Theses

People’s Empowerment in Design Process Through Product Personalization for Sustainability.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Elicitation, Prioritization, Observation: A Research Model to Inform the Early Design Phases with Child-Centred Perspectives.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Conceptualization of Positive Pregnancy Experience with the Integration of Mobile Health Technologies.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Open Design for Product / Part Longevity: Research through Co-designing with a focus on Small Kitchen Appliances. 

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Design for Performability in Nylon Strung Acoustic Guitars.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

An Inquiry on Sustainability and Consumption Through Single-Use disposable Products.

Advisor: Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi

Integrating 3D Physical and Digital Modeling into 3D Form Creation in Industrial Design Education.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Product Commercials as Lifestyle Representations: A Study on White Goods and Automobile Commercials in Turkey Between 1980-2012.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Exploring and Communicating User Diversity to Inform the Design of Products Promoting Sustainable Behaviors

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Investigating Discontinuities Between Intended and Realized Initial Product Impression.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

Experience Reflection Modelling (ERM) as a Generative Research Method with a focus on Student Engagement in Product Design at Undergraduate Level.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Modelling Long Term User Experience for Mobile Phones.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Role of In-House Automotive Designers in the Automotive Industry in Turkey.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Exploration of User Experience of Personal Informatics Systems.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Developing a Model for Effective Communication of User Research Findings to the Design Process.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Multi-Attitudinal Approaches of Colour Perception: An Exploratory Study on Construing Basic Colours by Repertory Grid Technique.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Industrial Design and the Mass Customization of Electronic Consumer Goods.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

A Method for Supporting Data Collection in User Research Studies at Domestic Environments.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Assessment of Novelty and Distinctive Character in Industrial Design Protection in Turkey.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut, Co-Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Designing Transitions Towards Integration: Entrepreneurial Capacity Development for Syrians in Turkey.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Research through Design for Chronic Time Pressure: An Exploratory   Study For Improving Subjective Well-being of People Who Suffers from Time Pressure and Time Scarcity.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın

An Investigation into User Experience of Mobile Passenger Information Systems.

Advisor: Dalsu Özgen Koçyıldırım

The Relation between the Designers and Their Experiences in Professional Life:
Professional Culture of Industrial Design.

Advisor: Pınar Kaygan

Designing for the New Generation Workspaces: Considerations of Designers.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Collaboration Among Creative Industry Workers in New Workspaces: The Case of a Creative Hub in İstanbul.

Advisor: Pınar Kaygan

Exploring Design Requirements for Educational Robots Used in K12 Education from Educator’s Perspective.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın

User Experience Over Time with Conversational Agents: Case Study of Woebot on Supporting Subjective Well-being.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın

Examining the Efficiency of Design By Knowledge Reflection Tool: A Design By Analogy Study on Future Soldier Concepts.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın

Exploring the Potentials of Virtual Reality Technology for User Evaluation of a Shunter Locomotive Driver Cabin.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın

Iconic Designs Protected as Three-Dimensional Marks: The Intersection of Design History and Intellectual Property Protection History.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Gender-Related Categorizations of Toys by Preschool Children: A Study on Design Features.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

The Relation Between Extracurricular Design Workshops and the Educational and Professional Developments of Industrial Design Students.

Advisor: Pınar Kaygan

Politics of the Knitting Pattern: Ethnography of Knitting Practice and a Women’s Knitting Community.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Developing a Co-design Tool for Eliciting Children’s Needs and Preferences in the Context of Industrial Design Education.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Local Influences in Contemporary Iranian Design with Reference to a Social Network Service.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Design, Making and Consumption of Football Fandom Products by a University-Based Football Fandom Group.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Multiplayer Online Gamers’ Subcultural Interactions: Body as a Bridge in Between Real and Virtual Lives.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

An Exploration of Crafts in the Ankara Castle Area Based On  Sustainable Design and Localization.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Evaluation of IMMIB Industrial Design Competitions and Future Foresights for the Competition.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Collaboration Between Jury members from Various Fields of Expertise in Evaluation Phases of Industrial Design Competitions in Turkey.

Advisor: Pınar Kaygan

Experience Chart as a Research and Presentation Tool for User Observations Supporting Design Students at Undergraduate Level.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Industrial Design Students Experiences of Interdisciplinary Teamwork.

Advisor: Pınar Kaygan

Gamification as a Strategy to Improve User Experience with Interactive Museum Exhibits.

Advisor:  Naz Börekçi

Design Guidelines for Lunch Box as Compact Home Experience.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Developing an External Bike Rack for Inner-City Public Busses a Research Through Design Process.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Attitudes Towards 3D Surface Texture Samples Derived  from Consumer Electronics. 

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

3D Visual Worlds as New Learning Environments for Industrial Design Studio Course.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Between Work and Leisure: Interactions with Products in Public Idle Time.

Advisor: Harun Kaygan

Mass Customization Through Online Shopping: A Study on Online Product Customization.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Evaluation of Basic Design Education at METU Department of Industrial Design.

Advisor:  Dalsu Özgen Koçyıldırım

Appraisal of Augmented Reality Technologies for Supporting Industrial Design Practices.

Advisor:  Bahar Şener Pedgley

Designing for Sound as a Component of Product Experience: Development of a Novel Conceptual Tool.

Advisor:  Owain Pedgley

Raki Glass Packaging Designs Introduced into the Turkish Market After the Privatization in 2004: A Study on Designers Practices in Relation to Design Goals.

Advisor:  Fatma Korkut

Design for Health and Wellbeing: An Investigation Into Diet Control Body-Monitoring Applications for Smart Devices.

Advisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley

Potentials of Embodied Interactive Technologies to Enhance Mobile Listening Experience in Public Environment.

Advisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley

Nature Inspired Design Paradigms For Design Ideation: A study on Packaging Design.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Sustainability Considerations on Effective Use of Resources for Small Household Appliances.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

User Satisfaction Related Design Recommendations for Non Keyboard Input Devices in Military.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Context of Use of Home Use Medical Devices: A Study on the Identification of Contextual Factors of Cpap Devices.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Sensorial experiences during instrumental interaction: a study on tea makers and vacuum cleaners.

Advisor:  Bahar Şener Pedgley

Visual attributes of products as the factors influencing Users emotional reactions: a study on dental instruments.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Crowd participation in web-based collective design platforms: a study on quirky’s in-house industrial designers.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Research and Design for a Material Sample Information System Appropriate to Industrial Design Students.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

Extending the Lifespan of Small Kitchen Appliances for Sustainable Design: A Research on Product Maintenance and Repair with Technical Services in Ankara.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Analysis of Happiness Related Qualities of Mobile Physical Activity Applications.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Barriers and Opportunities for Integrating Sustainable Product Design into Ankara Small and Medium-Sized Furniture Enterprises.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

Preschool Children as a User Group: Design Considerations for Musical Toys.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Implications of Additive Manufacturing Applications for Industrial Design Profession from the Perspective of Industrial Designers.

Advisor: Refik Toksöz

Outsourced Design Management Implementations: A Study Conducted with Firms and Design Consultancies in Turkey.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Visual Representation in Industrial Design Registration: A Proposed Guideline for Turkey Based on Legal Texts and Guidelines from Eight Different Jurisdictions and Interviews with Turkish Patent Institute Examiners.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Biomimicry for Sustainability: An Educational Project in Sustainable Product Design.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Children’s Expectations from Learning Technologies. 

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Suppliers’ Involvement in Product Design Process: A Study on Turkish Automotive Industry.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

The Practice of Counting Prayers: Use of Tespih and “Zikirmatik” in Everyday Life in Turkey.

Advisor: Figen Işık

Reallocation of Household Resources for Energy Saving Behavior.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Role of Design Attributes in Users′ Value Assignment: The Case of Portable Digital Audio Players.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Determining User-Centered Design Requirements of First-Of-A-Kind Interactive Systems: An Implementation of Hybrid Cognitive Analysis on Human Robot Interaction.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

The Influence of Product Appearance On Perceived Product Quality in Reference to Washing Machines.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

A Semantic Approach to the Relationship Between Brand Identity and Exterior Product Design for Visual Brand/Product Recognition, Through A Case Study On Local Commercial Vehicle Brand, Temsa.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

A Study on Modern Bathroom Through Sanitary Ware After the Nineteenth Century.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Progressive Obsolescence and Product Non-Use in Electrical Kitchen Appliances.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Human Factors Issues of Glass Cockpit Automation.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Online Distance Education: A New Approach to Industrial Design Education.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Smart Products: Technological Applications vs User Expectations.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Post-Use Design Thinking for Product Design Process and Sustainability: A Study on an Educational Project in Glass Packaging.

Advisor: Çağla Doğan

Designing Automobile Interiors for User Satisfaction.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Alaturca Toilet Design Throughout the Evolution of Toilets and its Current State.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Communication of Smart Materials: Bridging the Gap Between Material Innovation and Product Design.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

A Comparative Analysis of Designers′ Intended Messages and Users′ Perceived Messages Embodied in Product Appearance.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley

Sustainability and Industrial Design Education: The Case of the Department of Industrial Design at METU, Turkey.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Multi-Generational Workforce as A User Group: A Study on Office Environments.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Design Juries as a Means of Assessment and Criticism in Industrial Design Education: A Study on METU Department of Industrial Design.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

Position of Design and the Designer in Low-Tech Small and Medium Scale Furniture Industry in Turkey.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

The Dimensions of Users′ Fun Experiences with Consumer Products.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Situation of Ecodesign in Turkish Industry.

Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley

A Study of Consumers′ Emotional Responses Towards Brands and Branded Products.

Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley

Preferences and Evaluation Criteria of Preschool Children Related to Different Types of Play Materials.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

The Emotional Reactions of Tactual Qualities on Handheld Product Experiences.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

The Role and Significance of Design Exhibitions in the History of Industrial Design in Turkey 1989-2008.

Advisor: Figen Işık

Factors Influencing New Product Acceptance: A Study on Military Context.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Exploring Interest Evoked by Product Appearance.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

An Approach to Achieve Design Recommendations for Interior Elements of Urban Railway Transport with Regard to User Perception of Semantic Dimensions.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Launch Strategies Chosen for Different Organizations and their Implications for Product Development.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Strategies for An Effective University – Industry Collaboration in Industrial Design Education: A Case Study of Graduation Projects.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Enhancing Creativity in the Concept Generation Phase: Implementation of Black Box as a Tool for Analogical Reasoning.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Analysis of the Narrative Constructed Around Products: A Case Study on Tupperware Products.

Advisor: Figen Işık

Presenting the Outcomes of a Participatory User Workshop: A Design Research Based on the Case of Remote Controls.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Teamwork Effectiveness for Successful Product Development: Relationship Between Engineers and Industrial Designers.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Design Consultancy in Turkey: A Study on the Business Structure, Services and Clients.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

An Analysis of the Evolution of Multi Functional Kitchen Mixing Tools.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Investigation Into Adaptive Structure in Software-Embedded Products From Cybernetic Perspective.

Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley

Design Decision on Automobile Driver Interface Regarding with Subjective Evaluations of Users.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

The Use of Design Consultancy For Companies Producing Furniture on Contract Basis : The Case of a Medium Sized Company in Turkey.

Advisor: Güner Mutaf

The Influence of Visual Appeal on Perceived Usability.

Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü

Communicating Corporate Identity Through Form Attributes and Evaluating Visual Analogy of Digital Cameras.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Investigation of Design As The Next Step in Software Product Evolution: An Analysis of Added Values.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Visual Perception of Automobile Seat Comfort.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Evaluation of Products Through the Concept of National Design: A Case Study on Art Decor Magazine.

Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü

Analysis of Public Use Bicycle Systems for a Product-Service System Perspective.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi

Visually-Impaired Users and Product Interaction: A Study on the Interfaces of Washing Machines, Vacuum Cleaners and Irons.

Advisor: Refik Toksöz

The State of Outsourcing Design Expertise in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

The Role of Industrial Designer in Turkish Industry: The Perceptions of Manufacturers and Designers.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

User Workshops: A Procedure for Eliciting User Needs and User Defined Problems.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Gender Differences in Product Form Perception.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Possible Interventions of New Media Literature in Design Literature and Practical Effects of Emerging New Media Technologies on Product Design Practice.

Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü

Designing Customer Demand Oriented Products : A Case Study on Inner City Bus Interior Design in MAN Türkiye A.Ş.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Dimensions of User Satisfaction for Different Product Groups.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Craft Culture as the Source of Inspiration for Industrial Design in Turkey.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

An Inquiry into Product Design and Advertising as Mediators of Consumer Identity.

Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü

Fitting Passenger Seats on Intercity Coaches to Turkish Population: An Ergonomic Study.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Designer′s Responsibility: A Critical Approach to the Concept of User in Design Through the Concept of Other.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

The Contribution of User-Centered Design to Consumer Packages.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

User-Product Interaction in New Product Encounters: Prominence of User Expertise and Product Properties.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Interaction of the Consumer Constructed Meanings of Brand Identity and ‘Designed’ Product.

Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü

Ethics for Industrial Design: An Ethico – Political Critique of Sustainability in Industrial Design.

Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü

Analysing Design processes: A Study on Graduation Projects of Industrial Design Students.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Design Considerations in Children Bedroom Furniture of Preschool Period with an Analysis of Today′s Turkish Children Furniture Market.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

The Negative Effects of Technology-Driven Product Design on User-Product Interaction and Product Usability.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Guidelines for a Materials Selection Source for Industrial Design Activity: A Survey on the Expectations of Turkish Designers.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Usability.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Deficiencies in the Integration of Ergonomics Knowledge into Consumer Electronics Design.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

A Comparative Study on Differences in Color Determination Process and Criteria of Leading Automobile Companies.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Origins, Aims and Methods of Basic Design Courses in Industrial Design Programs in Turkey.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

An Evaluation of Virtual Design Studio: A Course Between Middle East Technical University and Delft University of Technology.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

Gendering of Products in Industrial Design.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Implementations in Relation to Sustainable Development in Industry and Industrial Design Profession: A Case of Arçelik Corporation.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Attributes of Traditional Playground Equipment Design in Children′s Developmental Needs.

Advisor: Hakan Gürsu

Empirical Assessment of the Influence of Aesthetic Properties on Product Pleasure.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

An Approach for Evaluating Usability of Personal Digital Assistants.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

The Influence of Ergonomics on Marketing and Product Styling.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Effects of Technological Changes on Photographic Camera Designs and Their User-Product Relationships.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Effective Internal Communication Issues in Cross-Functional Design Teams: The Case of a Graduate Course in Industrial Design.

Advisor: Fatma Korkut

A Perspective on the Person-Product Relationship: Attachment and Detachment.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

The Effects of Internet on Product Design.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

The Sources of Creativity in Peddling Products with Particular Focus on Small-Scale Toy Industry in Turkey.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan

Toy Safety in Kindergartens for the Ages 3 and 6.

Advisor: Güner Mutaf

Integration of Ecological and Sustainable Design Knowledge into Product Design Process.

Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ

An Analysis of Mobile Phone Usage with Respect to Turkish Users.

Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin

Dynamics of Product Innovation in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry: The Case of a Medium-Sized Electrical Home Appliance Company.

Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan, Özlem Er

Motivations for Interaction: A Study on Child-Robotic Toy Interaction.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi (METU)

Strategies for Design Interventions that Promote Prosocial Behavior for Littering.

Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın (METU)

Internal and External Determinants of Product Sound Perception Effect of Product Colour As a Contextual Factor on Affective Responses to Product Sounds.

Advisor: Naz Börekçi (METU)

Exploring and Implementing Pleasant Touch in the Interface of Products for Design Purposes: The Case of a Bang & Olufsen Remote Control.

Advisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley (METU), Marieke Sonneveld (DUT)

A Lexicon for Product Experience Related Communication.

Advisor: Elif Özcan Vieira (DUT)

Design of Experience Sampling Tools for Reporting Student Experience in Design Education.

Advisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley (METU), Gert Pasman (DUT)

Emotional Effects of Car Passenger Activities on Physiology and Comfort: An Empirical Study.

Advisor: Owain Pedgley (METU), Valentjin Visch (DUT).

Designing perceptual persuasion: development of a design tool that enables designers to use the persuasiveness of visual elements in conversion centered website design.

Advisors: Gülay Hasdoğan (METU), Huib de Ridder (TUDelft)

User experience in public products: the effects of presence of other people.

Advisors: Çiğdem Erbuğ (METU), Paul Hekkert (TUDelft)

Physical pain in user-product interaction.

Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Marieke Sonneveld (TUDelft)

The influence of sound properties on the semantic associations of product sounds.

Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Elif Özcan (TUDelft)

Harnessing children’s creativity in contextmapping activities.

Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Mathieu Gielen (TUDelft)

Research and product design to minimize food waste in western domestic kitchens.

Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), David Keyson (TUDelft)