TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Burcu Melike Subaşı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Evaluate the basic concepts and language in contemporary media. 2) Develops Digital Media and strategies. 3) Learns techniques, approaches and ways to produce interactive projects for digital media. 4) Examines digital media application examples and notices examples in use in our environment. 5) Can create and modify image and text format media in memory, files or network. 6) Understand and apply the fundamentals of digital media graphics.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, students who are familiar with the basic concepts and characteristics of digital media will be able to analyze the techniques and approaches for in-depth examination of the theoretical framework of digital media and to produce interactive projects for digital media. Learns user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design production terminologies. Gain experience about colors, typography, workspace, prototype, models and symbols in digital media applications. Learns prototype preparation, mobile device interface designs and terminology.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course, information. 2nd Week Digital media projects case study. 3rd Week Media and models. 4th Week PRESENTATION ? What is Interaction?? Interaction Design. 5th Week PRESENTATION ? Good Design, Bad Design? User Interface and User Experience. 6th Week PROJECT: STAGE 1: Mobile Interface design work for the University's Clubs, where event announcements are made. Interactive design work where event announcements will be made by "Mountaineering", "Diving", "Trekking", "Cycling", "Dance", "Ski" and, if any, other Clubs operating within the University. Preparing the interface design in PDF format for presentation. STEP 2: Converting interface designs to projects with Adobe Xd. Delivery of the project digitally with all folders and files in the final exam. 7th Week Evaluation of Midterm Interface Designs. 8th Week Adobe Xd (use of tools). 9th Week Adobe Xd (use of tools). 10th Week Prototype preparation. 11th Week Prototype preparation. 12th Week Project Critical. 13th Week Project Critical. 14th Week End of Term Final Exam.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bolter, D. J. & Grusin, R. (1999) Remediation: Understanding New Media. Cambridge and Massachusetts: The MIT Press Manovich, L. (2001) The Language of New Media. Cambridge and Massachusetts: The MIT Press Handler Miller, C. (2004). Digital Storytelling: A creator's guide to interactive entertainment. London: Focal Press
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project,Practice,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 3 90 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) 10 2 20 Final exam Homework Project 3 10 30 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No