Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
180701802101BASIC DESIGNCompulsory125
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
By the end of this course, it is expected that students will be able to apprehend the information which will be a base about landscape design, to develop the ability of solving design problems caused by rapidly changing situations in modern world, to develop esthetical ideas to find which is right by creating forms
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Learning Outcomes
1Stimulating creativity potential
2 Seeing objects more clearly
3Using forms as a tool of expression language
4Producing multi-optional solutions in a short time
5Interpreting Design concepts in spatial dimension
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
General information (Basic design education and importance of the basic design education, ways of implementation, national and international situation), Basic design terms, Organization principles in design, Design principles and components
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to course: content, reason, importance, process method and needsLecture
2Terms/concepts about basic designLecture
3Process/steps of a designLecture
4Organization principles in design (Proximity, Similarity, Differential Quality, Transparency) and implementationsLecture
5Shape-base expressionsLecture
6Design components (Point, Line, Direction, Format, Range) and implementationsLecture
7Design components (Texture, Color, Value, Movement, Light and Shadow) and implementationsLecture
8Midterm exam
9Design principles (Repetition, Sequential Repetition, Conformity, Contrast) and implementationsLecture
10Design principles (Hierarchy, Sovereignty, Stability, Unity) and implementationsLecture
11Implementations using a combination of design componentsLecture
12Implementations of space and design concepts interpreted in spatial dimensionLecture
13Implementations of space and design concepts interpreted in spatial dimensionLecture
14Implementations of space and design concepts interpreted in spatial dimensionLecture
Recommended or Required Reading
Güngör, İ. H., Temel Tasar 2005: (Basic Design), ESEN OFSET Matbaası- İkitelli/ İSTANBUL. Gürer, L., Gürer, G., 2004: Temel Tasarım, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, IV+258 s. Bell, S., 2004: Elements of Visual Design in The Landscape, Spon Press., Londra, 196 s. Grant, W., 1993: From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design, Willey, 162 s. Uzun, G., 1998: Temel Tasarım, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fakültesi Peyzaj Mimarlığı Bölümü, Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Ders Kitapları Yayın No: A-62, Adana, 102 s. Wong, W., 1977: Principles of three-Dimensional Design, New York, 112 s. Odabaşı, A. H., 2006: Grafikte Temel Tasarım, Yorum Sanat ve Yayımcılık, İstanbul, 180 s.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination11010
Self Study148112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)153
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