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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about visual communication design fields, 2) Have knowledge about visual communication design research methods, 3) Can make field studies using visual communication design research methods.
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 develop research skills on different topics related to visual communication design.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting and and general information about course content/operation 2nd Week What is visual communication design, what does it include and how is it researched? 3rd Week Detailed overview of visual research methods 4th Week Field Studies: Portfolio design 5th Week Field Studies: Information design 6th Week Field Studies: Packaging design 7th Week Field Reviews: User experience and interface design 8th Week Field Studies: Typography design 9th Week Field Studies: Brand communication design 10th Week Field Reviews: Advertising photography 11th Week Field Studies: Motion graphic design 12th Week Field Studies: Digital film and video design 13th Week Student presentations 14th Week Student presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Textbooks: -Görsel İletişimi Tasarlamak 001, Dilek Evirgen, ve Göktehan Ekmekçi, YEM Yayınları. -Geleneksel ve Dijital Üzerine İletişim Araştırmaları, And Algül, Nobel Yayınları. -Görsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Teori, Uygulama ve Örnek, Suzan Duygu Bedir Erişti, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Project,Other,Presentation,Report Preparation
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
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Total Workload Total Workload / 30 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No