Within the scope of the course, it is aimed to provide students with the ability to identify opportunities/problems within the framework of a human-oriented approach, to perform detailed target audience analysis, and to gain a design-oriented perspective. In this direction, it is aimed to provide an applied education within the framework of international methodologies and approaches to creative thinking design.
Prerequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özge Özkök Şişman
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
-Tuesday. 15:00-17:45. Ataköy Campus, Faculty of Arts and Design. AK STF Mac Lab.
Office Hour(s)
-Thursday- 10:00-12:00. Ataköy Campus, Faculty of Arts and Design. AK1D13
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Verbal lecture, practice
Principle Sources
- Creative Thinking: A Field Guide to Building Your Strategic Core (20212), Angus Fletcher.
- Design Thinking at Work: How Innovative Organizations are Embracing Design (2018), David Dunne. University of Toronto Press.
- Developing Creative Thinking in Beginning Design (2018), Stephen Temple. Routledge
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to creative thinking design
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
2. Week
Creative thinking techniques
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
3. Week
Design thinking methodologies and approaches
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
4. Week
Design thinking strategies
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
5. Week
Creative thinking generation
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
6. Week
Research and preparation of roadmap in creative thinking design
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
7. Week
Prototyping in creative thinking generation
Verbal lecture, case study, practise
8. Week
MIDTERM
MIDTERM
9. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
10. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
11. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
12. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
13. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
14. Week
Creative thinking production workshop
Practise
15. Week
Project presentations
Project presentations
16. Week
Project presentations
Project presentations
17. Week
FINAL EXAM
FINAL EXAM
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
The students will be able to define all kinds of concepts related to communication, new media, art and culture (New media and communication)
PO-2
The students will be able to understand the historical developments of communication and new media issues, as cultural, social, and technological change depending on the areas of related changes. They will be able to evaluate the results.
PO-3
The students will be able to follow technological, cultural, and social changes and apply them to their fields
PO-4
The students will be able to analyze and evaluate the new media and communication issues and criticize them by interpreting their understanding.
PO-5
The students will be able to produce scientific content by researching and analyzing theoretical and conceptual issues related to new media and communication fields with a scientific approach
PO-6
The students will be able to manage time and resources effectively by improving content production and management skills on digital platforms.
PO-7
The students will be able to develop detailed and necessary knowledge in specific areas of expertise such as internet journalism, digital marketing, digital advertising, new media programming, and public relations in social media.
PO-8
The students can produce original works in various fields, such as digital animation, digital photography, interactive media design, digital game design, and application design.
PO-9
The students will be able to understand artistic works by following current and digital works of art.
PO-10
The students will be able to create strategies for institutions in social media platforms and put them into practice.
PO-11
The students will be able to put their creative ideas into practice in digital platforms and produce multimedia projects.
PO-12
The students will be able to use the necessary tools and equipments in their profession in the right place and at the right time, and relate the theoretical knowledge they have acquired to the sector practices.
PO-13
The students will be able to produce by working in a disciplined, planned and creative manner.
PO-14
The students will be able to produce projects in various competitions, exhibitions, panels, biennials and seminars etc. in national and international areas.
PO-15
The students will be able to provide solutions to the problems encountered in the communication process and will be able to use the initiative related to the topic.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. Teaching creative thinking techniques.
LO-2
2. Teaching design thinking methodologies and approaches.
LO-3
3. To be able to carry out research within the scope of creative thinking.
LO-4
4. To be able to perform prototyping in creative thinking production.
LO-5
5. To be able to realize a project within the scope of creative thinking production.
