Doctorate Theses (PhD)
Alper Karadoğaner. 2020.
Exploring Augmented Reality Technology As A Design Representation Tool For Enhancing The Product Development Process In Industrial Design Education.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi
Nur Nagihan Tuna Çengel. 2020.
An Ideation Method In Design For Iot: Creating Object Personas Via Sensor Data.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Ümit Bayırlı. 2020.
The Fictionation Idea Generation Tool For Product Design Utilizing What-If Scenarios Of Design Fiction: A Mixed Method Study.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi
Ethem Hürsu Öke. 2020.
Designing for New Generation Electronic Musical Instruments: Strategies to Improve Interaction, User Experience and Live Performance.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Ahsen Öztürk. 2020.
Co-Developing Stem Activities Through Design Thinking Approach for 5th Graders.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut
Gizem Hediye Eren. 2020.
Exploring Unfamiliar Problem Domains Through Online User-Generated Video Content and Role-Playing in Industrial Design Education.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut
Hande Işık Tosun. 2020.
The Role Of Human Centered Designer In A Multinational Company Through Innovative Product Development For African BoP Communities.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi
2019
Keziban Gülen Özdemir. 2019.
Factors Triggering Motivation for Design Collaborations.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
Selin Gürdere Akdur. 2019.
Socially Oriented Design Practices in Turkey: A Critical Analysis of Participation and Collaboration.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Ezgi Ozan AVCI. 2019.
People’s Empowerment in Design Process Through Product Personalization for Sustainability.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
2018
Sedef SÜNER. 2018.
Elicitation, Prioritization, Observation: A Research Model to Inform the Early Design Phases with Child-Centred Perspectives.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
2017
Aslı GÜNAY. 2017.
Conceptualization of Positive Pregnancy Experience with the Integration of Mobile Health Technologies.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Yekta BAKIRLIOĞLU. 2017.
Open Design for Product / Part Longevity: Research through Co-designing with a focus on Small Kitchen Appliances.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
Alkın KORKMAZ. 2017.
Design for Performability in Nylon Strung Acoustic Guitars.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Damla ÖZER. 2017.
An Inquiry on Sustainability and Consumption Through Single-Use disposable Products.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z. Börekçi
Mehtap ÖZTÜRK ŞENGÜL. 2016
Integrating 3D Physical and Digital Modeling into 3D Form Creation in Industrial Design Education.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Renk Dimli ORAKLIBEL. 2015.
Product Commercials as Lifestyle Representations: A Study on White Goods and Automobile Commercials in Turkey Between 1980-2012.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Aykut COŞKUN. 2015.
Exploring and Communicating User Diversity to Inform the Design of Products Promoting Sustainable Behaviors
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Javad KHALAJ. 2015.
Investigating Discontinuities Between Intended and Realized Initial Product Impression.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Senem TURHAN. 2013.
Experience Reflection Modelling (ERM) as a Generative Research Method with a focus on Student Engagement in Product Design at Undergraduate Level.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
Gülhis Zeynep KARAPARS. 2013.
Modelling Long Term User Experience for Mobile Phones.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Barış YAZICI. 2013.
The Role of In-House Automotive Designers in the Automotive Industry in Turkey.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Armağan KURU. 2013.
Exploration of User Experience of Personal Informatics Systems.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Gülşen Töre YARGIN. 2013.
Developing a Model for Effective Communication of User Research Findings to the Design Process.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Saadet Akbay YENİGÜL. 2013.
Multi-Attitudinal Approaches of Colour Perception: An Exploratory Study on Construing Basic Colours by Repertory Grid Technique.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
Sultan Kaygın SEL. 2013.
Industrial Design and the Mass Customization of Electronic Consumer Goods.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Aydın ÖZTOPRAK. 2011.
A Method for Supporting Data Collection in User Research Studies at Domestic Environments.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Gülçin Cankız ELİBOL. 2011.
Assessment of Novelty and Distinctive Character in Industrial Design Protection in Turkey.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut, Co-Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Ali Emre BERKMAN. 2011.
A Sampling Methodology For Usability Testing of Consumer Products Considering Individual Differences.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Master’s Theses (MSc)
MSc Industrial Design
2020
Yağmur Kılıç. 2020.
Effects of Color on the Perception of Texture.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z Börekçi
Özge Özdemir. 2020.
Generating Design Briefs Multidisciplinary Multinational Organizations: A Case in the Turkish Automobile Industry.
Supervisor: Naz A.G.Z Börekçi
Yağmur Merve Arık. 2020.
Design for Positive Self-Help Intervention Experience with the Investigation of Meditation-Oriented Mental Health Applications.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Ayşegül Özçelik. 2020.
Encountering the inner face of products:Computer repair practice and amateur computer repairers.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Barış Bumin. 2020.
The Effects of Icon Design and Background Color on Visual Search Performance and User Preferences.
Supervisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley
2019
Sezgi KAYA. 2019.
Bodily and biosocial user practices in type 1 diabetes management
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Çiğdem DEMİR. 2019.
Exploration of design for cohabitation with nature through nature experience(Nex)
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Hale ALTINOVA. 2019.
An investigation of emergence, development and types of open design: A case study on socially responsible design approach
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Gizem EVCEN. 2019.
Contribution of İndustrial Designers to the Food Development Process: A Review on Chocolate Design in a Leading Turkish Confectionary Manufacturer.
Supervisor: Figen Işık
Nimet Başar KESDİ. 2019.
New Product Development in the Turkish Furniture Industry: Experiences of In-House Industrial Designers.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
Taha Celal YILDIRIM. 2019.
New Generation Industrial Designers’ Motivational Drivers towards Engagement with Professional Industrial Design Organizations in Turkey.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Duygu VATAN. 2019.
Design for Social Innovation for Rural Development in Turkey: Actor Relationships in the Smart Village Project.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Azra Tuğçe SÜNGÜ. 2019.
Designing Transitions Towards Integration: Entrepreneurial Capacity Development for Syrians in Turkey.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Hazal ERTÜRKAN. 2019.
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.
Supervisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın
Selcen KÖKÇÜ ÇETİN. 2019.
An Investigation into User Experience of Mobile Passenger Information Systems.
Supervisor: Dalsu Özgen Koçyıldırım
Doğan Can HATUNOĞLU. 2019.
The Relation between the Designers and Their Experiences in Professional Life:
Professional Culture of Industrial Design.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
2018
Pınar ŞİMŞEK ÇAĞLAR. 2018.
Designing for the New Generation Workspaces: Considerations of Designers.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Ezgi ÇAKIR. 2018.
Collaboration Among Creative Industry Workers in New Workspaces: The Case of a Creative Hub in İstanbul.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
Cengiz Hakan GÜRKANLI. 2018.
Exploring Design Requirements for Educational Robots Used in K12 Education from Educator’s Perspective.
Supervisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın
Hatice Merve DEMİRCİ. 2018.
User Experience Over Time with Conversational Agents: Case Study of Woebot on Supporting Subjective Well-being.
Supervisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın
Utku YÜCELMİŞ. 2018.
Examining the Efficiency of Design By Knowledge Reflection Tool: A Design By Analogy Study on Future Soldier Concepts.
Supervisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın
Oğuzhan TOPÇUOĞLU. 2018.
Exploring the Potentials of Virtual Reality Technology for User Evaluation of a Shunter Locomotive Driver Cabin.
Supervisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın
Ezgi OĞUZ. 2018.
Iconic Designs Protected as Three-Dimensional Marks: The Intersection of Design History and Intellectual Property Protection History.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut
Kübra Sıvışoğlu KARA. 2018.
Gender-Related Categorizations of Toys by Preschool Children: A Study on Design Features.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
Zeliha Didem YANPAR. 2018.
The Relation Between Extracurricular Design Workshops and the Educational and Professional Developments of Industrial Design Students.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
2017
Burak TAŞDİZEN. 2017.
Politics of the Knitting Pattern: Ethnography of Knitting Practice and a Women’s Knitting Community.
Advisor: Harun Kaygan
Sıla UMULU. 2017.
Developing a Co-design Tool for Eliciting Children’s Needs and Preferences in the Context of Industrial Design Education.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Nardin SEYEDSABOUNCHI. 2017.
Local Influences in Contemporary Iranian Design with Reference to a Social Network Service.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Utku AY. 2017.
Design, Making and Consumption of Football Fandom Products by a University-Based Football Fandom Group.
Advisor: Harun Kaygan
Ahu YOLAÇ. 2017.
Multiplayer Online Gamers’ Subcultural Interactions: Body as a Bridge in Between Real and Virtual Lives.
Advisor: Harun Kaygan
Aslıhan TOKAT. 2017.
An Exploration of Crafts in the Ankara Castle Area Based On Sustainable Design and Localization.
Advisor: Çağla Doğan
Merve ÇOPUR. 2017
Evaluation of IMMIB Industrial Design Competitions and Future Foresights for the Competition.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
İrem DİLEK. 2017.
Collaboration Between Jury members from Various Fields of Expertise in Evaluation Phases of Industrial Design Competitions in Turkey.
Advisor: Pınar Kaygan
2016
Mert KULAKSIZ. 2016.
Experience Chart as a Research and Presentation Tool for User Observations Supporting Design Students at Undergraduate Level.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
Özümcan DEMİR. 2016
Industrial Design Students Experiences of Interdisciplinary Teamwork.
Supervisor: Pınar Kaygan
Ahmed Jawwad Sayed ZAIDI. 2016.
Gamification as a Strategy to Improve User Experience with Interactive Museum Exhibits.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
Ceren KÖKTÜRK. 2016.
Design Guidelines for Lunch Box as Compact Home Experience.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Erdi ÖZGÜRLÜK. 2016.
Developing an External Bike Rack for Inner-City Public Busses a Research Through Design Process.
Supervisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
İsmail Yavuz PAKSOY. 2016.
Attitudes Towards 3D Surface Texture Samples Derived from Consumer Electronics.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
2015
Itır Güngör BONCUKÇU. 2015.
3D Visual Worlds as New Learning Environments for Industrial Design Studio Course.
Supervisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Yunus TUNCEL. 2015.
Between Work and Leisure: Interactions with Products in Public Idle Time.
Supervisor: Harun Kaygan
Dilem AKINER. 2015.
Mass Customization Through Online Shopping: A Study on Online Product Customization.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
Ümit BAYIRLI. 2015.
Evaluation of Basic Design Education at METU Department of Industrial Design.
Supervisor: Dalsu Özgen Koçyıldırım
Başak TOPAL. 2015.
Appraisal of Augmented Reality Technologies for Supporting Industrial Design Practices.
Supervisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley
Koray BENLİ. 2015.
Designing for Sound as a Component of Product Experience: Development of a Novel Conceptual Tool.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Selma KADİROĞLU. 2015
Raki Glass Packaging Designs Introduced into the Turkish Market After the Privatization in 2004: A Study on Designers Practices in Relation to Design Goals.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut
2014
Nur Nagihan TUNA. 2014
Design for Health and Wellbeing: An Investigation Into Diet Control Body-Monitoring Applications for Smart Devices.
Supervisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley
Güzin ŞEN. 2014.
Potentials of Embodied Interactive Technologies to Enhance Mobile Listening Experience in Public Environment.
Supervisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley
Nur YILDIRIM. 2014
Nature Inspired Design Paradigms For Design Ideation: A study on Packaging Design.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Dilruba OĞUR. 2014.
Sustainability Considerations on Effective Use of Resources for Small Household Appliances.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
Duygu Ürün ÇINAR. 2014.
User Satisfaction Related Design Recommendations for Non Keyboard Input Devices in Military.
Supervisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Merve AYDIN. 2014.
Context of Use of Home Use Medical Devices: A Study on the Identification of Contextual Factors of Cpap Devices.
Supervisor: Naz Börekçi
Merve COŞKUN. 2014.
Sensorial experiences during instrumental interaction: a study on tea makers and vacuum cleaners.
Supervisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley
Kıvılcım Çınar OKUŞLUĞ. 2014.
Visual attributes of products as the factors influencing Users emotional reactions: a study on dental instruments.
Supervisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Milad HAJIAMIRI
Crowd participation in web-based collective design platforms: a study on quirky’s in-house industrial designers.
Supervisor: Fatma Korkut
2013
İzzettin Fazıl AKIN. 2013.
Research and Design for a Material Sample Information System Appropriate to Industrial Design Students.
Supervisor: Owain Pedgley
Nazlı Gökçe TERZİOĞLU. 2013.
Extending the Lifespan of Small Kitchen Appliances for Sustainable Design: A Research on Product Maintenance and Repair with Technical Services in Ankara.
Supervisor: Çağla Doğan
Hande IŞIK. 2013.
Analysis of Happiness Related Qualities of Mobile Physical Activity Applications.
Supervisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
2012
Mehmet Erçin OKURSOY. 2012.
Barriers and Opportunities for Integrating Sustainable Product Design into Ankara Small and Medium-Sized Furniture Enterprises.
Advisor: Owain Pedgley
Sedef SÜNER. 2012.
Preschool Children as a User Group: Design Considerations for Musical Toys.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Efe ALPAY. 2012.
Implications of Additive Manufacturing Applications for Industrial Design Profession from the Perspective of Industrial Designers.
Advisor: Refik Toksöz
Hakan BOĞAZPINAR. 2012.
Outsourced Design Management Implementations: A Study Conducted with Firms and Design Consultancies in Turkey.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Irmak YALÇINER. 2012.
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
Yekta BAKIRLIOĞLU. 2012.
Biomimicry for Sustainability: An Educational Project in Sustainable Product Design.
Advisor: Çağla Doğan
2011
Esma Burcu (ÖZKAYA) ÇELİKKAYA. 2011.
Children’s Expectations from Learning Technologies.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Gökçe KANMAZ. 2011.
Suppliers’ Involvement in Product Design Process: A Study on Turkish Automotive Industry.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Damla TÖNÜK. 2011.
The Practice of Counting Prayers: Use of Tespih and “Zikirmatik” in Everyday Life in Turkey.
Advisor: Figen Işık
Ayşe Naciye ÇELEBİ. 2011.
Reallocation of Household Resources for Energy Saving Behavior.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Damla GEDİKLİ. 2011.
The Role of Design Attributes in Users′ Value Assignment: The Case of Portable Digital Audio Players.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Teksin AÇIKGÖZ KOPANOĞLU. 2011.
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
2010
Ahmet Burak VEYİSOĞLU. 2010.
The Influence of Product Appearance On Perceived Product Quality in Reference to Washing Machines.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Ali ZENGİN. 2010.
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
Gülsüm BARAN. 2010
A Study on Modern Bathroom Through Sanitary Ware After the Nineteenth Century.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Işık ÖRSEL. 2010.
Progressive Obsolescence and Product Non-Use in Electrical Kitchen Appliances.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Çiğdem KÖROĞLU (GÜNEŞ). 2010.
Human Factors Issues of Glass Cockpit Automation.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Elif ÖZTÜRK. 2010.
Online Distance Education: A New Approach to Industrial Design Education.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Naz ATACAN PAMİR. 2010.
Smart Products: Technological Applications vs User Expectations.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Aykut COŞKUN. 2010.
Post-Use Design Thinking for Product Design Process and Sustainability: A Study on an Educational Project in Glass Packaging.
Advisor: Çağla Doğan
Seçil KÖPRÜLÜ. 2010.
Designing Automobile Interiors for User Satisfaction.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
2009
Melda GENÇ. 2009.
Alaturca Toilet Design Throughout the Evolution of Toilets and its Current State.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Tuğçe AKIN. 2009.
Communication of Smart Materials: Bridging the Gap Between Material Innovation and Product Design.
Advisor: Owain Pedgley
Javad KHALAJ. 2009.
A Comparative Analysis of Designers′ Intended Messages and Users′ Perceived Messages Embodied in Product Appearance.
Advisor: Owain Pedgley
Senem TURAL (TURHAN)
Sustainability and Industrial Design Education: The Case of the Department of Industrial Design at METU, Turkey.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Erinç EREL. 2009.
Multi-Generational Workforce as A User Group: A Study on Office Environments.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Anıl ILGAZ. 2009.
Design Juries as a Means of Assessment and Criticism in Industrial Design Education: A Study on METU Department of Industrial Design.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Mehtap ÖZTÜRK ŞENGÜL. 2009.
Position of Design and the Designer in Low-Tech Small and Medium Scale Furniture Industry in Turkey.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
2008
Nazlı CİLA. 2008.
The Dimensions of Users′ Fun Experiences with Consumer Products.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Ece GÜRAKAR. 2008.
The Situation of Ecodesign in Turkish Industry.
Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley
Armağan KARAHANOĞLU. 2008.
A Study of Consumers′ Emotional Responses Towards Brands and Branded Products.
Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley
Ezgi OZAN. 2008.
Preferences and Evaluation Criteria of Preschool Children Related to Different Types of Play Materials.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
Nergis ÖZCAN. 2008.
The Emotional Reactions of Tactual Qualities on Handheld Product Experiences.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Seda ÖZÇETİN. 2008.
The Role and Significance of Design Exhibitions in the History of Industrial Design in Turkey 1989-2008.
Advisor: Figen Işık
Diler ŞİMŞEK. 2008.
Factors Influencing New Product Acceptance: A Study on Military Context.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Aybike TAMER. 2008.
Exploring Interest Evoked by Product Appearance.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Mehmet TURHAN. 2008.
An Approach to Achieve Design Recommendations for Interior Elements of Urban Railway Transport with Regard to User Perception of Semantic Dimensions.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
2007
Deniz ÖZTÜRK. 2007.
Launch Strategies Chosen for Different Organizations and their Implications for Product Development.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Ömer Orhun BAYSAL. 2007.
Strategies for An Effective University – Industry Collaboration in Industrial Design Education: A Case Study of Graduation Projects.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Özge ERTOPTAMIŞ. 2007.
Enhancing Creativity in the Concept Generation Phase: Implementation of Black Box as a Tool for Analogical Reasoning.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
Banu KARADEMİR. 2007.
Analysis of the Narrative Constructed Around Products: A Case Study on Tupperware Products.
Advisor: Figen Işık
Derya ÖZÇELİK. 2007.
Presenting the Outcomes of a Participatory User Workshop: A Design Research Based on the Case of Remote Controls.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Gözde PEHLİVAN. 2007.
Teamwork Effectiveness for Successful Product Development: Relationship Between Engineers and Industrial Designers.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Müzeyyen SÖZEN. 2007.
Design Consultancy in Turkey: A Study on the Business Structure, Services and Clients.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
Yasemin TEKMEN. 2007.
An Analysis of the Evolution of Multi Functional Kitchen Mixing Tools.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Emin Ertuğrul YURDAKUL. 2007.
Investigation Into Adaptive Structure in Software-Embedded Products From Cybernetic Perspective.
Advisor: Bahar Şener-Pedgley
2006
Aylin ALTAŞ. 2006.
Design Decision on Automobile Driver Interface Regarding with Subjective Evaluations of Users.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Ülkü BAYER. 2006.
The Use of Design Consultancy For Companies Producing Furniture on Contract Basis : The Case of a Medium Sized Company in Turkey.
Advisor: Güner Mutaf
Ebru CANSIZOĞLU. 2006.
The Influence of Visual Appeal on Perceived Usability.
Advisor: Canan E. Ünlü
Engin ÇEKÇEOĞLU. 2006.
Communicating Corporate Identity Through Form Attributes and Evaluating Visual Analogy of Digital Cameras.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Ekin DİNO. 2006.
Investigation of Design As The Next Step in Software Product Evolution: An Analysis of Added Values.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Tuğra EROL. 2006.
The Visual Perception of Automobile Seat Comfort.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Harun KAYGAN. 2006.
Evaluation of Products Through the Concept of National Design: A Case Study on Art Decor Magazine.
Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü
Duygu KESKİN. 2006.
Analysis of Public Use Bicycle Systems for a Product-Service System Perspective.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi
Tülay ÖZKAN. 2006.
Visually-Impaired Users and Product Interaction: A Study on the Interfaces of Washing Machines, Vacuum Cleaners and Irons.
Advisor: Refik Toksöz
Yasemin SAATÇİOĞLU (ORAN). 2006.
The State of Outsourcing Design Expertise in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Arda Bülben (SÜEL) YAZICI. 2006.
The Role of Industrial Designer in Turkish Industry: The Perceptions of Manufacturers and Designers.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Gülşen TÖRE. 2006.
User Workshops: A Procedure for Eliciting User Needs and User Defined Problems.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Nermin YAVAŞ. 2006.
Gender Differences in Product Form Perception.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
2005
Ahmet AKIN. 2005.
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
Fırat ANT. 2005.
Designing Customer Demand Oriented Products : A Case Study on Inner City Bus Interior Design in MAN Türkiye A.Ş.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Erdem DEMİR. 2005.
Dimensions of User Satisfaction for Different Product Groups.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Değer DEMİRCAN. 2005.
Craft Culture as the Source of Inspiration for Industrial Design in Turkey.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Selcen ERGUN. 2005.
An Inquiry into Product Design and Advertising as Mediators of Consumer Identity.
Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü
Cenk GÜNER. 2005.
Fitting Passenger Seats on Intercity Coaches to Turkish Population: An Ergonomic Study.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Gökçe İNCE. 2005.
Designer′s Responsibility: A Critical Approach to the Concept of User in Design Through the Concept of Other.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Burçin Kesercioğlu. 2005.
The Contribution of User-Centered Design to Consumer Packages.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Kerem KULELİ. 2005.
User-Product Interaction in New Product Encounters: Prominence of User Expertise and Product Properties.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Yeşim ÖZALP. 2005.
The Interaction of the Consumer Constructed Meanings of Brand Identity and ‘Designed’ Product.
Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü
Osman ŞİŞMAN. 2005.
Ethics for Industrial Design: An Ethico – Political Critique of Sustainability in Industrial Design.
Advisor: Aren Emre Kurtgözü
2004
Gün ACAR. 2004.
Analysing Design processes: A Study on Graduation Projects of Industrial Design Students.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Hande BÜYÜKPAMUKÇU. 2004.
Design Considerations in Children Bedroom Furniture of Preschool Period with an Analysis of Today′s Turkish Children Furniture Market.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Pelin GÜLTEKİN. 2004.
The Negative Effects of Technology-Driven Product Design on User-Product Interaction and Product Usability.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Elvin KARANA. 2004.
Guidelines for a Materials Selection Source for Industrial Design Activity: A Survey on the Expectations of Turkish Designers.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Zeynep KARAPARS. 2004.
The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Usability.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Sultan KAYGIN. 2004.
Deficiencies in the Integration of Ergonomics Knowledge into Consumer Electronics Design.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Sena ÖKSÜZ. 2004.
A Comparative Study on Differences in Color Determination Process and Criteria of Leading Automobile Companies.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Damla ÖZER. 2004.
Origins, Aims and Methods of Basic Design Courses in Industrial Design Programs in Turkey.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Aydın ÖZTOPRAK. 2004.
An Evaluation of Virtual Design Studio: A Course Between Middle East Technical University and Delft University of Technology.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
2003
Akanay AKATA. 2003.
Gendering of Products in Industrial Design.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
İdil GAZİULUSOY. 2003.
Implementations in Relation to Sustainable Development in Industry and Industrial Design Profession: A Case of Arçelik Corporation.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Pınar METİN. 2003.
Attributes of Traditional Playground Equipment Design in Children′s Developmental Needs.
Advisor: Hakan Gürsu
Zeynep SEVENER. 2003.
Empirical Assessment of the Influence of Aesthetic Properties on Product Pleasure.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
2002
Erdem AYVAZ. 2002.
An Approach for Evaluating Usability of Personal Digital Assistants.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Ali Emre BERKMAN. 2002.
The Influence of Ergonomics on Marketing and Product Styling.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Alper ÇALGÜNER. 2002.
The Effects of Technological Changes on Photographic Camera Designs and Their User-Product Relationships.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
Serkan GÜNEŞ. 2002.
Effective Internal Communication Issues in Cross-Functional Design Teams: The Case of a Graduate Course in Industrial Design.
Advisor: Fatma Korkut
Özlem SAVAŞ. 2002.
A Perspective on the Person-Product Relationship: Attachment and Detachment.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Oytun TUZCU. 2002.
The Effects of Internet on Product Design.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
2001
Dilek AKBULUT. 2001.
The Sources of Creativity in Peddling Products with Particular Focus on Small-Scale Toy Industry in Turkey.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan
Sarp BEKİT. 2001.
Toy Safety in Kindergartens for the Ages 3 and 6.
Advisor: Güner Mutaf
Çağla DOĞAN. 2001.
Integration of Ecological and Sustainable Design Knowledge into Product Design Process.
Advisor: Çiğdem Erbuğ
Mehmet YETKİN. 2001.
An Analysis of Mobile Phone Usage with Respect to Turkish Users.
Advisor: Mehmet Asatekin
2000
Arif Engin ÖZVER. 2000.
Dynamics of Product Innovation in the Turkish Manufacturing Industry: The Case of a Medium-Sized Electrical Home Appliance Company.
Advisor: Gülay Hasdoğan, Özlem Er
1999
Esra DEMİREL. 1999.
An Analysis and Evaluation of User Needs for Food Preparation in Kayseri Kitchens.
Advisor: Güner Mutaf
MSc Design for Interaction: Joint Program with TuDelft
2017
Yasemin DÖNMEZ. 2017.
Motivations for Interaction: A Study on Child-Robotic Toy Interaction.
Advisor: Naz Börekçi (METU)
Mert TOSUN. 2017.
Strategies for Design Interventions that Promote Prosocial Behavior for Littering.
Advisor: Gülşen Töre Yargın (METU)
2016
Çisem ÖZKUL. 2016.
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)
2012
Tirza Johanna Maria FENNIS. 2012.
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)
Gonca ONUŞLUEL. 2012.
A Lexicon for Product Experience Related Communication.
Advisor: Elif Özcan Vieira (DUT)
Nur FINDIK. 2012.
Design of Experience Sampling Tools for Reporting Student Experience in Design Education.
Advisor: Bahar Şener Pedgley (METU), Gert Pasman (DUT)
Aernout KRUITHOFF. 2012.
Emotional Effects of Car Passenger Activities on Physiology and Comfort: An Empirical Study.
Advisor: Owain Pedgley (METU), Valentjin Visch (DUT).
2011
Wouter MIDDENDORF. 2011.
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)
Aslı GÜNAY. 2011.
User experience in public products: the effects of presence of other people.
Advisors: Çiğdem Erbuğ (METU), Paul Hekkert (TUDelft)
Ezgi DİKDUR. 2011.
Physical pain in user-product interaction.
Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Marieke Sonneveld (TUDelft)
2010
Claire VERVIERS. 2010.
The influence of sound properties on the semantic associations of product sounds.
Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Elif Özcan (TUDelft)
Aslı Deniz ÖZAKAR. 2010.
Harnessing children’s creativity in contextmapping activities.
Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), Mathieu Gielen (TUDelft)
Ahmet BEKTEŞ. 2010.
Research and product design to minimize food waste in western domestic kitchens.
Advisors: Owain Pedgley (METU), David Keyson (TUDelft)
Alper KARADOĞANER. 2010.
The effect of emotional facial expressions of a virtual character on people’s performance for interactive digital tasks.
Advisors: Refik Toksöz (METU), Valentijn Visch (TUDelft)