GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SEMANTICS IN DESIGN/5051343
Course Title: SEMANTICS IN DESIGN
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The be able to properly use semantic terms
To understand the messages about the use, values, nature and origin of the designed product
To make in depth analysis on design semantics.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  The fundamentals of semiotics / semantics
2. Week  The fundamentals of semiotics / semantics
3. Week  Semiotics
4. Week  Meaning of objects in use
5. Week  Meaning of objects in use
6. Week  Categories and characteristics
7. Week  Metaphor / Metonmy
8. Week  Culture
9. Week  Myths
10. Week  Ecology and product lifecycle
11. Week  Streams
12. Week  Presentations
13. Week  Presentations
14. Week  Presentations
15. Week  Presentations
16. Week  Presentations
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
2
60
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
12
4
48
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
3
5
15
 Preparing a Presentation
2
4
8
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
3
3
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
176
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Ability to have advanced knowledge and understanding for original work in Industrial Design on the basis of competences acquired at the undergraduate level.X
2Ability to have critical awareness between Industrial Design and other fields about the problems concerning with the nature and resources of knowledge, generating knowledge generation and testing of knowledge.X
3Ability of specialized problem solving to develop new methods and knowledge and to integrate/combine the knowledge from other fields.X
4Ability to conduct an academic research and academic dialogue on the basis of critical and categorical results.X
5Ability to apply/implement acquired knowledge, conception and problem solving skills with new and non-conventional environments.X
6Ability to behave independently and take responsibility in Industrial Design education fields and to join in a work or design project as a team member or to manage it independently.X
7Ability to direct or last field related study on his/her own.X
8Ability to interactively use computer software and information and communication technologies at an advanced level.
9Ablility to use one foreign language at least a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level for both written and verbal communication.X
10Ability to produce comprehensive projects in Industrial Design field by using acquired knowledge, conception and skills with interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approachesX
11Ability to improve strategies, policies and application plans related to the field of Industrial Design and to evaluate obtained results within the framework of quality processes.X
12Ability to conduct an academic research in a systematic and critical way. Ability to present conference paper and to make publications in national and international environments.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Doç. Dr. Dilek Akbulut)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/dilekakbulut)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (dilekakbulut@gazi.edu.tr)