MMD 498 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Visual Communication Design

Course Name

Graduation Project

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
MMD 498	Spring	2	6	5	10

Prerequisites

	FFD 101 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	VCD 201 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	VCD 202 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	FFD 102 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	MMD 301 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	MMD 302 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
and	MMD 401 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)

Course Language

English

Course Type

Required

Course Level

First Cycle

Mode of Delivery

Online

Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course

-

National Occupation Classification

-

Course Coordinator

Doç. Dr. Gökhan MURA

Course Lecturer(s)

Assistant(s)

-

Course Objectives	The main objective of the Graduation Project course is to supervise the students to carry out a complex, advanced multimedia design project, defined by their own interests. In the graduation project, the students are expected to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge that they have acquired throughout their undergraduate education. The course aims to equip students with the necessary skills to tackle complex and multi layered design problems, as well as to develop a critical design eye on to their own design processes.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to develop a professional and intellectual approach for undertaking a comprehensive multimedia project. Will be able to solve complex design problems with the ability to analyze/synthesize that is developed by combining theoretical and practical knowledge, design history and concepts. Will be able to analyze their interests to determine possible future paths for their design career. Will develop the skills to generate innovative solutions to clearly defined design problems. Will be able to investigate and apply the software and the necessary tools and methods for the production and presentation of a professional design project.
Course Description	This is an introductory level class into the basic vocabulary and semiology of visual communication, including signs, symbols, icons, index and representation. By using exemplary works which the visual communication designers will face and apply in the near future in graphic design, photography and advertising, the basic vocabulary of visual communication is examined using visual samples.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Revise proposal & work plan	Bring drafts of proposal and work plan
2	Group critiques	Prepare new work for group feedback
3	Group critiques	Developing the new work for group feedback
4	Individual critiques	Bring new work for individual discussion
5	Individual critiques	Prepare presentation of revised proposal for individual discussion
6	Individual critiques	Bring an exhibition plan for individual discussion
7	Individual critiques	Bring new work for individual discussion
8	Ramadan Feast (Public Holiday)	Make-up class will be held on May 3rd, 2025
9	Midterm Exams Week
10	Individual critiques	Bring new work for individual discussion
11	Final critiques	Bring final work for individual discussion
12	Final critiques	Bring final work for individual discussion
13	Final critiques	Digital files, Process Book, Photos of Work, Catalog text
14	Final Project Submission	Prepare final presentations
15	Exhibition and Jury	Bring all materials for installing your exhibition
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks	There is no particular text book to be followed. The required readings will be made available for the students.
Suggested Readings/Materials	Andrea Bennett, Design Studies, 2006. Brenda Laurel and Peter Lunenfeld, Design Research: Methods and Perspectives, 2003. Bill Moggridge, Designing Interactions, 2007 David E. Grey, Doing Research in the Real World, 2009

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments		-
Presentation / Jury	1	20
Project	1	70
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	-
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	20
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	80
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	6	96
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments			0
Presentation / Jury	1	50	50
Project	1	122	122
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	-		0
Final Exam			0
		Total	300

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
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,	-	-	-	X	-
3	To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction,	-	-	-	-	-
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,	-	-	-	-	-
7	To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images,	-	-	-	-	-
8	To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies,	-	X	-	-	-
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,	-	-	-	-	-
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),	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign 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.	-	X	-	-	-