COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHOTOGRAPH AND VISION FORMS IN HISTORICAL PLACES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4732 PHOTOGRAPH AND VISION FORMS IN HISTORICAL PLACES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HALIL IBRAHIM ALPASLAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Architecture is a field related to space and mass design as well as two- and three-dimensional intermediate processes and re-presantations of design. Within the scope of this course, discussions will be held on the visualization and reproduction of the built environment by photographing and recording architectural structures, especially within the historical texture.
The course will be based on John Berger's book "Ways of Seeing" and other texts on photography. Photography and its history, technical aspects and the basics of architectural photography will be taught and discussions will be carried out on the students' works.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Practicing conceptual thinking on photographic reproduction of the built environment.
2   To have knowledge about the invention of photography and its evolution up to the present.
3   To acquire the ability to using the camera and ancillary equipment effectively.
4   Getting the knowledge of how to set up a composition in photography.
5   Learning the mechanically and digitally applied processes after shooting on visual material.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about the course and the concept of photography
2 Discussions within the framework of the book "About Looking"
3 Photographic and graphic reproduction of historical texture
4 Definition, invention, technological development of photography in the historical process
5 Features and operating principles of analog and digital cameras
6 Learning of light and color control in photography
7 Control of natural and artificial light sources in architectural photography
8 1. MIDTERM Field Study (Photographing in Historical Place)
9 Discussions on students works
10 Discussions on students works
11 Discussions on students works
12 2. MIDTERM Field Study (Photographing in Historical Place)
13 Discussions on students works
14 Ethics and copyright in photography and architectural photography

Recomended or Required Reading

Berger, J. Görme Biçimleri, Metis, 1986.
Genç, A. ve Sipahioğlu A. Görsel Algılama, Sergi Yayınevi, 1990.
Karagöz, M. Fotoğraf Neyi Anlatır, Hayalbaz, 2009.
Boubat, E. Fotoğraf Sanatı, Inkılap, 1992.
Sontag, S. Fotoğraf Üzerine, Altıkırkbeş, 1993.
Kaşan, M. Estetik ve Sanat Dersleri, Imge, 1993.
Barthes, R. Camera Lucida, Altıkırkbeş, 2000.
Barrett T. Fotoğrafı Eleştirmek, Hayalperest, 2017.
Gombrich, E. H. Imge ve Göz, YKY, 2015.
Kanburoğlu, Ö. Tüm Yönleriyle Mimari Fotoğraf, Say, 2016.
Hedgecoe, J. Her Yönüyle Fotoğraf Sanatı, Remzi, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, text discussions and photo interpretations are the learning and teaching methods of the course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.50 + MTE 2 * 0.50
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam 1 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Midterm Exam 2 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 08:30-10:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 2 4 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.14444
LO.2222
LO.322
LO.422
LO.5223

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