BASIC DESIGN EDUCATION PARAMETERS IN TURKEY
BASIC DESIGN EDUCATION PARAMETERS IN TURKEY

Summary/Abstract: Design can be described as the efforts during the process of transforming some images created in the mind into real and original products within certain restrictions brought by the existent problem and the scope of certain criteria. In order for these expeditions and experiments to result in success the designer has to take advantage of his previous experience and knowledge. To achieve this, designer has to be qualified in universities about visual and functional aesthetic, technical proficiency, ergonomic, production. Graduates will actualize their designs regarding ethic and moral attitudes with their knowledge. They will convert their inner worlds into forms in different contexts. Design education is obligatory for individuals to think, make definitions and connections, put their knowledge and skills into use in a developing world and to work in an ever changing environment. First step of design education, basic design course, is considered significant concerning the definition of quality in design education. In the scope of this study, design and its process are defined, and basic design education is studied with the topics of the aim, changes of its education throughout the process and the role of communication. To improve quality; role of concept, methods of conceptual learning is discussed together with current methods. The contributions of conceptual learning to basic design are questioned.

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