GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
VISUAL CULTURE STUDIES/TK 545
Course Title: VISUAL CULTURE STUDIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Nadire Şule Atılgan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/natilganwww.gazi.edu.tr/natilgan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  natilgan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
examine development of contemporary visual culture predominance of media, comminication and information.
develop a skill of analysis and writing abilities of visual culture.
• Design culture as an object of study
• Design culture as an academic discipline: Beyond the visual culture
• Models for studying design culture
• The Culture of consumption; design and consumer
• Designing for globalism; design classics.
• Human values at the cultural level, promotion of human rights
• Culture of Türkiye; customs, traditions, life. its importance in the art history
• Approaches of culture and design
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  -no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  content and purpose
2. Week  visual culture, product, man made
3. Week  product: pop culture
4. Week  print images and graphical design
5. Week  TV and Cable TV
6. Week  film, video, interface technologies
7. Week  computer interfaces and software design
8. Week  internet/web as a visual product
9. Week  semester exams
10. Week  multimedia
11. Week  art and/or mass product
12. Week  fashion and design
13. Week  architecture
14. Week  culture of visualization and strategies for analysis
15. Week  unique visual culture studies, samples and researches
16. Week  final exams
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  √Elkins, James (2003). Visual Studies: A Skeptical Introduction. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-41-596681-7. Ewen, Stuart (1988). All Consuming Images: The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture (1st ed.). New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0465001019. Fuery, Kelli & Patrick Fuery (2003). Visual Culture and Critical Theory (1st ed.). London: Arnold Publisher. ISBN 0340807482. Manghani, Sunil; Jon Simons, Arthur Piper (2006). Images: A Reader. London: Sage. ISBN 978-1412900454.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration,
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no work placement
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
2
30
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
8
3
24
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
9
3
27
 Designing and Applying Materials
7
3
21
 Preparing Reports
9
3
27
 Preparing Presentation
8
2
16
 Presentation
8
2
16
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
8
1
8
 Final and Studying for Final
8
1
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
177
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.08
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different design field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications.X
2Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction, which the design field is related with.X
3Use of theoretical and practical knowledge within the design field at a proficiency level.X
4Interpret the knowledge about the design field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulate new knowledge.X
5Take responsibility and develop new strategic solutions as a team member in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the applications in the design field.X
6Develop strategy, policy and implementation plans on the issues related to the design field and assess the findings within the frame of quality processes.X
7Audit the design field data gathering, interpretation, implementation and announcement stages by taking into consideration the cultural, scientific, and ethic values and teach these values.X
8Demonstrate leadership in contexts that require solving problems related to the design field.X
9Earn to polish to prepare thesis proposal and to write thesis in accordance with the accumulations regarding the field.X
10Ability to use of current information technology in the field of design, publishing, tools - supplies and other scientific resources acquired with the help of high-level information is used in future academic and professional life.X