture: Service interactions, encounters and experience; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 7 | Lecture: The role of service design in shaping systems and organizations; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 8 | Lecture: Service design projects at different levels and sectors; Studio critiques of service design projects | Service design project development (scenario building) |
| 9 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (storyboard + stakeholder map) |
| 10 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization) |
| 11 | Presentation 1: Research and project outcomes | None |
| 12 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization - version 2) |
| 13 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization - final version) |
| 14 | Presentation 2: Service design project outcomes | None |
| 15 | Submission | Submission of related project documentation (project logbook) |
| 16 | Review of the semester | None |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
7
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
2
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30
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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 |
11
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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4
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64
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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 |
0
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
7
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2
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14
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| Presentation / Jury |
2
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4
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8
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| Project |
1
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24
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24
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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 |
110
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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 apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media, |
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| 2 | To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods, |
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| 3 | To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction, |
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| 4 | To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design, |
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| 5 | To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions, |
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| 6 | To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey, |
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| 7 | To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images, |
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| 8 | To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies, |
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| 9 | To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities, |
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| 10 | To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude, |
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| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1), |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently, |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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