Course Name | Art, Science and Design |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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FFD 661 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | Third Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to explore new possibilities and approaches in design research by developing a new practice in a dialogue with science enquiry together with art theory. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course is a research based course that can be studied either on a theoretical route or theory-practice route. The course has been designed to offer a new insight to the design research in response to the growing interest of the interdisciplinary state of art and science collaboration in an academic context. Readings, screenings and discussions of related literature will be the main education tool for the course. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the Course: Openning up the question | - |
2 | Art and Science: Definitions - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 1 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
3 | Relationship of Art and Scientific Research - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 2 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
4 | How does research function in art? - - - Term Paper introduction - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 3 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
5 | Technology: Definition - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 4 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
6 | Assimilation of art into research and commercial production - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 5 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
7 | Similarities and differences between art and science HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 6 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
8 | MIDTERM | Term Paper Proposal 1st Draft |
9 | Theory and problematic of the integration of art and scientific research through technology - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 7 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
10 | Distinction between scientific worldviews and critical theory - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 8 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
11 | Design and Design Thinking - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 9 | Reading: 3) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 4) TBA |
12 | Art, Science, Design and Technology - - - HW+SW(Sheet of Boxes) 10 | Reading: 1) Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) 2) TBA |
13 | Term Paper Proposal Final Draft | Individual study and research |
14 | Term Paper discussions and critique - - - Student Presentations | Individual study and research |
15 | Term Paper discussions and critique | Individual study and research |
16 | Term Paper Final Review | Submission |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Stephen Wilson, Information Arts: Intersection of Art, Science, and Technology, MIT Press (2002) ISBN-13: 978-0262731584 Title:Design: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | David Edwards, Artscience, Creativity in the Post-Google Generation, Harvard University Press (2008) ISBN 9780674034648; Eirik J. Irgens, “Art, science and the challenge of management education” Scandinavian Journal of Management 30 (2014) 30, pp. 86-94 ISSN: 0956-5221; Ruth E. Brennan, “Re-storying marine conservation: Integrating art and science to explore and articulate ideas, visions and expressions of marine space” Ocean and Coastal Management 162 (2018), pp. 110-126 ISSN: 0964-5691; Tibor S. Balint and Paul Pangaro “Design space for space design: Dialogs through boundary objects at the intersections of art, design, science, and engineering” Acta Astronautica 134 (2017), pp. 41-53 ISSN: 0094-5765, “Merging art and design in foresight: Making sense of Emerge” Futures 70 (2015), pp. 24-35 ISSN: 0016-3287; Aysel Yavuz “As An Approach To Improving Creativity In Design Education; Art Of Painting” Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences 141 (2014), pp. 741-747 ISSN: 1877-0428; R. Keith Sawyer “Teaching creativity in art and design studio classes: A systematic literature review” Educational Research Review 22 (2017), pp. 99-113 ISSN: 1747-938X; Robert Farrell and Cliff Hoker “Design, science and wicked problems” Design Studies 34 (2013), pp. 681-705 ISSN: 0142-694X; Gretchen Gano “Starting with Universe: Buckminster Fuller’s Design Science Now” Futures 70 (2015), pp. 56-64 ISSN: 0016-3287; Per Galle and Peter Kroes “Science and design: Identical twins?” Design Studies 35 (2014), pp. 201-231 ISSN: 0142-694X; J.S. Rao “Creativity in design-Science to engineering model” Mechanism and Machine Theory 125 (2018), pp.52-79 ISSN: 0094-114X. . Title:Design : The Invention of Desire. Yale University Press, 2016. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 10 | 25 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
Project | 1 | 35 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 14 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 10 | 5 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 9 | |
Project | 1 | 45 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 3 | |
Final Exams | |||
Total | 225 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | to be able to develop scientific expertise and capabilities in the field of design studies by using creative and critical thinking as well as research skills; innovatively contributing to the discipline through new ideas, | X | ||||
2 | to be able to comprehend the interaction across various disciplines related to the field of design reaching at original conclusions via using new and complex analysis, synthesis and evaluation skills, | X | ||||
3 | to be able to develop new strategic approaches to solve unforeseen complex issues in design practice through integrative and creative elaboration, | X | ||||
4 | to be able to conduct independent research, analyze scientific phenomena through a broad, deep and critical perspective, arrive at new syntheses and evaluations in design discipline, | X | ||||
5 | to be able to publish scientific articles in reputable refereed journals, present papers in scientific conferences in the field of design and its sub-disciplines, | X | ||||
6 | to be able to develop effective communication skills to scientifically present and defend original ideas to an expert audience, | X | ||||
7 | to be able to conduct affective team work in the field of design, | X | ||||
8 | to be able to use the English language fluently for both comprehending scientific publications and developing proper communication with foreign colleagues, | X | ||||
9 | to be able to contribute to the process of transforming into an " information society", by following the technological, social and cultural developments on both academic and professional grounds continuously, | X | ||||
10 | to be able to develop skills of designing and producing unique models and products that will be certificated as registered design, trade mark and patents. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest