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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Q&A
Critique
Jury
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to achieve the skill of using universal values, basic principles and rules of art and design.
  • Student will be able to determine the attributes of elements in two- and three-dimensional compositions.
  • Student will be able to organize the set of relations in between the elements and to the whole of a composition so to achieve unity.
  • Student will be able to structure the network of relations through controlling the multidimensional variables while solving a design problem.
  • Student will be able to achieve the skill of evaluating the objects, the environment, the art works and the design objects with a critical view.
  • Student will be able to evaluate his/her own products with an objective view throughout his/her self-directed and continuous education.
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Workshop orientation None
2 Introduction: What is “network of relations” and how it is established? Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
3 What is a composition? The conditions that facilitate perception/grouping: similarity, proximity, continuity, closure. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
4 Organization principles/types: Determining the outlines of a composition, invisable/guide lines. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
5 The properties the elements in a composition: shape, size, location, orientation. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
6 The properties the elements in a composition: transparency. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
7 The properties the elements in a composition: color. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
8 The properties the elements in a composition: texture. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
9 Ordering principles of design: repetition and rhythm. Difference between pattern and composition. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
10 Ordering principles of design: balance and contrast. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
11 Ordering principles of design: dominance and hierarchy. Exercise to be completed in the studio. Exercise to be completed for the next course.
12 Organization of relations between the groups in a composition. Working on the final project.
13 Organization of relations between the groups in a composition. Working on the final project.
14 Organization of relations between the groups in a composition. Working on the final project.
15 Preparation for the final presentation. Working on the final project.
16 Review of the semester None
Course Notes/Textbooks Related concepts are explained very briefly in each assignment sheet.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
7
65
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
9
144
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
7
11
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
29
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
250

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design (Multimedia, Photography, Graphic Design and Typography), X
2 To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey, X
3 To be able combine images and words creatively in order to convey visual ideas
 X
4 To attain a high level of complex problemsolving using a variety of design methodologies, X
5 To understand the principles of compositional space X
6 To have a clear understanding of creative art direction, X
7 To attain proficiency on the implementation of production standards and to be able to use Visual Communication Design related software and communication technologies. X
8 To have an advanced level knowledge and experience in photography and video production, including image processing, editing and postproduction techniques, X
9 By using a second foreign language at least on an intermediate level, to be able to follow the information in Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues, X
10 To have social and ethical awareness in the stages of creating, applying and evaluating the practices related to Visual Communication Design, and to act consciously and sensitively in the application of these values, X
11 To take responsibility both as an individual and as a team member in order to solve creatively the unexpected and unforeseen complex design problems encountered in the Visual Communication Design practices. X
12 To utilize the ability to evaluate and criticize acquired knowledge and skills, to diagnose ones individual educational needs, and undertake selfdirected and continuous education in the discipline. X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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