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Master Thesis Participatory Design Process in Post-Disaster Housing Production: the Case of October 30, 2020 İzmir Earthquake(01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2022) Yılmaz, Ebru; Yılmaz, Ebru; 02.02. Department of Architecture; 02. Faculty of Architecture; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyA housing problem after a disaster is a problem that can occur suddenly. This thesis will emphasize why participatory design should be preferred, especially post-disaster housing production. Due to the nature of participation, the community can overcome post-disaster traumas in a more comfortable and controlled manner. Society needs to come out of the post-disaster situation with solidarity and unity. Participation can be achieved through solidarity, communication, cooperation, trust, and a sense of belonging. On the other hand, participatory design answers this urgent problem after the disaster. The thesis aims to examine the concept of participatory design around four main components: actor, process, method, and end product. The first part gives the literature’s theoretical explanations and history of participation and participatory design concepts. The second part discussed the post-disaster housing problem, and examples of post-disaster housing projects produced with a participatory design focus were examined. These examples were compared based on the four components of participation. Then, the struggle plan, which was carried out after the devastating October 30 Izmir Earthquake we experienced last year, was examined. For this examination, firstly, information was collected, and then reality measurement was made with survey and interview methods. A study concluded by comparing the statistical data obtained from the questionnaire with the information collected.Master Thesis Participatory Design Improving the Quality of Life in Inpatient Children With Cancer(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Örnekoğlu Selçuk, Melis; Tunç Cox, Ayça; Örnekoğlu Selçuk, Melis; Tunç Cox, Ayça; Hasırcı İnceoğlu, Deniz; 01.01. Units Affiliated to the Rectorate; 02.04. Department of Industrial Design; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology; 02. Faculty of ArchitectureThe diagnosis of cancer influences the lives of children in many ways. Instead of maintaining daily activities, children often visit hospitals or stay there for an uncertain period. Due to the disease and treatment, children experience suffering and pain, their school and play activities are interrupted and they become separated from social and familiar environments. This may cause several problems in their development and quality of life (QOL). QOL is the state of well-being in terms of physical, psychological and social aspects. According to surveys that investigate the negative effects of cancer on children’s QOL, “the loss of normalcy” and inability to play, do sports, spend time with family and friends are considered by children to be worse than the physical symptoms and side effects of the treatment. Children with cancer need play during hospitalization in order to pursue their development and to feel normal. A case study was conducted in Dokuz Eylül University Nevvar and Salih İşgören Children’s Hospital in order to understand the needs of children with cancer, provide a design suggestion for their play area, and especially investigate the effects of the participatory design process on QOL of children. A participatory design study was carried out in order to achieve more responsive results to participants’ needs by involving users in the design process. It was found out that the process contributes to the improvement of QOL of children by making them feel that their ideas matter as well as distracting them from negative thoughts regarding cancer.Master Thesis Call Center as an Epitome of Communicative Capitalism: Participatory Design as an Empowering Tool(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Kaya, Rabia Gülbike; Tunç Fox, Ayça; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyWith the purpose of involving users in the design process, Participatory Design offers participants a democratic process in which participants can express themselves by using their experiences, and notice their problems and capabilities thanks to the methods applied in the process. This study investigates the potential of a Participatory Design process whereby employees of a call center in Manisa participate. Inbound call agents, who work in call centers which are shaped by Communicative Capitalism, do not have an impact on anything except for the customers they communicate with. Moreover, the fact that they do not have a say in their working environment, they are under constant surveillance and decision concerning them are made by others, shows that inbound call agents are in need of empowerment. This study explores the potential of Participatory Design as a tool for empowering participants rather than providing a design proposal. To this end, a Participatory Design process was conducted with the inbound call agents who need to be empowered. According to the findings obtained at the end of the study; the participants identified the problems they had at work and realized that they could find solutions to these problems by exchanging ideas with each other. At the end of the process, Participatory Design enabled participants to become aware of their capabilities and empowerments in the field they are experienced in.