Course Name | Visual Literacy |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GEAR 216 | 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 | DiscussionQ&ACritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course is designed to provide visual literacy skills for students who do not have formal visual art or graphic design training but recognize the important potential of visual decisions in their work in order to effectively find, interpret, evaluate, use, and create images and visual media. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course provides students who are new to the principles of visual design with the practical knowledge, critical skills and confidence to effectively express their ideas visually. Throughout the semester, an overview of the tools and techniques to convey an idea, communicate a message, and influence an experience will be presented, discussed, and applied. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Course introduction | |
2 | What is Visual literacy? How we see | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. Chapter 1 |
3 | The Language of Images Visual elements of art 1 | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. Chapter 1,2 |
4 | The Language of Images Visual elements of art 2 | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. Chapter 1,2 |
5 | Sensual and perceptual of visual literacy 1 | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. Chapter 3 |
6 | Sensual and perceptual of visual literacy 2 | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. Chapter 3 |
7 | Advertising Images: Ads as Gestalts | Anne Marie Seward Barry, Visual intelligence: advertising Images: Ads as Gestalts Chapter 6, 7 |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Principles of visual communication | Robin Landa, Advertising by design: creating visual communications with graphic impact. Chapter 7, 8 |
10 | Typography | Robin Landa, Advertising by design: creating visual communications with graphic impact. Chapter 7, 8, 9 |
11 | Composition and layout | Robin Landa, Advertising by design: creating visual communications with graphic impact. Chapter 7, 8, 9 |
12 | Brand and Branding 1 | Alina Wheeler, Designing brand identity: an essential guide for the entire branding, Chapter 1-2 |
13 | Brand and Branding 2 | Alina Wheeler, Designing brand identity: an essential guide for the entire branding, Chapter 3-4. |
14 | Visual literacy Wrapping up the semester | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Alina Wheeler(2009), Designing brand identity: an essential guide for the entire branding. ISBN 978-0-470-40142-2. Anne Marie Seward Barry (1997), Visual intelligence: perception, image, and manipulation in visual communication. ISBN 0-7914-3436-2 Robin Landa (2004), Advertising by design: creating visual communications with graphic impact ISBN 0-471-42897-3 Robin Landa (2010) Advertising by design: Generating and Designing Creative Ideas Across Media 2nd edition ISBN 978-0-470-36268-6 | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
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Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 15 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 15 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
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 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 24 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 35 | |
Total | 150 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | |||||
4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | |||||
5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | |||||
6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | |||||
7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | |||||
8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | |||||
10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
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 human history to their field of experience. |
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