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SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code Course Name Year Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
60213TATOZ-ILT0333 Design Theories 3 Fall 2 0 2 4
Course Type : Departmental Elective
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: Profesör Dr. AYŞEGÜL GÜÇHAN
Dersin Öğretim Eleman(lar)ı: Profesör Dr. AYŞEGÜL GÜÇHAN
Dersin Kategorisi:

SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the Design Theories course is to help students understand interpret the changes that visual arts and design have undergone since the nineteenth century in parallel with social changes and transformations.
Course Content: The rise of modern design with industrialization and urbanization, which is not in a straight line, but develops and enriches with opposing directions, and the close relationship and interaction of creative fields such as visual arts, graphic design and architecture is the content of this course.

Course Specific Rules

None.

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) ● It defines the design in the context of the period in which it was created.
  2) ● Expresses visual arts and design concepts within the scope of art and design history.
  3) ● Considers design not as an isolated phenomenon, but as the interaction of all creative fields.
Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
  1) ● Can distinguish the relationships between daily life, visual arts and design in daily life phenomena.
  2) ● Evaluate the relations between life, art and design in the field of Communication and Design.
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) ● Can adapt the theoretical knowledge gained in their designs.
  2) ● She can evaluate the visual art and design knowledge she has acquired as a project in the field of Communication and Design.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week Subject
Materials Sharing *
Related Preparation Further Study
1) Course orientation and course content presentation.
2) The birth of the metropolitan city and its industrial aesthetics.
3) Handicraft versus industrial aesthetics I: Arts and Crafts movement.
4) Handicraft versus industrial aesthetics II: Art Nouveau movement
5) Jugendstil and Secession in Germany and Austria.
6) Art Nouveau in England.
7) Mass Communication and Constructivism in the Bolshevik Revolution.
8) Midterm.
9) New Architecture, new space and the De Stijl Movement in the Netherlands.
10) Modernism and the Bauhaus School in Weimar Germany
11) International typography, international architecture, minimalism.
12) Mass communication and visual propaganda in the Second World War.
13) Consumer culture praise and criticism, Pop, Punk and Neorealism.
14) Lesson analysis.
*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: ● Barnard, Malcolm (2010). Sanat, Tasarım ve Görsel Kültür. Ütopya Yayınları.
● Ders Notları ve makaleler.
References: ● Artun, Ali, Aliçavuşoğlu, Esra (2009). Bauhaus: Modernleşmenin Tasarımı. İletişim Yayınları.
● Breton, Andre (2009). Sürrealist manifestolar. Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.
● Harvey, David (2016). Kent Deneyimi. Sel Yayıncılık.
● Harvey, David (2019). Paris, Modernitenin Başkenti. Sel Yayıncılık.
● Lefebvre, Henri (2021). Gündelik Hayatın Eleştirisi 1 ve 2. Sel Yayıncılık.

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
CLO6
CLO7

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. 5
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. 5

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 CLO6 CLO7
-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
Quizzes 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 42 588
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 0 0 0
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 3 1 3
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities - - 591
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities # of Activities per semester Duration (hour) Total Workload
Quizzes 0 0 0
Midterms 1 1 1
Semester Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities - - 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities) 593
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h) 4