ECONOMICS AND FINANCE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
VCD3140 | Space in Visual Design | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is concerned with the way people experience space-built or un-built, real or imaginary, two dimensional or three dimensional. Theories of space is introduced exposing conceptions in a variety of visual design media. Space is an integral part of communication and is a seamless connection to visual expression. The emphasis is on the discovery of space while exercising visual skills in depicting and analyzing cultures in the world of cities. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Develop an understanding of different kinds of space. 2) Exhibit critical thinking skills for the city space (of Istanbul ) 3) Expose cultural construction of space ( in Istanbul) 4) Analyse the visual aspects of city space in comparison to other cultures 5) Experience to effectively communicate an idea through visual expression. 6) Exercise and demonstrate visual skills working with variety of media. 7) Display ability to profile audiences for successful presentation techniques |
The students will be introduced to different uses of space in different mediums, with the aid of presentations. While the course aims to establish the foundation of space and use of it, students are directed to prepare a final presentation or product which is strongly related to concept of space. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction, Syllabus overview, Expectations | |
2) | Senses and Istanbul | |
3) | Space and place in Istanbul | |
4) | Public and private spaces of Istanbul | |
5) | Non-places in Istanbul | |
6) | Sounds of Istanbul: Guest lecture presentation | |
7) | Wrapping – Packaging Istanbul: Guest lecture presentaion | |
8) | Visual Concept Development : Project Istanbul Group discussion, critiques: designing for structural integrity, and display aesthetics. Adapting typography, illustration, design and materials to the 3 dimensional forms/surfaces | |
9) | Project review | |
10) | Literal Istanbul: Guest Lecture presentation | |
11) | Time - Based Istanbul: Guest Lecture presentation | |
12) | Audio - Visual Istanbul: Guest Lecture presentation | |
13) | Urban Screens and Istanbul: Guest Lecture presentation | |
14) | Interactive Istanbul: Guest lecture presentation |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 15 | % 20 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 28 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 28 |
Homework Assignments | 13 | 40 |
Midterms | 2 | 7 |
Final | 1 | 10 |
Total Workload | 113 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Build up a body of knowledge in mathematics and statistics, to use them, to understand how the mechanism of economy –both at micro and macro levels – works. | 3 |
2) | Understand the common as well as distinctive characters of the markets, industries, market regulations and policies. | 2 |
3) | Develop an awareness of different approaches to the economic events and why and how those approaches have been formed through the Economic History and understand the differences among those approaches by noticing at what extent they could explain the economic events. | 1 |
4) | Analyze the interventions of politics to the economics and vice versa. | 3 |
5) | Apply the economic analysis to everyday economic problems and evaluate the policy proposals for those problems by comparing opposite approaches. | 2 |
6) | Understand current and new economic events and how the new approaches to the economics are formed and evaluating. | 2 |
7) | Develop the communicative skills in order to explain the specific economic issues/events written, spoken and graphical form. | 3 |
8) | Know how to formulate the economics problems and issues and define the solutions in a well-formed written form, which includes the hypothesis, literature, methodology and results / empirical evidence. | 2 |
9) | Demonstrate the quantitative and qualitative capabilities and provide evidence for the hypotheses and economic arguments. | 2 |
10) | Understand the information and changes related to the economy by using a foreign language and communicate with colleagues. | 3 |