ARCHITECTURE
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
POV3112	Visual Documentary	Spring	2	2	3	5

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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 :	Instructor HALUK ÇOBANOĞLU
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELENI VARMAZI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	It is aimed that through screenings, students will get acquinted with landmark documentaries, which they will then analyze and criticize. They will also get familiarized with contemporary documentary films which use different cinematic languages and styles in their making.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Illustrate a knowledge of the history of documentary film.
2. Analyze, criticize and evaluate documentary films.
3. Recognize different documentary genres and to interprete the theoretical backgroud behind them.
4. Demonstrate ability to compare and contrast different documentary styles.
5. Apply basic documentary techniques in personal projects.

Course Content

The course aims to examine the history of documentary film as well as its different genres. It will start examining documentary films from the begining of film history, emphasizing the non-fictional aspects of film. It will continue its research within the development of documentary film-making in recent years in different genres such as ethnographic film, biography, animated documetary etc.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The Beginnings: American popular anthropology, Soviet political indoctrination and European experimentalism.
2)	The instituionalization of documentary before and during the World War II.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
3)	Postwar documentary and documentary for television.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
4)	British Free Cinema, Direct Cinema vs Cinema Verité.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
5)	Documentary in the 70’s and 80’s, the arrival of video.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
6)	Documentary in the 90’s, Reality Bites.	Weekly readings will be assigned.
7)	Student presentations.	Assignment 1
8)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
9)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
10)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
11)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
12)	Exploring diferent documentary styles (ethnographic, biographic, animated documentary etc.).	Working on the assignments.
13)	Contemporary Turkish documentary.	Working on the final project.
14)	Contemporary Turkish documentary.	Final Project

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1. Aufderheide, P. (2007). Documentary film : a very short introduction. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. 2. Barnouw, E. (1993). Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film. New York: Oxford University Press. 3. Ellis, J. & McLane, B. (2005). A new history of documentary film. New York: Continuum.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Presentation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	4	56
Study Hours Out of Class	13	5	65
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	1	25	25
Final	1	1	1
Total Workload			148

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)	Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2)	Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3)	Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4)	Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5)	Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6)	Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7)	Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8)	Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9)	Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10)	Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.