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SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code Course Name Year Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
60213METOZ-ILT0553 Visual Culture 2 Fall 2 0 2 4
Course Type : Compulsory
Cycle: Bachelor      TQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree      QF-EHEA:First Cycle      EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Prerequisities and Co-requisities: N/A
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Name of Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SELEN ÇALIK BEDİR
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SELEN ÇALIK BEDİR
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SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives: This course aims to help students identify the influence of visual culture on daily life, human relations, and consumption habits; question the hierarchical structures born in connection to visual culture; pursue the creation of alternative designs.
Course Content: Students acquire the theoretical skills and the basic terms necessary for the discussion of seeing and finding or making meaning, gaze and power, restrictions on seeing, technologies of vision, ways of seeing the body.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
  1) Students come to recognize the basic concepts related to visual culture and image analysis.
Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
  1) Students acquire the skill of image analysis.
  2) Students use their knowledge and experience in image analysis to question their consumption habits.
Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
  1) Students raise their learning competence by taking notes in class and conducting individual research afterwards.
  2) Students acquire field-specific competence by resorting to their skills of image analysis in their own creative processes.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week Subject
Materials Sharing *
Related Preparation Further Study
1) Introduction to the course. Why do we study "visual" culture? What is visual culture?
2) Seeing I - Meaning in the image
3) Seeing II - Viewers making meaning
4) Visibility and being seen - Vision and power
5) Visual culture and blindness
6) Perspective
7) Orieantalism and looking at the other
8) Mid-term exams.
9) The age of photography
10) Cinema and the gaze
11) Visual culture and advertising
12) Tired of seeing - Image bombardment
13) Scientific gaze
14) Destructive gaze
15) Self-portraits and selfies
16) Finals
*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Recommended or Required Reading & Other Learning Resources/Tools

Course Notes / Textbooks: Sturken M. and Cartwright, L. Practices of Looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Berger, John. Görme Biçimleri (çev. Yurdanur Salman). İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Mulvey, L. “Görsel Haz ve Anlatı Sineması” (çev. Nilgün Abisel). 25.Kare Sinema Dergisi, 3: 18-24.
Foucault, M. İktidarın Gözü (çev. Işık Ergüden). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
Leppert, R. Sanatta Anlamın Görüntüsü (çev. İsmail Türkmen). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
References: Mirzoeff, N. How to see the world: An introduction to images, from self-portraits to selfies, maps to movies, and more. New York: Basic Books.
Virilio, P. “Eye-Lust,” Open Sky. London: Verso. 89-102.
Virilio, P. The Vision Machine. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Dönem boyunca gerekli görülen ekstra okumalar öğrencilerle paylaşılacaktır.
Extra readings will be provided throughout the semester when necessary.

SECTION III: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE UNIT AND COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

(The matrix below shows how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) associates with programme learning outcomes (both KPLOs & SPLOs) and, if exist, the level of quantitative contribution to them.)

Relationship Between CLOs & PLOs

(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
CLOs/PLOs KPLO 1 KPLO 2 KPLO 3 KPLO 4 KPLO 5
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
CLO4
CLO5

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Programme Learning Outcomes Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1) Designs visual elements in an understandable, original and functional way. 5
2) Knowledge and skill by combining critically analyzed theoretical knowledge with practice, It supports the processing and presentation of the design project work. 5
3) Designs that respond to their context in formally and conceptually innovative ways they are ready. 5
4) Applies the theoretical knowledge learned in business life for a half year. 4
5) Gains advanced competencies that develop in line with the expectations of the business world and society and define as the institutional outputs of our university. 4

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level
Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Problem Solving
Demonstration
Views
Laboratory
Reading
Homework
Project Preparation
Thesis Preparation
Peer Education
Seminar
Technical Visit
Course Conference
Brain Storming
Questions Answers
Individual and Group Work
Role Playing-Animation-Improvisation
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)
Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level
Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Presentation
Final Exam
Quiz
Report Evaluation
Homework Evaluation
Oral Exam
Thesis Defense
Jury Evaluation
Practice Exam
Evaluation of Implementation Training in the Workplace
Active Participation in Class
Participation in Discussions

Relationship Between CLOs & Teaching-Learning, Assesment-Evaluation Methods of the Course

(The matrix below shows the teaching-learning and assessment-evaluation methods designated for the course unit in relation to the course learning outcomes.)
LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESMENT & EVALUATION METHODS
CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4 CLO5
-Lectures -Midterm
-Discussion -Presentation
-Case Study -Final Exam
-Problem Solving -Quiz
-Demonstration -Report Evaluation
-Views -Homework Evaluation
-Laboratory -Oral Exam
-Reading -Thesis Defense
-Homework -Jury Evaluation
-Project Preparation -Practice Exam
-Thesis Preparation -Evaluation of Implementation Training in the Workplace
-Peer Education -Active Participation in Class
-Seminar - Participation in Discussions
-Technical Visit
-Course Conference
-Brain Storming
-Questions Answers
-Individual and Group Work
-Role Playing-Animation-Improvisation
-Active Participation in Class

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods # of practice per semester Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments 2 % 20.00
Midterms 1 % 30.00
Semester Final Exam 1 % 50.00
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Course 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 2 1 2
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities - - 86
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Quizzes 1 1 1
Midterms 1 2 2
Semester Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities - - 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) 91
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) 4