GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DESIGN CULTURE/YMS 604
Course Title: DESIGN CULTURE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   Asst. Prof. Özden Pektaş Turgut
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ozdenp
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ozdenp@gazi.edu.tr, ozdenpektas@hotmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To develop the level of expertise and deepen their knowledge of Digital Media, Technology and Communications concepts.
To understand the parameters,finding solutions to effective and efficient use of digital media by the target audience needed.
To analyze positive / negative social effects of digital media, advertising, marketing, sales processes by using research methods.
To understand the cultural infrastructure in the development of visual content for digital media, using both theoretical and applied fields.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Visual Culture 1&2 New Media Sociology 1&2
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Course description,objectives and work system.
2. Week  Concept, evolution and limits of design.
3. Week   Concept, evolution and limits of design.
4. Week  Design principles and interdisciplinary approaches.
5. Week  Design principles and interdisciplinary approaches.
6. Week  Relationship between the concept of culture and design.
7. Week  Relationship between the concept of culture and design.
8. Week  Application of digital design practices.
9. Week   Midterm Exam.
10. Week  Digital design and media.
11. Week  Digital design and cultural diversity.
12. Week  Digital design and user-centered design in the media.
13. Week  Digital design and user-centered design in the media.
14. Week  Digital media design, content development-analysis.
15. Week  Digital media design, content development-analysis.
16. Week  Final Exam.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Barnard, Malcolm (2001) Approaches to Understanding Visual Culture, New York: Palgrave Macmillan Bauman, Zygmunt (1999). Küreselleşme ve Toplumsal Sonuçları, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul Creeber, G and Martin, R. (2008) Digital Culture: Understanding New Media, Open University Press Darley, A. (2000) Visual digital culture. Surface play and spectacle in new media genre New York. Routledge. Hassan, Robert ve Julian Thomas (2006) The New Media Theory Reader Open University Press March, Jackie (2005) Popular Culture, New Media and Digital Literacy in Early Childhood, Routledge
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Presentation
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
4
12
 Preparing Reports
3
3
9
 Preparing Presentation
1
4
4
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X