INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN STUDIES
- Course
- VICD108 - INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN STUDIES
- Department
- Visual Communication Design - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
By examining more general problems about production, consumption, and usage and how these issues fit into a larger conversation about design and culture, this class explores several facets of design. By critically analyzing and visualizing the interactions of gender, power, ethics, status, and racism within design practices and objects, students will evaluate the relationship between design and culture. Students will read theoretical, historical, social, and political works of literature, allowing them to thoroughly examine these complex subjects. In the end, students will be able to understand and express how design studies give us a "critical" perspective on how to investigate and assess how design functions as a cultural, economic, and social form.
INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN STUDIES
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | History of Design - Design Movements |
| Week 3 | Design Process - Design Thinking |
| Week 4 | Creative Thinking - Concept Creation |
| Week 5 | Aesthetics: Design Styles - Typography |
| Week 6 | Fundamentals of Visual Communication Design - Semiotics |
| Week 7 | Revision for Mid-Term |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term Week |
| Week 9 | Mid-Term Week |
| Week 10 | Visual Harmony and Gestalt Principles |
| Week 11 | Introduction to Graphic Design with XP Pen Graphic Tablet |
| Week 12 | Applying designs with XP Pen Graphic Tablet |
| Week 13 | Presentations |
| Week 14 | Presentations |
| Week 15 | Final Week |
Reference Books & Course Materials
No reference books have been listed.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Defines basic information about the history of visual communication design SOLO 3
- L02 Aims drawing a framework for the history of design with practical examples SOLO 2
- L03 students will be able to recognize important events and influential figures in the history of visual communication SOLO 2
Program Outcomes
- P01 Create a user interface in a contemporary object-oriented language to allow users to access business data
- P02 Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation and administration of computing-based systems
- P03 Analyze common business functions and identify, design, and develop appropriate information technology solutions
- P04 Design and develop software solutions for contemporary business environments by employing appropriate problem-solving strategies
- P05 Configure and administer database server to support contemporary business environments.
- P06 Administer or mange a relational database for a small to medium size company
- P07 Be able to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment
- P08 Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
- P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | Average |
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| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |