TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Fehmi Soner Mazlum
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the methods and practices necessary to create and develop creative ideas and concepts, 2) Can create concepts and develop the concepts in depth.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of the course is to help students explore the techniques of research, critical thinking, brainstorming and improvisation in the fields of visual arts and/or visual communication design; to experience the processes of the transformation of an abstract idea into a design product / work of art. In the context of the course, methods that will reveal original thoughts and creative ideas will be learned and applied. Binary association, metaphor, symbol, allegory, research, observation, experimentation and improvisation, creating process notebooks, creating mind-concept maps are some of them. Students are responsible for preparing projects in which they will theoretically and practically experience the processes related to the transformation of abstract ideas into works of art/design products.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting and general information about course content/operation 2nd Week Discussion on design, concept, concept development in design 3rd Week Information about concept development tools 4th Week Practice of concept development tools 5th Week Discussion on creativity in design 6th Week Creative thinking methods 7th Week Project proposals 8th Week Experimental methods and random creativity 9th Week Seeing opportunities, turning disadvantages into advantages 10th Week Creative thinking and innovation 11th Week Project development and critical 12th Week Design Thinking Approach 13th Week Concept development with the Design Thinking Approach 14th Week Project Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Textbooks: -Temel Tasarım Kavramlarını Disiplinlerarası Okumak ? 1, Behiç Alp Aytekin, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. -Temel Tasarım Kavramlarını Disiplinlerarası Okumak ? 2, Behiç Alp Aytekin, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. -Temel Tasarım Kavramlarını Disiplinlerarası Okumak ? 3, Behiç Alp Aytekin, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 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
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No