Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GRA2032015174COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN ICompulsory233
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is that introducing students and providing comprehensive knowledge with practices to Graphic Design Softwares and digital media applications
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.DoçDr. Adem YÜCEL, Yrd.Doç.Dr. Aytaç ÖZMUTLU
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. General information about the visual processing programs used in graphic design in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign software, 2. Having information about the usage of this software. 3. Interact with each other using this software in the design process. 4. To define and use material and software elements of the design of published
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction: Basic Terminology of Computer based Design (CMYK, RGB, Vector, Pixel, vs.)
2Introduction to Adobe Illustrator Interface, Tools, and other basic feature.
3Adobe Illustrator, Creating and Editing Shapes, Transforming Objects
4Adobe Illustrator, Colour, Vector Illustration with Pen Tool
5Adobe Illustrator, in use of text and shaping with type tool
6Adobe Illustrator, Using Layers and Brushes, Extra tools for creating and editing vector graphics
7Adobe Illustrator, page setup and save a variety of file.
8Preparation and implementation of the first project.
9Introduction to Adobe Photoshop - the interface, tools, and panel features.
10Adobe Photoshop, filters, Brushlar and Actions
11Adobe Photoshop, the use of select tools and functions.
12Adobe Photoshop, layer properties and using
13Adobe Photoshop, use of pen tool and path applications.
14Preparation and implementation of the second project.
Recommended or Required Reading
Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book (Paperback), by Adobe Creative Team, Publisher: Adobe Press; Bk&CDRom edition (April 26, 2007), ISBN10: 0321492005 Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book (Paperback), by Adobe Creative Team, Publisher: Adobe Press; Bk&CDRom edition (April 26, 2007), ISBN: 0321321847
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
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End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
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 Examination144
Final Examination144
Attending Lectures14342
Project Preparation21020
Self Study14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
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