POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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
VCD3142	Point of Purchase Design	Spring Fall	2	2	3	5

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 :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor MATİLDE WOL
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Point of Purchase (also called POP) or Point of Sales (POS) are a cost-effective way to increase sales and brand awareness. An essential course for creating striking and innovative designs and store displays. Students work on a wide range of formats, dimensions, styles, and a whole visual language that is used to entice the customer into the purchase. Colors, textures, lighting, and graphic art fuse to create expressive, captivating, and functional systems, capable of capturing the attention of potential buyers. With full-color photographs throughout, Point of Purchase is a must for any advertising campaign involved in retail, interior, exhibition, stand, and event design.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Identify the needs of BTL (belove the line) advertising design
2) Researching design and store displays
3) Identify formats, dimensions, styles and typography
4) Analyse concept-product-potential buyers relationship
5) Execute recall of the brand and highlight the features of the product
6) Execute different design layouts
7) Execute production process

Course Content

Design and store display, design process are discussed.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Principles of POP DESIGN
3)	Discussing current POP designs
4)	Research/Chossing a brand (different for each student)
5)	First layouts presentation
6)	Final layout presentation/ BTL Campaign
7)	Review and Process
8)	Researching current POP designs
9)	Discussing current POP designs
10)	Research/ one brand for all the students
11)	Concept board presentation
12)	Working on POP materials/layouts presentation 1
13)	layout presentation 2
14)	Review and Process

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References:	Point of Purchase Design Annual 6 and 7 www.popai.com Creativity- David E. Carter(Editor)-www.harpercollins.com The One Show- www.oneclub.org Archive- Ads and posters magazine-www.luezersarchive.com Communications Arts- www.commarts.com Mediacat Kırmızı Marketing Türkiye Novum

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	15	% 20
Presentation	3	% 25
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 30
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Application	14	28
Midterms	14	28
Final	14	28
Total Workload		126

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)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.