| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| 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) Have knowledge about the history and theory of photography.
2) Gain knowledge about photographic aesthetics and learns to produce photographs with aesthetic conventions.
3) Gain the ability to make aesthetic, historical and political analysis of photography.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This is an introductory course on the history and theory of photography, the fundamentals of photography, and analysis methods. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction | | 2nd Week | Before photography and the process leading to the invention of photography. | | 3rd Week | Early photography. | | 4th Week | Approaches to photographic aesthetics. | | 5th Week | Theories of photography | | 6th Week | Framing and Composition | | 7th Week | Theory and practices on digital photography. | | 8th Week | Introduction to image processing. | | 9th Week | Midterm. | | 10th Week | Analyzing the phototgraphy | | 11th Week | 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 | 30 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | 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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