FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Visual Communication Design
FFD 122 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
History of Art and Design 2
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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FFD 122
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Spring
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2
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0
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2
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3
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Required
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce the external factors that influence the forms of art, design and architecture throughout history and to develop a visual sensibility about artistic and cultural production. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Introduction of the external factors that influence the forms of art, design and architecture throughout history and developing a visual sensibility about artistic and cultural production. |
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Core Courses |
X
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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 | |
2 | MAKING 1: Materials, Tools and Techniques | Frank Lloyd Wright, “Meaning of Materials – Glass,” from In the Cause of Architecture, 1975, 197-202. ISBN-10: 0070253501 |
3 | MAKING 2: Process and Education | ‘The Fed-ex logo’, from M. May, The Laws of Subtraction, London 2012, ISBN13: 9780071795616 |
4 | STYLE 1: Time Period, Competition and Change | ‘Egyptian art’, from E. Gombrich, The Story of Art, London 1950, ISBN 9780714832470 |
5 | STYLE 2: Individual Style and Geographical Style | Emily Kubo, ‘Harajuku Girls co-opted’ https://www.japaninc.com/article.php?articleID=1454 |
6 | Oral Presentation | |
7 | Oral Presentation | |
8 | Holiday. | No preparation. |
9 | MIDTERM EXAM | No preparation. |
10 | IDEOLOGY 1: Classical Western and NonWestern Ideologies | Janet Marquardt & Stephen Eskilson, “Alberti and 15th-Century Painting.” Frames of Reference: Art, History and the World, 2005, pp. 143-147, ISBN 10: 0072829486 |
11 | IDEOLOGY 2: Modernism and Its Criticism | Futurism, from: R. Lambert, The Twentieth Century. The Cambridge Introduction to Art, Cambridge 1981, 21-26. ISBN 10: 0521296226 |
12 | USE 1: Patron, Client and User | ‘The Female Gaze. Women as art collectors: Isabella d’Este and Margaret of Austria’ https://thefemalegaze.org/2015/12/06/women-as-art-collectors-in-renaissance-europe-isabella-deste-and-margaret-of-austria/ |
13 | USE 2: Function and Location | Victor Papanek, “What is Design?”, in: Design for the Real World, London 1971, ISBN 0-394-47036-2 |
14 | MEANING: The Cultural Context | ‘The Bauhaus Stairway’, https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/oct/12/art |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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Project |
1
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30
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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30
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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70
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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30
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
12
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2
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24
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
1
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4
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4
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Project |
1
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8
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8
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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10
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10
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Final Exam |
1
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12
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12
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Total |
90
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media, |
X | ||||
2 | To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods, |
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3 | To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction, |
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4 | To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design, |
X | ||||
5 | To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions, |
X | ||||
6 | To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey, |
X | ||||
7 | To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images, |
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8 | To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies, |
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9 | To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities, |
X | ||||
10 | To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude, |
X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1), |
X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently, |
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13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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