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COURSE DESCRIPTION

VISUAL CULTURE II/YMS 614

Course Title:	VISUAL CULTURE II
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Asst. Prof. Melda Öncü Yıldız

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/m.oncu

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

m.oncu@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Will be able to have the knowledge of the development of visual forms in the history.
Will be able to have and use the knowledge of the methods of decoding the visual forms.
Will be able to recognize the impressions of the visual forms on the viewer.

-- 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

YMS 613 - Görsel Kültür I

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction to Visual Literacy
2. Week	Visual Perception I (Perception of the Shape)
3. Week	Visual Perception II (Gestalt Theories)
4. Week	Visual Perception III (Color and Composition)
5. Week	Visual Perception IV (Moving Images)
6. Week	Visual Forms and their Meanings I
7. Week	Visual Forms and their Meanings II
8. Week	Visual Forms and their Meanings III
9. Week	Midterm Exam
10. Week	Visual Semiotics I (2D Images)
11. Week	Visual Semiotics II (Interactive and Moving Images)
12. Week	Structuralist and Poststructuralist Analyses
13. Week	Inquiries and Presentations
14. Week	Inquiries and Presentations
15. Week	Inquiries and Presentations
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Ron Burnett, İmgeler Nasıl Düşünür?, Metis Yayınları, 2012. Umberto Eco, Anlatı Ormanlarında Altı Gezinti, 2012. Umberto Eco, Ortaçağ Estetiğinde Sanat ve Güzellik, 2012. Umberto Eco, Yorum ve Aşırı Yorum, Can Yayınları, 2012. John Berger, Görme Biçimleri, Metis Yayınları, 2012. Roland Bartes, Göstergeler İmparatorluğu, 2008. Andrew M. Butler, Film Çalışmaları, Kalkedon Yayıncılık, 2011.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Drill - Practise, Research

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	20
Assignment	1	20
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	8	4	32
Searching in Internet and Library	8	2	16
Designing and Applying Materials	14	4	56
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	1	6	6
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	10	10
Final and Studying for Final	1	20	20
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			184
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.36
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1						X
2						X
3					X
4						X
5					X
6					X
7					X
8					X
9					X
10					X

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