General Scope
The goal of this multidisciplinary design project is to enable our students to design complex systems, processes, devices, or products in collaboration with students from different departments within our Faculty. Through this multi-component project—which involves various subsystems and spans multiple disciplines—our students will develop the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams. Realistic constraints and conditions must be taken into account in the design work carried out within the project. Depending on the nature of the design, factors such as economics, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, and social and political issues must be examined.
Process
- The multidisciplinary design project begins in the Fall semester.
- During registration week of the Fall semester of each academic year, the departments of our Faculty identify a suitable project topic for work in multidisciplinary teams, falling under the definition of a “Complex System, Process, Device, or Product.”
- Project topics proposed by the departments are evaluated by the Faculty Council (FYK). The selected project topic, along with its objective, scope, and minimum deliverables, is communicated to project groups composed of members from different disciplines.
- The objective, scope, and minimum deliverables of the designated project topic are announced on the department websites during the first week of the semester.
- Each project group has an advisor.
- The number of students in each project group is determined based on the number of students enrolled in the course and the number of faculty members each semester.
- In the interdisciplinary design project course, students are required to develop project proposals by examining project implementation methods, work plans, and work packages, taking into account economic, environmental, sustainability, manufacturability, ethical, health, safety, and social and political issues. The project management plan must be submitted to the faculty advisor by the 6th week of the semester.
- Before the final week, students will present their projects in teams to the relevant faculty advisor.
- Students on each team will prepare one project management plan and one project final report. Each student’s contribution must be clearly stated in both the management plan and the report. The specified templates must be used for the management plan and the report.
- A project fair will be held on the announced date. Teams will showcase their work to all students and faculty members of the School.
- A project competition will be held at the project fair. Applications for the project competition may be submitted during the 9th week of the semester, with the approval of the faculty advisor. Applications for the project competition must be submitted as a group to the department chair where the project was undertaken. The project must meet the minimum criteria to be eligible for submission.
- Teams participating in the project competition will be evaluated by independent juries. Members of the team deemed most successful will be eligible to receive a certificate of achievement awarded by our Faculty.
- The teams’ work throughout the semester will be monitored by their advisors. All student grade entries will be entered by the faculty advisor after the project fair.
- The project management plan and final reports will be checked using a plagiarism detection program. The results will be evaluated by the ethics committee.
Responsibilities of Students on the Team
- The purpose, scope, and minimum deliverables of the project topic are clearly defined. Students must meet with their team to determine project implementation methods, work plans, work packages, and task assignments. They are free to choose the materials, methods, and interim deliverables they will use. If they wish, they may designate a project leader among themselves.
- Students are responsible for all steps of the project. They are expected to achieve the targeted outcomes through teamwork.
- They meet with their advisors at regular intervals to keep them informed about the process.
- By the 6th week of the semester, they must submit the project management plan to their faculty advisor.
- Before the final week, students submit the project final report to their faculty advisor.
- Students present their projects at the project fair. All team members are required to participate actively.
Responsibilities of the Faculty Advisor
- Advisors hold an introductory meeting with the group during the second week of the semester.
- Advisors monitor their teams’ workflows and task assignments throughout the semester.
- In the 6th week of the project course, they evaluate the project management plans of the teams they are advising.
- Before the final week, they review and grade the final reports submitted by the teams.
- When evaluating teams, the assessment first focuses on whether the team has achieved the expected results and met the minimum deliverables. Additionally, each student’s individual contribution to the team is evaluated. If applicable, extra points are awarded for originality and unique strengths. The advisor may also evaluate each student individually by asking them specific questions.
- Since the reports are co-authored, the writing component is evaluated for the team as a whole.
Multidisciplinary Design Project Video Recording (Fall 2025–2026)