| Course Name | Producing for Media I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCS 260 | Fall | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCritical feedbackSimulationApplication: Experiment / Laboratory / WorkshopLecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | ||||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce the students to the process of audiovisual and printed media production and online distribution in the form of web sites. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course consists of a number of tasks in which students are going to be introduced in a theoretical and practical way about online multimedia management. Projects and web contents which students will compose through laboratory sessions, computers and relevant software will be the outputs of this course. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to course contents. | |
| 2 | Communication through visual composition: Elements and principles of design, visual hierarchy. | |
| 3 | Color in design: Color schemes and color symbolism. | |
| 4 | Digital Imagery: File formats, resolution and color modes. | |
| 5 | Typography and text oriented visual design. | |
| 6 | Designing digital layouts in vector-based application environments – 1 | |
| 7 | Designing digital layouts in vector-based application environments – 2 | |
| 8 | Essentials of Photography: Elements of photographic composition – 1 | |
| 9 | Essentials of Photography: Elements of photographic composition – 2 | |
| 10 | Digital photo editing in pixel-based application environments - 1 | |
| 11 | Digital photo editing in pixel-based application environments - 2 | |
| 12 | Photography in Design: Creating visual compositions using multiple types of visual elements – 1 | |
| 13 | Photography in Design: Creating visual compositions using multiple types of visual elements – 2 | |
| 14 | Individual project development. | |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Project submissions |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Hashimoto A.,Clayton M. (2009) Visual Design Fundamentals A Digital Approach (3rd Ed.) |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 4 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 12 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language 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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