Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
230500201104VISUAL COMMUNICATIONCompulsory113
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Students taking this course: It is expected to be able to use large-scale application tools such as product branding and service design in media such as advertising, cinema, TV, new media and art.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Turgay KARATAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Knowing the studio and photography equipment required for Visual Communication Design products and establishing basic light and composition rules from a conceptual perspective.
2To be able to apply briefs and concepts by learning production processes according to design principles.
3Working with people who produce in the fields of Advertising, TV, Cinema and Art.
4Having the ability to apply Visual Communication Design in the production phase.
5Developing the ability to follow the project, application and production processes of a product.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The course includes projects that include sketching, shooting and post-shooting applications for the design and production of visual materials based on research, ideas and concepts appropriate to the project and its medium.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Explanations on the course program.Project, Presentation.Computer Lab.
2Project 1: Understanding the brief and preparing sketches.Project.Computer Lab.
3Concept creation and visualization.Application Study, Draft Drawings.Computer Lab.
4Evaluation. Giving a brief for Project 2.None.Classroom.
52. Project Corporate Identity.Design Sketches.Computer Lab.
6Evaluation. Giving a brief for Project 3.None.Classroom.
7Project 3: Organic Product Promotion.Design Sketches.Classroom.
8Evaluation. Giving a brief for Project 4.NoneClassroom
94. Project: Pictogram Design.Application Sketches.Computer Lab.
10Evaluation. Giving a brief for Project 5.NoneClassroom.
11Project 5: Poster Design.Application Sketches and Design.Classroom.
12Evaluation. Giving a brief for Project 6.None.Classroom.
13Final Project: Comprehensive and large-scale design on a concept.Computer drawings.Computer Lab.
14Evaluation. Evaluation and Interpretation of the Final Versions of the Studies.None.Classroom.
Recommended or Required Reading
Course presentations, Applications and Critics Monitoring of national and international written, visual and interactive media.
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Project Preparation13030
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Final Examination14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)88
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