Introduction to Photography (ART201) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Introduction to Photography	ART201	Fall and Spring	3	0	0	3	4

Pre-requisite Course(s)
None

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	- To learn technical and compositional information in photography - To take good photographs on professional and social life - To learn photographers works’ throughout photography history to our day
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Explain the different uses of photography. Knows ethics and copyright in photography Learns different types of cameras Uses aperture and focal length to control depth of field Uses shutter speed to control movement Uses proper lighting to take good photographs Learns to compose a photograph Knows historical and contemporary photographers and their works
Course Content	Definition of photography and the photographer, the uses of photography in life, camera and its parts (aperture, iso, shutter, lens), light and its use in photography, composition rules in photography, the works of photographers from the world and Turkey.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction. Essential information about the course context, course outline, references and assesment methods.
2	Definition of photography and photographer. Different types of photography. Basic elements of photography.
3	Ethics and copyright in photography.
4	Watch a photography documentary. Students will write one paragraph about the documentary.
5	Types of cameras and lenses.
6	The relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Sensors, memory cards, filters.
7	Midterm
8	Understanding light and posing in photography.
9	Composition rules in photography and different approaches.	Practicing the previous subjects.
10	Watch a photography documentary. Students will write one paragraph about the documentary.
11	Photographers’ works from the invention of photography to present day.	Finishing the writing.
12	Photographers’ works from the invention of photography to present day.
13	Photographers’ works and development of photography from Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey.
14	Photographers’ works from the Republic of Turkey.	Researching national photographers.
15	Watch a photography documentary. Students will write one paragraph about the documentary or reviewing the term.
16	Final

Sources

Other Sources	1. Akbaş, F., & İkizler, E. (2011). Fotoğraf Teknik Okumaları. İstanbul: Say Yayınları.
	2. Carroll, H. (2015). İyi Fotoğraflar Çekmek İçin Bu Kitabı Okuyun. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
	3. İkizler, E. (2007). Filmden Dijitale Fotoğraf. İstanbul: Say Yayınları.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	15
Presentation	1	15
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	6	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline.
2	Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design.
3	Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design.
4	Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally.
5	Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively.
6	Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member.
7	Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience.			X
8	Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License.
9	Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level).
10	Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts.
11	Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach.
12	Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values.
13	Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline.
14	Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	3	2	6
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	10	10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	6	6
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	15	15
Total Workload			100