Graphic Design VI (GRT402) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Graphic Design VI GRT402 2 4 0 4 10
Pre-requisite Course(s)
GRT 401
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat Özkoyuncu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Graduation Project is a course that guide students to develop their information they had in occupational courses further and evaluate the results. Students choose a graphic design topic and by using the knowledge and skills gained in their previous years they transform a design into a product including all processes from the research to the production/ application.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Develop a project by using any media.
  • Produce different designs and applications to realize their projects
  • Apply different advertisement and visual printings by using different materials being conscious of interdisciplinary interaction
  • Criticize and evaluate the designs in all ways
  • Work related to his/her field individually
Course Content Pre-design analysis, target audience analysis within the framework of the study and analysis of graphic design forms; design by the method of division of labor in a bureau in a way that corresponds with the implementation of the project and presentation.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Suggestions for graduation project and discussion.
2 Determination of graduation projects and media.Draft studies.
3 Introduction to the design process, criticism and suggestions. Draft studies.
4 Draft studies and critiques.
5 Draft studies and critiques.
6 Preperation for midterm and revisions.
7 Midterm
8 Design revisions in line with jury criticism. Draft studies.
9 Design revisions in line with jury criticism. Draft studies.
10 Design process and critiques.
11 Design process and critiques.
12 Making proof print outs and criticizing.
13 General evaluation of projects, placement of studies on sheets.
14 Project practice and criticism
15 Preparation for the final exam, critiques and revisions before the jury.
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. E. Becer, İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Ankara, 1997
2. A. Twemlow, Grafik Tasarım Ne İçindir?, İstanbul, 2008
3. T. F. Uçar, Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, İstanbul, 2004
4. U. Teker, Grafik Tasarım ve Reklam, İstanbul, 2009

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 100
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 1 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. X
2 Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design. X
3 Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. X
4 Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. X
5 Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. X
6 Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. X
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. X
11 Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. X
12 Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. X
13 Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. X
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. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 6 96
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 3 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 100 100
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 250