TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Gözde Aslan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Visual thinking, visual analysis and self-expression skills 2) Ability to solve and apply design problems and generate original ideas 3) Conceptual thinking and the ability to visually express what they think by using time efficiently 4) Selectivity in visual perception, perceptual learning, exploration and ability to enrich knowledge
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	To develop vision, perception and visual expression skills and to consolidate with a creative project in the field of graphic design.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, course briefing, discussion of mutual expectations and giving information about practices. 2nd Week What are the visual perception and design principles? What are the theories of visual perception? Giving information, preliminary discussion. 3rd Week The components of the concept of visual perception (such as memory, visual thinking, visual language, symbolic expression, semiotics, analysis, etc.) are discussed. 4th Week Meaning and analysis in the visual perception process, interpretation of visual symbols. 5th Week Analysis, presentation on a chosen design 6th Week Presentation 7th Week Presentation 8th Week Midterm Exam (Research Report) 9th Week poster design sketches 10th Week Discussion, selection of sketches. 11th Week Transferring the work to digital media 12th Week Transferring the work to digital media 13th Week Final critical 14th Week Finalization of studies.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul. Grafik Tasarımda I?mge (M.K. I?z C?ev.). (1.Basım). I?stanbul: Literatu?r Yayınları, 2013. Arnheim, R. (2012). Görsel Düşünme. İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık. Berger, J. (2006). Görme Biçimleri. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 6 6 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Performance Practice 2 8 16 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No