A web based project management model and application for industrial design projects

This thesis introduces a new web-based model that monitors and evaluates students? industrial design projects according to design processes. For this model a new web based management software, called ?Design Project? which is a new module within Moodle (an open source popular learning management system (LMS)), was developed. It was put into application for one academic term in the course unit ETE404-Industrial Design at the Industrial Technology Education Department, Gazi University and the data obtained from students was analyzed at the end of the academic term. The results obtained the Design Project application were assessed by comparing them with conventional supervisory method. The results showed that the ?Design Project? system increased communication within student-counselor, student-student groups. It also facilitated report submission and archiving; and standardized assessment criteria between different instructors.