Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GRA1102015174INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONCompulsory122
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Having basic theoretical knowledge about concepts such as communication, communication design, visual communication with the basic and professional concepts of visual communication design and using this acquired knowledge in graphic designing process
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr.Mehmet Fatih YELMEN
Learning Outcomes
1He/she can make designs by synthesizing his/her knowledge on art and design.
2He/she has the ability to make connections among the different disciplines of art and design.
3He/she can design a product/ a work or a process that will meet the needs.
4He/she has the ability to understand the importance of life-long learning and meet the needs.
5He/she has the ability to define and analyze local and global art and design problems
6He/She can interrelate senses of design that have arisen in art and design history with current senses of design.
7He/she has the competence to accomplish the design bu using materials needed in solving art and design problems.
8He/she has the ability to search, synthesize, evaluate and interpret in design process.
9He/she can analyze art and design problems
10He/she has the competence of being sensitive while choosing the materials in design process.
11By following the recent matters, he/she can produce designs regarding these problems.
12He/She express him/herself by learning effective communciation skills.
13He/she has the sense of occupational and ethical responsibility about ideas or art pieces.
14He/she knows graphic design methods, techniques and tools and adopts them.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1. Be able to define basic concepts related to visual communication design and graphic design 2. To be able to analyze the relationship between these concepts 3. Concepts such as visual perception, design, communication, and ideas about the role of the design process 4. To be able to analyze methods and objectives on sample works belonging to different graphic design branches 5. Ability to transform these theoretical knowledge acquired in the design process into practice
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Presentation of the course and to teach information about to be used method
2The identification and interpretation of the basic concepts of visual communication design by samples
3The identification and interpretation of the basic concepts of visual communication design by samples
4The identification and interpretation of the basic concepts of visual communication design by samples
5Examine the concepts that are related to Sub-branches of visual communication design by samples
6Examine the concepts that are related to Sub-branches of visual communication design by samples
7Examine the concepts that are related to Sub-branches of visual communication design by samples
8Midterm exam
9Reading the text on the concepts of visual communication and design and sharing ideas with examples
10Reading the text on the concepts of visual communication and design and sharing ideas with examples
11Reading the text on the concepts of visual communication and design and sharing ideas with examples
12Analyzing on samples of different design products
13Analyzing on samples of different design products
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Recommended or Required Reading
Emre Becer, Communication and Graphic Design, Publications of Dost Kitabevi Hasan Fehmi Ketenci, Can Bilgili, Visual Communication and Graphic Design, Beta Yayınevi - Contact Books Tevfik Fikret Uçar, Visual Communication and Graphic Design, İnkılâp Bookstore Müge Elden, Advertising and Advertising, Say Publications
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Project Preparation14114
Self Study12020
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)66
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