Information Package / Course Catalogue
Design Workshop I
Course Code: GİT401
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 3
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 10
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to develop students’ abilities to investigate design problems, analyze contexts, and generate creative solutions within a studio environment. Through design thinking, user-centered approaches, conceptual development, and prototyping processes, students gain interdisciplinary design production experience.

Course Content

The course covers design research, problem definition, user analysis, ideation, sketching, prototyping, visual communication, presentation techniques, and design critique. Throughout the semester, students develop one or more design projects based on real or hypothetical design problems.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will be able to illustrate the distinctions between project and program concepts.
2.Students will be able to define the properties of projects.
3.Students will learn to write a project proposal.
4.Students will develop teamwork and self-study skills.
5.Students will learn the pre-implementation stages of a project.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi (Niyazi Karasar)
2.Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım (Tevfik Fikret Uçar)
3.İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım (Emre Becer)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course, workshop culture and design process
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Design problems and problem definition methods
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Design research and data collection techniques
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
User and target audience analysis
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Design thinking and creative problem solving
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Ideation and conceptual design methods
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Sketching and concept visualization techniques
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Presentation of sketches
Week 9 - Practice
Development of design concepts
Week 10 - Practice
Low-fidelity prototyping
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Visual language, composition and storytelling
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Project implementation and iteration
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Project presentation techniques
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Project Pre-Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%100
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory10103130
Lecture - Practice313245
Term Project130535
Final Examination140040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)250
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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5
OÇ-2
5
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OÇ-3
5
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5
OÇ-4
5
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5
OÇ-5
4
5
5
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4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026