INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EDT5016	Graphic Design	Spring	3	0	3	8

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. TUFAN ADIGÜZEL
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	This is a visual aided lecture course supported with studio learning environment designed specifically for educational technology program students. The general aim of the course is to introduce design basics as they relate to the issues of visual communication in the field of education.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Identify design elements and design principles.
2.Realize relative visual relationships in graphic composition.
3.Exercise visual form and visual language.
4.Develop creative visual communication skills.
5.Develop critical design thinking
6.Exercise with design software
7.Develop effective education models using visual design

Course Content

The course will introduce the dynamics of word( typography) and image projecting on visual identity; the employment of tools in the application areas of graphic design; and principles of animation, multimedia and interactive design.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the Course / Review of the Syllabus Journal/Sketch Book Requirements
2)	Visual Literacy (Lecture) Introduction: – Point Exercise
3)	Intentional - Unintentional Design Street Graphics (Lecture) / Point and Line in Arts and Design (Lecture)
4)	Street Graphics: Signs and Symbols (Lecture) Introduction to Typography
5)	Gestalt Principles (Lecture) Critique :Graphic Space in Photography / Rhythm/Tension/Contrast (Lecture) Positive-Negative Space (Lecture )
6)	SHAPE in Art and Design /COMPOSITION ( Lecture)
7)	Meaningful White Space( Lecture) / Composition with 3 Basic Shapes
8)	MID-TERM : Visual Composition and Poster Design
9)	Visual Identity Design
10)	Basic Drawing as a tool of communication
11)	Principles of animation
12)	Digital image processing
13)	Visual concept development
14)	Multi-media and interaction design

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1-David A Lauer, and Stephen Pentak, Design Basics, Fifth Edition (New York: Wadsworth, 2002)
2-Otto G.Ocvirk, Robert E.Stinson,Philip R. Wigg, Robert O. Bone, David L.Cayton; Art Fundementals:Theory and Practice; Tenth Edition;(Mc Graw Hill, 2006).
3-Donis A. Dondis, A Primer of Visual Literarcy (Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1996)
4-Herbert Zettl, Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics, (California: Wadsworth, 1993)

References:

Arnheim, Rudolf. (1969). Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye, University of California Press, Berkley.
Becer, Emre. ( 2008). İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, 6.Baskı Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
Berger, A. Arthur. (1998). Seeing is Believing, Mayfield Publishing, London.
Brereton, Richard. (2009). Sketchbooks:The Hidden Art of Designers, Illustrators& Creatives, Laurence King Publishing, London.UK.
Bowers, John. (1999). Introduction to Two Dimensional Design, John Wiley & Sons, USA.
Colour Mania (Victionary, 2009).
Mustieness, Carlos, and Hilland Thomas(ed.).(2006).Icons, Colors, Signs,Taschen, Italy.
Donis A. Dondis. (1996) A Primer of Visual Literacy ,The MIT Press, Cambridge.
Feldman, Edmund Burke.(1992).Varieties of Visual Experience, Fourth Edition, Harry N.Abrams, New York.
Gastman, R., Neelon C, Smyrski, A. (2007). Street World:Urban Culture from Five Continents, Thames& Hudson., London.
Janson, H. W. Janson.(1970). History of Art, Abrams, New York
Krause, Jim. (2006). Color Index, David and Charles Books,UK.
Krause, Jim. (2002). Color Index, USA
Levey, Michael. (1968). A History of Western Art, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Lucie-Smith, Edward. (1995). Art Today, Phaidon Press Limited, London
Mason, John Mason. (1989). Arts and Artists, J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company.
McAlhone, Berly. (1998 ). A Smile in the Mind: Witty Thinking in Graphic Design, Phaidon Press, London.
Naegele Isabel, and Baur Ruedi. ( 2004). Scents of The City, Lars Müller Publishers, Switzerland.
Oei, Loan and Kegel De Cecile. (2002). The Elements of Design, Thames & Hudson, London, UK.
Ocvirk, Stinson, Wigg, Bone, Cayton.(2006). Art Fundamentals, Tenth Edition, Mc Graw-Hill International Edition, New York.
Pentak, Stephen and Roth, Richard. (2003). Color Basics, Wadsworth Publishing, USA.
Pentak, Stephen, Lauer A David.( 2002). Design Basics, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth Publishing, USA.
Tyson, Carl N. (1996). Art Through The Ages, Harcourt Brace & Company
Zakia, D Richard. (1994). Perception and Imaging, Focal Press, Boston.
ZelanskiI, Paul; Fisher, Mary Pat. (1996, 1984). Design Principles and Problems, by holt, Rinehart and Winston, USA.
Zettl,Herbert. (1993). Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics, Wadsworth, California.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 15
Homework Assignments	2	% 45
Project	1	% 25
Midterms	1	% 15
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 75
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 25
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Project	1	50	50
Homework Assignments	2	30	60
Midterms	1	40	40
Total Workload			192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions	2
2)	To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems of finance	1
3)	To understand and grasp the full details of theoretical arguments and counter arguments	2
4)	To be fully prepared for a graduate study in finance and to have lifelong learning awareness	2
5)	To be able to apply theoretical principles of finance to the realities of practical business life	1
6)	To develop solutions for managerial problems by understanding the requirements of international financial markets	2
7)	To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations	3
8)	To be able to make decisions both locally and internationally by knowing the effects of globalization on business and social life	2
9)	To have the competencies of the digital age and to use the necessary financial applications	2
10)	To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes	1
11)	To understand the importance of business ethics and to take decisions by knowing the legal and ethical consequences of their activities in the academic world and business life	2
12)	To develop an objective criticism in business and academic life and having a perspective to self-criticize	2