TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Halime Türkkan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Competence of communication and effective usage of Turkish 2) Competence of working within a specified concept and limits 3) Competence to behave accordingly with the present laws and regulations and take ethical responsibility 4) Competence of thinking in a context 5) Competence of transmitting the thoughts in verbal and visual manners 6) Competence of following the improving and changing technology and select the most appropriate
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The history of scripture and letters, the structure of the letters, fonts and letter types, using format of letters; The development of typography and importance of scripture in graphic design
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Typography / Lettering, Font Families, Puntos / 1st Project 2nd Week Letter Spacing / Compositing Letters / Classwork / Critics of 1st project 3rd Week Discussion on the projects / Critics 4th Week Final critics of 1st project 5th Week Final (1st Project) 6th Week 2nd Project / self alphabet design 7th Week Critics of 2nd Project 8th Week Critics of 2nd Project 9th Week Final (2nd Project) 10th Week Class discussion on 3rd Project (Presentations of font designers) 11th Week Critics on research topics (Presentations of font designers) 12th Week Critics for Final 13th Week Final Presentations 14th Week Final Papers
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ganiz S., 2004, Yazı & Tasarımcıları, Kastaş Yayınevi. Gray N., 1987,History of Lettering. Boston: David Godine, Hutchinson J.,1983, Letters, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. İstek R., 2004, Görsel İletişimde Tipografi ve Sayfa Düzeni. Pusula Yayınevi. Sarıkavak N.M., 2004, Çağdaş Tipografinin Temelleri, Seçkin Yayınevi: Ankara. Uçar T.F., 2004, Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım. İnkilap Yayınevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 3 60 Other 1 40 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 2 4 8 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 2 2 4 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 2 10 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 10 10 Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 1 1 Project 3 4 12 Total Workload 121 Total Workload / 30 4,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No