FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 205 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Visual Design
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 205
Fall
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Critical feedback
Simulation
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to introduce the aspects of visual composition through graphic and photographic work.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Develop an understanding of visual elements and their respective features in various environments.
  • Express meaning through compositional relationships.
  • Create and apply visual identity across multiple forms of outputs.
  • Use photographic compositions to convey meaning and information.
  • Digitally edit photographic images using appropriate computer software.
  • Create digital layouts that combine vector and pixel elements.
Course Description This course uses design approach for the creation of visual elements and layouts required for a new media environment.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to course contents.
2 Communication through visual composition: Elements and principles of design, visual hierarchy.
3 Color in design: Color schemes and color symbolism.
4 Digital Imagery: File formats, resolution and color modes.
5 Typography and text oriented visual design.
6 Designing digital layouts in vector-based application environments - 1
7 Designing digital layouts in vector-based application environments - 2
8 Essentials of Photography: Elements of photographic composition - 1
9 Essentials of Photography: Elements of photographic composition - 2
10 Digital photo editing in pixel-based application environments - 1
11 Digital photo editing in pixel-based application environments - 2
12 Photography in Design: Creating visual compositions using multiple types of visual elements - 1
13 Photography in Design: Creating visual compositions using multiple types of visual elements - 2
14 Individual project development.
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Hashimoto A.,Clayton M. (2009) Visual Design Fundamentals A Digital Approach (3rd Ed.) 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
60
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
1
16
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
14
4
56
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
3
13
39
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
1
31
31
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
174

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

X
4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

X
5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

X
6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

X
7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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