ARCHITECTURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ADV4635 | Semiology and Advertising | 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 GÜL ŞENER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi 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. |
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. |
This course involves the examination of various advertisement executions as semiotic texts and analysis of their meaning mechanisms. |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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. |