| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Assistant Professor Erdem İlic
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) They gain the ability to make aesthetic, historical and political analysis of photography.
2) They have the chance to apply the basic concepts they learned in the RTS247 Basic Principles of Image course with various projects.
3) They gain knowledge about photographic aesthetics and learn to produce photographs with aesthetic conventions.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | Yes(RTS221) |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | It is a course on the main qualities of photography, analysis and application methods. Application instructions cover pre-shooting, shooting and post-shooting, enabling students to produce photographs.
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| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction of the course. | | 2nd Week | Application possibilities in photography. Technology debate. | | 3rd Week | Approaches to photographic aesthetics. Frame, subject. Portfolio opportunities. | | 4th Week | Composition techniques. What is the subject in the photo? | | 5th Week | Photography theories. | | 6th Week | Framing and composition | | 7th Week | Theory and practices on digital photography. | | 8th Week | MIDTERM | | 9th Week | Introduction to image processing. | | 10th Week | Analyzing the photo | | 11th Week | Approaches to photographic aesthetics. Semiotics and photography | | 12th Week | Semiotics and photography | | 13th Week | Digital photo processing. | | 14th Week | Overview. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Silverman, Kaja (2019). Fotoğrafın Tarihi ya da Analoji Mucizesi, Hayalperest Kitap.
Fiske, John (2019). İletişim Çalışmalarına Giriş, Pharmakon Kitap.
Lewis, Emma (2018). İzmler Fotoğrafı Anlamak, Hayalperest Kitap.
Taş, Oğuzhan (2017). İletişim, Medya ve Kültür Anahtar Kavramlar, Ütopya Yayınevi.
Barthes, Roland (2018). Çağdaş Söylenler, Metis Yayınları.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Project,Discussion,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Project | 1 | 40 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 70 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 30 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 5 | 10 | 50 | | Total Workload | | | 156 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,2 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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