GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Elective: City Graphics/GIT 203
Course Title: Elective: City Graphics
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
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 -- 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
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Course contents are described, objectives and working system.
2. Week  Information Design and disciplines which its interaction with.
3. Week  History of Information Design
4. Week  History of Information Design
5. Week  Practice fields and contexts of information design. Case studies.
6. Week  Practice of fields and contexts of information design. Case studies.
7. Week  Practice of medias of information design.
8. Week  Practice of medias of information design.
9. Week  Mid Term Exam.
10. Week  Information Design in the modern world.
11. Week  Visual Culture and information design.
12. Week  Major steps in information design practices.
13. Week  Design approaches within the context of information design. Case studies.
14. Week  Project presentations and discussions.
15. Week  Project presentations and discussions.
16. Week  Final Exam.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  • Baer, K. Information Design Workbook. Rockport Publishers, Massachusetts, 2008. • Calori, C. Signage and Wayfinding Design: A Complete Guide to Creating Environmental Graphic Design Systems. John Wiley, New Jersey, 2007. • Gibson, D. The Wayfinding Handbook: Information Design for Public Places. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2009. • Klanten, R., Bourquin, N., Ehmann, S., van Heerdeen, F. Data Flow: Visualising Information in Graphic Design. Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, 2009 • Lorenc, J., Skolnick, L., Berger C. What is Exhibition Design? A RotoVision Book SA., Switzerland, 2007 • IIID International Institute of Information Design, http://www.iiid.net/ • Information Design Journals, John Benjamins Pub. Comp., Amsterdam. • Malcolm, B. Sanat, Tasarım ve Görsel Kültür. Ütopya Yayınevi, Ankara. • O’Grady, J.V., O’Grady, K. V. The Information Design Handbook. How, USA, 2008 • Pettersson, R. Selected Readings, Tullinge. 2007. • SEGD Society of Environmental Graphic
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Presentations, Demonstration, Prepare a project
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
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 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
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10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
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10
 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
5
3
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
3
9
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
4
2
8
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
96
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.84
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1By learning the necessary information in terms of historical, theoretical and practical in the field of visual communication design, and using this information in integrate of each other, consideration and positioning own works in the sight of these information in a critical way.X
2By following the national and international developments, implementing own practices in a contemporary level in accordance with these developments.X
3To be able to learn technical information and artifice those are used necessarily parallel in technological developments and use them in own works.X
4To have the necessary information and experience in two-dimensional and motion image production, processing and consideration.X
5To create appropriate color, value and composition containing stain functional, aesthetic and design elements for unique visual communication.X
6To produce creative concepts and turn those concepts to graphic, photographic, illustrative, three-dimensional, motion or interactive visual expressions.X
7To produce original visual solution by considering different projects in terms of visual communication design.X
8To be able to design the steps of practical projects in relation with the field, to provide process management and to earn the discipline to complete the projects successfully in the given time.X
9To attain the sources for field works and to plan owns development process.X
10To use in a respective and sensitive way to social values and personal benefits, the theoretical, technical and technological information that is gained in practical works which is relative to the field, in accordance with ethical and legal regulations.X