MAVA 444, MAVA 446, and Master’s Thesis (last update:09 August 2022)
Here we present sample ideas for the forthcoming 444 and 446 projects starting from Spring 2023. Some of the ideas below are a part larger projects, and their content can become a master’s thesis.
If you are interested in working on a MAVA444 or MAVA446 course or apply for a master’s thesis, please contact ozsubasi [at] ku.edu.tr
Age and Design
- Creating a digital hobby space for older peope that supports collective living
- Designing a toolkit for teaching basic electronics to older people (Especially soft textile usage)
Local Neighborhoods
- Collective caring for animals in neighbourhoods
- Analysis and design implications for different forms of local neighbourhood projects (tohum takasi, ekokoyler, grassroot festivals,…)
Access and Design
- Analysing the accessibility of entertainment events such as concerts or biennials for people with different abilities (in collaboration with IKSV)?
- A critical study of one of the emerging technologies for justice ethics, dilemmas of accessibility (VR, IoT, AR)
Making and Crafts
- Designing tools for gendered crafts practices (Knitting communities)
- Handcrafts and their relation to technology and design
- Interactive toy/book designed for children to tell them about different health conditions
Designing a Toolkit
- Designing a tool for evaluating the success of sharing platforms that work without money (Kadikoy Kooperatifi, Buyukdere Gida Kooperatifi),
- Developing a tool for increasing the visibility of citizen-led approaches for municipalities