Research Article

ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL

Volume: 34 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL

Abstract

Collaborative project practices between industrial design education and industry provide a multi-layered basis for students to gain realistic experiences. However, there is still a significant gap between design education and industry in Turkey. For this reason, design education needs new opportunities and applications to be extended beyond university boundaries. This study presents a project of being a guest in the manufacturer’s house as an alternative practice in design education. In this project, a design studio course is conducted in a factory setting outside the university, combining academic knowledge with real-world production experience for students in design education, with an on-site learning approach. In this context, the aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of an industry-focused design studio course, structured through a collaborative approach, on students' learning motivation and contribution. The importance of the research findings in the study, which was structured as a case study within the scope of the qualitative research method, is based on its ability to bring a new perspective to the "on-site learning" process in the design studio course and to create a new application field within the context of university-industry collaboration.

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Thanks

I would like to thank the other project group instructors, Asst.Prof.Atınç Özdemir, guest lecturers İsmail Öklügil and Ahmet Yalçınkaya, and Research Assistant Barış Derviş, for their support during the process and sharing their experiences with me at the end of the semester.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2025

Submission Date

May 6, 2024

Acceptance Date

January 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 34 Number: 1

APA
Curaoğlu, F. (2025). ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 34(1), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1476912
AMA
1.Curaoğlu F. ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025;34(1):505-519. doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1476912
Chicago
Curaoğlu, Füsun. 2025. “ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 34 (1): 505-19. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1476912.
EndNote
Curaoğlu F (April 1, 2025) ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 34 1 505–519.
IEEE
[1]F. Curaoğlu, “ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL”, Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 505–519, Apr. 2025, doi: 10.35379/cusosbil.1476912.
ISNAD
Curaoğlu, Füsun. “ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 34/1 (April 1, 2025): 505-519. https://doi.org/10.35379/cusosbil.1476912.
JAMA
1.Curaoğlu F. ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025;34:505–519.
MLA
Curaoğlu, Füsun. “ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL”. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 1, Apr. 2025, pp. 505-19, doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1476912.
Vancouver
1.Füsun Curaoğlu. ON-SITE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN EDUCATION: INDUSTRY-FOCUSED DESIGN STUDIO AS A COLLABORATIVE MODEL. Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2025 Apr. 1;34(1):505-19. doi:10.35379/cusosbil.1476912