Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ODUS0005	BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY	Elective	1	2	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach photography technologies and equipments, cerative photography technics. • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of photographic aesthetic. • to give students the opportunity to learn processes of photography, optics, color theory and measurement. • to allow students become proficient in photography. • to give the students basic information about photography.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	To have the knowledge and skills of photography, technic, photographic aesthetic, and ethic.
2	Effectively be able to take a photograph
3	Able to explain visual perception
4	To have knowledge about and awareness of art of photography

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• kinds of camera types • lenses, lights, apertures, shutter, flash • visual perception theories • photographic aesthetic • digital photography • ethic in photography • rules of composition

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Theoretical background of photograph
2	Structure of camera, basic aparts (lenses, shutter, viewfinder and other parts), and types
3	Types of objectives, lenses, wiev angles, focus types and their functions for cameras, depth of field
4	Posing term. Main factors which effects posing as shutter and film sensitivity (ISO, ASA, DIN etc.), flashes
5	Ligth usage in photography
6	The other aparts of camera and their functions
7	Filters
8	Midterm Exam
9	Composition rules in image design and its usage
10	General history of digital photography and its development
11	Dijital cameras and DSLR (Dijital Single Lens Refleks)
12	Photographing of moving objects
13	Applications in the field of medical photography
14	Professional photography
15	Professional photography
16	Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

John Hedgecoe, Her Yönüyle Fotoğraf Sanatı, İstanbul, Remzi Kitabevi, 1995. Erkan Terzi, Dijital Fotoğrafçılık, Sistem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2004. Nadi Kafalı, Siyah-Beyaz ve Renkli Fotoğrafçılık, İstanbul, İmge Kitabevi, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High