ECTS - Innovative Visual Narrative

Innovative Visual Narrative (ART285) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Innovative Visual Narrative ART285 Fall and Spring 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims at providing an innovative approach to the utilization of visuals and visual storytelling in design, cognition, personal expression, communication and interaction.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The learner will be able to further develop his / her visual literacy
  • Competency in understanding and interpreting visual and /or artistic styles will be acquired
  • Competency in knowing how an innovative approach can be followed in visual expression will be further developed
  • Competency in conducting research within a timetable and making the necessary adjustments based on the given critical review will be further developed
  • The learner will be able to distinguish when and under which circumstances the visual narrative can be utilized in his / her relative field
Course Content Investigation of the visual narration processes through selected examples;preperation of a research report in line with the selected type of visual narration; information about the effectiveness of the visual material or visual narrative on thinking,decision making and personal communication;evaluation;effects of innovative approaches on visual

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Definition of the Visual Narrative and Innovation: The objective, types, methods of production and the growing need for a more innovative approach for the visual narration of ideas
2 Definition of Image: Types, examples, and methods The Innovative Artist: Definition and the ways of adopting an innovative approach to artwork
3 Still Image / Created images: Manual and/or digital creation of images and/or objects by the utilization of one or a number of the following methods: drawing, painting, grouping, fixing, shaping, constructing, molding and etc.
4 Still Image / Captured images: Analogue and/or digital recording of images through photography, modelling, grouping, processing and etc.
5 Moving Image / Creation of Motion: Manual and/or digital creation of motion through frame by frame recording of images
6 Moving Image / Recording Motion: Analogue and/or digital recording of live action and characters in motion
7 Midterm Examination
8 Components of the Visual Narrative: Point of View and Composition
9 Components of the Visual Narrative: Light, Color and Texture
10 Components of the Visual Narrative: Sound
11 Personal Research Project: Proposal of the Objective and the Content
12 Personal Project: Research and Data Collection
13 Personal Project: 1st Review
14 Personal Project: Revision of the Report
15 Personal Project: Submission of the Report
16 Final exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Block, B. (2007). The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media. Oxford. Focal Press Publishing.
2. Caplin, S., Banks, A. ve Holmes, N. (2003). The Complete Guide to Digital Illustration. East Sussex: Ilex Press
3. Ching, F. D. K. (1989). Drawing: A Creative Process. Wiley Publishing
4. Dahaner, S. (2004). The Complete Guide to Digital 3D Design. East Sussex: Ilex Press.
5. Selby, A. (2009). Animation in Process. Laurence King Publishing.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 10
Laboratory - -
Application 7 10
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 25
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 25 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
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 Students obtain fundamental knowledge about the theoretical approaches, concepts, research methods and techniques of public relations, advertising, media, marketing and integrated marketing.
2 Students obtain interdisciplinary knowledge about political, cultural, economic and social process within local, national and international levels.
3 Students obtain knowledge about the effective use of digital media intended for public relations, advertising, marketing and integrated marketing.
4 Students obtain knowledge about the use of new media tools both theoretically and practically.
5 Students obtain knowledge about the design and development of any public relations and advertising campaign based on the target group and strategic objectives.
6 Students obtain knowledge about the organizational communications structures.
7 Students obtain knowledge about various strategies of crisis management.
8 Students obtain knowledge about required research, planning, methods and techniques within public relations and advertising fields.
9 Students obtain knowledge about ethical principles and values of public relations and advertising
10 Students obtain knowledge about legal regulations of both communication law and advertising.
11 Students learn how to communicate with both local and foreign, academic and non-academic stakeholders in order to conduct PR and advertising researches or practices.
12 Students learn how to work in teamwork for PR and advertising researches and practices.
13 Students learn how to prepare and conduct various communicational activities of various organizations.
14 Students learn how to collect information, analyze and present the findings of PR, advertising, marketing and consumer researches.
15 Students learn how to plan and conduct media and advertising campaigns.
16 Students learn how to use digital communication tools effectively and design a product.
17 Students have the capacity of using theoretical background and conducting methodologies in order to gather information, analyze and interpret within PR and advertising fields.
18 Students have the capacity of understanding the social-cultural context of PR and advertising practices for the related organizations.
19 Students have the capacity of following the latest developments at national and global levels.
20 Students have the capacity of taking the responsibilities for the possible problems in any PR program or campaign and develop creative solutions.
21 Students have the capacity of using various applications and technological tools to conduct PR and advertising programs and advertising campaigns.
22 Students have the capacity of exercising the ethical codes based on national and international professional standards in PR and advertising activities.
23 Students have the capacity of forming and practicing brand management strategies.
24 Students have the capacity of dealing with the possible risks in organizations.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 7 2 14
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 8 1 8
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 14 14
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 16 16
Total Workload 100