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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ADV4635 | Semiology and Advertising | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Associate (Short 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) | The use of theoretical knowledge in practice | |
2) | Effective use the terminology of the field | |
3) | Behave according to basic professional legislation related the field | |
4) | Use information and communication technology, express professional knowledge through written and verbal/non-verbal communication | |
5) | Express the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values of professional | |
6) | Behave according to quality management and processes and participate in these processes | |
7) | Develop themselves personally and professionally updating knowledge, skills and competencies of the field with lifelong learning awareness | |
8) | Use basic level knowledge and skills related the field, interpret and evaluate the data, identify potential problems and solve them | |
9) | Implement techniques according to developing technology and use new tools and devices | |
10) | The ability to prepare the operating room for surgery | |
11) | The ability to admit the patient into the operating room and to provide assistance for post - operational transport | |
12) | The ability to have theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field at a basic level |