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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
URBAN GRAPHICS GRA456 - 2 + 2 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Halime Türkkan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Comprehension competence of basic art and design knowledge theoritically and practically.
2) Adoption competence of basic art and design knowledge to learned
3) Association competence of basic art and design competence with other fields
4) Unique work of art assertion competence together with basic art and design competence
5) Two and three dimensoned cogitation competence
6) Competence of communication and effective usage of Turkish
7) Transposition competence of form to second dimension, two dimensioned figure to third dimension (to form)
8) Competence of solving design problems and generating unique ideas
9) Competence of working within a specified concept and limits
10) Competence of perception
11) Competence to behave accordingly with the present laws and regulations and take ethical responsibility
12) Competence of correlating, interpreting past, present and future in design field
13) Competence of critical thinking
14) Competence of thinking in a context
15) Competence of transmitting the thoughts in verbal and visual manners
16) Competence of following the improving and changing technology and select the most appropriate
17) Competence of constituting relation between historical, communal and economic conditions and art and design processes
18) Competence of working between disciplines in Art and design field
19) Competence of perception and problem solving
20) Competence of conceptual thinking and expressing the thoughts visually
21) Competence of expressing an idea, concept or a fact visually in a creative mode
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONInterior and outdoor graphics, orientations, signs that are used within the city life for visual communication are discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction: Project 1 (City graphics for Ankara)
2nd Week Project 1: Studio
3rd Week Project 1:Studio
4th Week Classwork: Project 1 / research presentations
5th Week Project 1 - final: Project 2
6th Week Studio / signage systems:Project 2
7th Week Studio
8th Week Project 2:Studio
9th Week Project 2: Studio
10th Week Project 2: Studio - final
11th Week Final Project (urban graphic types)
12th Week Project 3: studio
13th Week Project 3:studio
14th Week Project 3:studio
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING Aydınlı, S., 1992, Mimarlıkta Görsel Analiz, İstanbul: İTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı Atölyesi.
Barnard, J., 1998, Art, Design and Visual Culture:An Introduction, New York, St.Martin's Press.
Broadbent, G., 1980, Signs, Symbols and Architecture, New York, Bath, Pitman Press.
Lauer, D. A., 1985, Design Basics , New York, Cbs College Publishing.
Ching, F., 1985, Architectural Graphics, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Kurtz, B., 1987, Visual Imagination, Englewood, Cliffs.
Sarıkavak N.M., 2005, , Sayısal Tipografi II, Başkent Üniversitesi Yayınları: Ankara.
Uçar T.F., 2004, Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım. İnkilap Yayınevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
Other160
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 exam248
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14342
Preparation for Final exam11010
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam188
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam144
Homework
Project3721
Total Workload149
Total Workload / 304,96
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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