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  Course Description
Course Name : Experimental Design

Course Code : GRS427

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : can develop unconventional design approach to create/produce Images
Can bring accurate and creative solutions for transferring an idea or a phenemenon on behalf of visual communication design.
Can develop practical skills in different production facilities
Can develop and share creative and solution-oriented ideas in a teamwork
Can achieve his/her creativity by following trends in today´s art consciousness

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : none

Aim(s) of Course : By experiencing the advantages of different materials on production process, make the Students develope creative design approaches, make them push the limits of creativity in independent works, provide them to explore different mediums in thecommunication process and ensure them to apply their graphic design experiences to industrial graphics area.

Course Contents : This course contains symbolic / photographic image creation, design issues include the use of metaphor.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Graphic Design Studios in Faculty of Fine Arts, Cukurova University


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction, theoretical information Review of the sample works Lecturing
8 Midterm: Deadline for the 1st project Preparetion for the Presentation Presentation of the Project
16/17 Final sınavı: Deadline fort he 2nd project Preparetion for the Presentation Presentation of the Project


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Grafik Tasarım Ne İçindir?, Alice Twemlow, Yem Yayın, 2008 Grafik Tasarım Kuramı, Helen Armstrong, Espas Kuram Sanat Yayınları, 2012 Görsel Grafik Tasarım Sözlüğü, Helen Armstrong, Espas Kuram Sanat Yayınları, 2012 www.smashingmagazine.com www.designmuseum.org
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 4 40
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 Recognition of the basic elements and principles of art and design. 5
2 Recognition of national/international artistic and cultural elements which can effect Graphic design practices. 4
3 Following and using the current applications, innovations and technological devolopments in line with the visual communication world. 3
4 Identification of communication methods, communication elements and mass communication media 3
5 Using the basic criteria of art and design, preparing creative, original, aesthetic and economic alternative solutions for visual communication problems. 5
6 Using the information of ther field with the practices of other diciplines. 5
7 Being competent in at least one foreign language to be able to understand and communicate in the field. 3
8 Using different materials, paints and technological tools in the process of design. 5
9 Using research methods, techniques and dialectic to make access to information. 2
10 Operating information and communication technologies effectively, both in learning process and design process. 3
11 Being a responsible citizen with his/her awareness of social, cultural, scientific and artistic values. 5
12 Ability to work effectively and take responsibility during individual or group work. 5
13 Using time efficiently with planned, careful and disciplined work. 0
14 Ability to read, understand and interpret his/her acquirements with a critical perspective. 4
15 Having the self-confidence and ability of communicating, written, orally and visually. 3
16 Establishing effective communication with his/her colleagues, employers and persons he/she works with. 0
17 Showing personal and professional care in protecting the environment and defending the ethical and legal values of the profession. 5
18 Being aware of the role and importance of graphic design in social life. 3
19 Taking responsibility in the use of correct language when designing. 2
20 Creating designs that serve its purpose, communicates successfully and reaches the target audience. 5
* 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 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 4 6 24
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 3 12
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 80
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.2
ECTS Credit: 3