Course Name | Contemporary Debates and Practise in Photography |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEAR 308 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Service Course | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This module aims for students to gain both theoretical and practical experiences on different uses of photography by creating awareness about the contemporary approaches to it. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This unit introduces various genres and fields of use of photography in which the themes and genres of practice units will be based on. |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the course | |
2 | Brief History and Origins of Photography | History by David Bate and screening of The Genius of Photography - I (59 mins) |
3 | Basics - I | |
4 | Mini Assignment | No Need; will not be graded |
5 | Lightroom Workshop | Bring your computers with Lightroom installed |
6 | Photojournalism and Documentary Photography - I | Screening of War Photographer by Christian Frei (97 mins) |
7 | Photojournalism and Documentary Photography - II | Photojournalism and Tabloid Press by Karin E. Becker |
8 | Project I (20%) | Bring your cameras, make sure they’re fully charged |
9 | Reviews of the first project/Lecture | Global Photography by David Bate and Mass Media and Mass Markets by Mary Warner Marien |
10 | Project II (20%) | Bring your cameras, make sure they’re fully charged |
11 | Still Life | Screening of William Eggleston in the Real World by Michael Almereyda (84 mins) |
12 | Project III (20%) | Bring your cameras, make sure they’re fully charged |
13 | Reviews/Lecture | |
14 | Project IV (20%) | Bring your cameras, make sure they’re fully charged |
15 | Project presentation of a photographer(s) | Full attendance is mandatory. |
16 | Class presentation and discussion of the projects | Full attendance is mandatory. An external examiner(s) might evaluate your works as well. |
Course Notes/Textbooks | • Art and Photography – David Campany • Photography – David Bate • The Photography Reader – Liz Wells • Photography: A Cultural History – M. W. Marien • Education of a Photographer –Traub, Heller & Beller * • Another Way of Telling – John Berger & Jean Mohr * • Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography – Roland Barthes * *** Related articles and/or materials will be supplied, if necessary. *** * Turkish translations are available. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Documentary films will be screened, when necessary. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
Participation | 1 | 20 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 4 | 80 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 14 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 98 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | |||||
3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | |||||
7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | |||||
9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | |||||
10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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