COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRB 3051 SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Illustration and Printmaking

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET KORKUT ÖZTEKIN

Offered to

Illustration and Printmaking
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

To learn the meaning, the purpose, importance of the techniques and the creative process of drawing for scientific education. To learn and practice on production techniques, creative development and composition for the drawing for scientific purposes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to learn the importance of drawing and sketching for art and design
2   to learn to use some drawing and drafting techniques on foundation level
3   to learn the importance of creative thinking and imaginative thinking methods
4   to learn and to understand that the drawing is the first step for all kinds of major project
5   to practice on creative and imaginative drawing techniques
6   to learn the observation techniques for drawing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction meeting and setting the purpose of the course Learning to see and the other basic principles
2 Introduction to Drawing: Thoughts and explanations
3 Subjective and objective drawing
4 Self expressive and informative usage of the value
5 Planar characteristics of the line
6 Mid-term Evaluation
7 Free workshop day
8 Color: Terminology, the charts and functions
9 Planar illusions, perspective and depth of field
10 Traditional composition approaches and challenges
11 Theme development
12 Texture
13 Final project brief and discussion
14 Free workshop day

Recomended or Required Reading

Keys To Drawing with Imagination- Bert Dodson
North Light Books / ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-757-8 / ISBN-10: 1-58180-757-0
Creative Drawing / Howard J. Smagula
Brawn & Benchmark / ISBN: 0-697-14954-4

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To emphasis the importance of drawing practice for art and design disciplines and to improve drawing adequacy of young artists with special projects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 COM COMMITEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + PAR * 0.10 + COM * 0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multitasking drawing and sketching projects and seminars on drawing and draftsmanship

Assessment Criteria

Multitasking drawing and sketching projects and seminars on drawing and draftsmanship

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The pupils have to execute their home works relying solely on their own skills. Plagiarism and forgery are absolutely forbidden and the ones,who commit these crimes, shall be punished severely according to academic rules and principles. All the projects development processes, the mile stones are overseen by the instructor. If a project s generation story or development process is unknown to the instructor, it will be rejected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations for tutorials (project, lab work, etc.) 14 5 70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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