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  Course Description
Course Name : Fashion and Ads

Course Code : TTS312

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 2

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. NÜKET ELPEZE ERGEÇ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Demonstrates an understanding of the economic,social and advertising aspects of fashion
Critiques the role of fashion and style in his/her self-presentation
Evaluates the relationship between advertising and fashion

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Fashion has played an important role in forming and reflecting the popular culture. In various genres including music, films, fine arts, and advertising, fashion has been expanded its impact on individuals´ personal and social lives as a part of popular culture. In this course, the meanings and roles of fashion in the popular culture will be examined by surveying its relationship with other areas of popular culture. Diverse multimedia materials and discussions will help the students understand fashion and popular culture from multiple perspectives.

Course Contents : Fashion is one of the major factors that affects the lifestyles and consumption decisions of people. The course will train students in advanced, comprehensive practical skills and techniques employed for specialized applications in fashion communication. The Programme emphasizes on intensive creative and managerial skills in applied advertising design along with communication.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Textile studio 5


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to fashion, definition and origin - terms & definitions - reasons for change in fashion - reading lecture
2 Modern Life and Fashion reading lecture
3 fashion and Masses reading lecture
4 introduction to advertising reading lecture
5 relationship between consumption culture, fashion and ads reading lecture
6 effects of fashion on our lives reading lecture
7 Roland Barthes and the Rhetoric of Fashion reading lecture
8 mid-term exam evaluation
9 Fashion and Image-I reading lecture
10 Fashion and Image-II reading lecture
11 Fashion ads analysis reading lecture
12 Fashion ads analysis II reading lecture
13 Fashion, Communication, and Culture reading lecture
14 Fashion and Society: Tensions and Revolutions reading lecture
15 Fashion and Society: Tensions and Revolutions reading lecture
16/17 Final exam evaluation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life (1959) Advertising Principles & Practice by William Wells, John Burnett, and Sandra Moriarty, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ, (1998)
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 To create contemporary and creative design ideas and solutions in texile design under social, cultural and economic constraints 3
2 To be able to transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative ideas, innovative and original works. 1
3 To have knowledge about research methods, artistic criticism and art history 1
4 To be able to comprehend, interpret and form surface compositions with basic design elements and principles and to create genuine designs 0
5 To be able to create original collections of weaving, printing and apparel design regarding to a theme and to be able to present them in creative ways. 2
6 To be able to research, follow, and use current materials for textile design and create new material combinations 0
7 To able to perceive, think and practice design surfaces in a multifacet way 3
8 To have the ability of gathering, sharing and practising information about textile design and fashion in the context of social, artistic and ethical values 5
9 To be able to design textiles on computer-aided design programmes, adapt to new media, and use information and comunication technologies. 0
10 To be able to use different methods and techniques and create various color combinations for his/ her designs 1
11 To be able to create two-dimensional surfaces and/or three-dimensional works using knowledge about textile art and design 0
12 To be able to take part in teamwork of different disciplines, have the ability of analitical thinking, and solve design problems 1
13 To be open-minded, confident, enthusiastic, energetic and be able to take risks in professional career. 4
14 To be able to improve him/herself in scientific, social, cultural and sporty issues by internalizing life-long learning, 4
15 To be able to evaluate and interpret knowledge and skills in textile design field from a critical perspective. 0
16 To be able to use a foreign language efficiently in order to follow up-to-date information and communicate with colleagues 0
17 To be able to share and present his/her ideas and design proposals through verbal and visual data with target group 5
18 Being aware of national and international values about art and design 5
19 To have aesthetic awareness 0
20 To be able to evaluate industrial production of his/ her prototype design 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 46
Total Workload / 25 (h): 1.84
ECTS Credit: 2