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Course Name
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Advanced Photography
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week)
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Application/Lab
(hour/week)
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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MMD 303
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Fall/Spring
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2
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2
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3
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4
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Prerequisites
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None
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Course Language
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English
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Course Type
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Elective
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Course Level
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First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery
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- |
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Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
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Critical feedback
Jury
Field trip / Observation
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
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National Occupation Classification
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-
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Course Coordinator
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Course Lecturer(s)
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Assistant(s)
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- |
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Course Objectives
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This practical studio-based course aims at the production, editing, compilation and digital presentation of a series of photographs in an interactive environment. The course is specifically designed to enhance students’ use of digital media, and who are expected to develop and execute comprehensive concepts for term projects based upon photographic means of communication. |
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Learning Outcomes
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The students who succeeded in this course;
- Students will be able to engage with and effectively create original creative imagery in response to advanced photographic concepts
- Students will be able to effectively select and apply a variety of photographic image production techniques to communicate their ideas.
- Students will be able to demonstrate effective employment of photographic equipment and tools in the studio as well as on location.
- Students will be able to apply advanced photographic skills within wider multimedia contexts as well as other fields.
- Students will be able to confidently curate, display and present their digital photographs in an interactive context.
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Course Description
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The students are expected to produce and process photographic images based on themes of their choice within and beyond established photographic methods. Rephotography, joiners, experimenting, editing, remixing, staging, and animated gifs are among the processes to be covered. |
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Related Sustainable Development Goals
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Core Courses |
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| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses |
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| Media and Management Skills Courses |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
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Week |
Subjects |
Related Preparation |
| 1 |
Introduction |
No prior preparation is required. |
| 2 |
Screening & Quiz |
No prior preparation is required. |
| 3 |
Preparations for the Photographer Presentations |
No prior preparation is required. |
| 4 |
Photographer Presentations |
Students are required to upload their presentations to the system in advance. |
| 5 |
Discussion Session: Fire and Ice by Peter Wollen |
The students are required to have read the assigned article. |
| 6 |
Mini Project |
Students are required to bring their cameras with them. |
| 7 |
Project I Presentations |
Students are required to upload their project presentations to the system in advance. |
| 8 |
Midterm Exam Week |
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| 9 |
Project II Presentations |
Students are required to upload their project presentations to the system in advance. |
| 10 |
Guest Artist |
The students are expected to conduct preliminary research about the upcoming guest. |
| 11 |
Project III Presentations |
Students are required to upload their project presentations to the system in advance. |
| 12 |
Project IV Discussions |
No prior preparation is required. |
| 13 |
Project IV Interim Reviews |
The students are expected to discuss their project processes. |
| 14 |
Project IV Presentations |
Students are required to upload their project presentations to the system in advance. |
| 15 |
Semester Review |
No prior preparation is required. |
| 16 |
Semester Review |
No prior preparation is required. |
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Course Notes/Textbooks
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Photography: A Cultural History Mary Warner Marien (ISBN 978-0205988945)
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Suggested Readings/Materials
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Suggested readings will be supplied to the students.
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
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Semester Activities
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Number |
Weigthing |
| Participation |
16
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5
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| Laboratory / Application |
-
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-
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| Field Work |
1
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15
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
|
10
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| Portfolio |
1
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20
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
15
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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| Project |
1
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15
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| Seminar / Workshop |
1
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10
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| Oral Exams |
-
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-
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| Midterm |
-
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-
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| Final Exam |
-
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-
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| Total |
23
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100
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| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
21
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70
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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30
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| Total |
23 |
100 |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
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Semester Activities
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Number |
Duration (Hours) |
Workload |
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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2
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32
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
8
|
1
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8
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| Field Work |
1
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8
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8
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
|
4
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4
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| Portfolio |
1
|
10
|
10
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
8
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8
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
6
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6
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| Project |
1
|
8
|
8
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| Seminar / Workshop |
1
|
4
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4
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| Oral Exam |
-
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-
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-
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| Midterms |
-
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-
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-
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| Final Exam |
-
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-
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-
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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#
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Program Competencies/Outcomes
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* 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,
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-
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-
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-
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-
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X
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2 |
To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods,
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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3 |
To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction,
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-
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-
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-
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X
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-
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4 |
To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design,
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-
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-
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-
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X
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-
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5 |
To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions,
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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6 |
To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey,
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-
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-
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X
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-
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-
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7 |
To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images,
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X
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-
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-
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-
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-
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8 |
To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies,
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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9 |
To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities,
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-
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-
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-
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X
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-
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10 |
To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude,
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-
|
X
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-
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-
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-
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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),
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-
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X
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-
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-
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-
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12 |
To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently,
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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13 |
To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.
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-
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-
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X
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-
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-
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
