DIGITAL GAME DESIGN
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
ADV4635	Semiology and Advertising	Spring	3	0	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 :	Assist. Prof. GÜL ŞENER
Course Lecturer(s):	Assist. Prof. GÜL ŞENER Instructor NEŞE MESUTOĞLU KIRIM
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objective of the course is to provide basic semiotic concepts and methods that can be used to analyze advertising as a way of communication and meaning generation from a critical perspective.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon completing this course the students will;

1-Define the meaning of “semiotics” in general.
2-Recognize the historical development of “semiotics” as a discipline.
3-Recognize the main theories of sign, signification and representation.
4-Name specific types of signs.
5-Recognize the functioning of a sign as a conveyor of meaning.
6-Recognize the interaction between sign and consumer.
7-Define different types of advertisement as sign systems.
8-Analyze the building blocks of an advertisement in terms of semiotics.

Course Content

This course involves the examination of various advertisement executions as semiotic texts and analysis of their meaning mechanisms.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Mytholgies and symbols The Dyadic Model of the Sign Notion of Ferdinand de Saussure	Assignment 1 Submission
3)	Peirce's triadic model of the sign	Assignment 2 Presentation
4)	The Semiotic Perspectives of Peirce and Saussure: A Brief Comparative Study	Assignment 2 Presentation
5)	Roland Barthes: Denotation - Connotation and Myths Meditation on Andy Warhol	Assignment 2 Presentation
6)	Claude Lévi Strauss' theory of binary opposites Meditation on Aristo	Assignment 2 Presentation
7)	Jean Baudrillard, The System of Objects	Selected reading from the course book.
8)	Gobeklitepe Temples from the Symbolic Perspective	Selected reading from the course book.
9)	Noam Chomsky: Deep Structure and Surface Meditation on Freud	Selected reading from the course book.
10)	Umberto Eco: The Semiotic Process and the Classification of Signs Meditation on Borges	Final Presentation
11)	Edmund Husserl:Theory of Signs "Expression and Meaning"	Final Presentation
12)	Final Exam (Take-Home) presentation Meditation on Freud	Final Presentation
13)	Reading Ads & Advertising Case Studies	Final Presentation
14)	Reading Ads & Advertising Case Studies	Final Presentation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Semiotics: The Basics, Daniel Chandler Judith Williamson - Reklamların Dili; Reklamlarda Anlam ve İdeoloji Göktuğ Halis -Simgebilim Perspektifinden Göbeklitepe Tapınakları Eco, Umberto. 1976. A Theory of Semiotics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press Roland Barthes -Elements of Semiology Pierre -Guiraud Semiolog
References:	Konulara dair ek okumala ve vaka analizleri haftalık olarak verilecektir. / Supplementary readings will be provided upon weekly basis.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Homework Assignments	3	% 20
Project	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 10
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	5	70
Project	1	4	4
Homework Assignments	3	4	12
Midterms	1	4	4
Final	1	4	4
Total Workload			136

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)	Comprehend the conceptual importance of the game in the field of communication, ability to implement the player centered application to provide design.
2)	Analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information and ideas from various perspectives.
3)	Analyze the key elements that make up specific game genres, forms of interactions, mode of narratives and understand how they are employed effectively to create a successful game.
4)	Understand game design theories and methods as well as implement them during game development; to make enjoyable, attractive, instructional and immersive according to the target audience.
5)	Understand the technology and computational principles involved in developing games and master the use of game engines.
6)	Understand the process of creation and use of 2D and 3D assets and animation for video games.
7)	Understand and master the theories and methodologies of understanding and measuring player experience and utilize them during game development process.
8)	Comprehend and master how ideas, concepts and topics are conveyed via games followed by the utilization of these aspects during the development process.
9)	Manage the game design and development process employing complete documentation; following the full game production pipeline via documentation.
10)	Understand and employ the structure and work modes of game development teams; comprehend the responsibilities of team members and collaborations between them while utilizing this knowledge in practice.
11)	Understand the process of game publishing within industry standards besides development and utilize this knowledge practice.
12)	Pitching a video game to developers, publishers, and players; mastering the art of effectively communicating and marketing the features and commercial potential of new ideas, concepts or games.