Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
190500204107	VISUAL COMMUNICATION	Elective	2	4	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to equip the student with contemporary life and modern business life under changing social, cultural, economic, technological, ethical and legal conditions. To introduce external factors affecting art, design and architectural forms and to develop a visual sensitivity about artistic and cultural production.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Sinan AKSEKİ

Learning Outcomes

1	Will be able to direct the brainstorming.
2	Observe the design presentations of the guests;
3	Will be able to initiate design-oriented dialogues;
4	Will be able to work with a team;
5	will be able to define the concept of "doing" in art and design.
6	Will be able to define the concept of “use” of art and design.
7	Will be able to discuss the concept of "meaning" in art and design.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

NOT FOUND.

Recommended Optional Programme Components

PROVIDING THE COURSE THANKS TO APPLICATION-BASED OPERATION AND EXPRESSION

Course Contents

The course is built around a series of talks, presentations and meetings about design education in a brainstorming environment. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with contemporary business life and the modern commercial world in the ever-changing social, cultural, economic, technological, legal and ethical environment. The sharing of ideas, criticism/criticism and workgroup atmosphere are encouraged. The main focuses of the course are: editing and production, innovation, design thinking, career planning, design management, theories of history and philosophy towards graphic design, advertising, publishing, photography, typography, new media, UX, etc. The market needs more fearless people who can challenge its very existence and influence any discipline.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction and presentation of the course
2	Materials, Tools and Techniques
3	Process and Training
4	Competition and Change
5	Individual Style and Geographical Style
6	Oral presentation
7	MIDTERM EXAM
8	Classical Western and Non-Western Ideologies
9	Modernism and its Criticism
10	Patron, Customer and User
11	Function and Location
12	Cultural conditions
13	Repetition of lecture and reading topics
14	FINAL EXAM

Recommended or Required Reading

ISTANBUL AND ANADOLU UNIVERSITY VISUAL COMMUNICATION TEXTBOOK

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	3	30	90
Final Examination	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			91

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21	PO 22	PO 23	PO 24	PO 25	PO 26	PO 27
LO1	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5			5	5	5	5		5	5	5
LO2	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5			5	5	4	5		5	5	5
LO3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5			5	4	5	4		4	5	5
LO4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5			5	4	4	4		5	5	5
LO5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5			4	4	4	4		4	4	5
LO6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5			5	5	4	4		4	4	5
LO7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5			5	5	4	4		4	4	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High