ECTS - Visual Communication Design II

Visual Communication Design II (ETP211) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Visual Communication Design II ETP211 3. Semester 2 1 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Associate (Short Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Knows the basic principles of Gestalt Grouping and shape & ground relationship
  • Understands the effect of memory on cognitive, cultural and social structures
  • Describe how depth perception is realised
  • They use pictorial clues to create the third dimension in a two-dimensional plane
  • Describe how the emotion of an image can change through the use of light and shadow
Course Content In Visual Communication Design II course; learning design processes such as problem solving methods, approach to the problem, research, problem definition, target audience, visual solution and evaluation of the problem. To be able to create creative corporate identity design products that provide language integrity by considering the suitability of the target audience. Preparing a press release by producing effective visuals and slogans for an organization

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to the course
2 Shape & Ground Relationship: Graininess, noise and resolution Zakia, pp.2-21
3 Shape & Ground Relationship: Techniques to emphasise the shape and ground in the visual Zakia, pp.29-72
4 Gestalt: Part-whole relationship
5 Project Assignment 1
6 Gestalt Principles: Proximity, Similarity, Continuity, Closedness Human involvement in visual experience, Zeigarnik effect
7 Mid Term Exam
8 Memory, Association, Cognitive Development: Memory as a complementary role of perception, short-term memory - long-term memory, use of memory in cinema.
9 Cognitive Development: Methods and tools for creating associations (accessories, colours, equivalents, synesthesia, etc.) Zakia, pp.97-104
10 Space: How do we perceive depth? Pictorial and physical clues of the third dimension
11 Spatial principles of form and place-location perception, perspective, size and distance relationship, distortion and spatial ambiguity.
12 Project Assignment 2
13 Light Experiencing light, relative brightness, illumination and shadow Symbolism of light and shadow
14 Project Assignment 3
15 Project Assignment 4
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. 2. Peter Thompson and Tom Troscianko; Basic Vision – an introduction to visual perception, Oxford Press, 2006

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 4 5
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 6 85
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
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 Have knowledge about the basic concepts of e-commerce and marketing X
2 Demonstrates the ability to actively use his/her knowledge in the field of e-commerce and marketing. X
3 Evaluates the dynamics in the field of e-commerce and marketing within the framework of current practices. X
4 Analyses the necessary information to follow technological, commercial and socio-cultural developments related to e-commerce and marketing. X
5 Solves the problems in the field of e-commerce and marketing with analytical and objective thinking ability. X
6 Has the knowledge to communicate effectively in written and oral communication in the field of e-commerce and marketing. X
7 Have professional competence with advanced communication skills, vision, ethical values and high ability to adapt to teamwork. X
8 Learns the basics of web design. X
9 Have detailed knowledge about e-commerce sites, mobile marketing, digital advertising, digital media planning, social media, digital analysis and measurement X
10 Have knowledge about data literacy and data management. X
11 Have a command of changing communication strategies and technologies and can manage processes X
12 Gains the competencies that have developed in line with the expectations of the business world and society and that our university has defined as institutional outputs at the basic level X

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 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 4 5 20
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125