COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GRAPHIC DESIGN PRACTICES IN MUSEUMS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 3127 GRAPHIC DESIGN PRACTICES IN MUSEUMS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ÖMER DURMAZ

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

In this course students will have knowledge about fundamental information of graphic design and communication design, along with designing visual elements that will be used in museums and exhibitions made with various methods and techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about graphic design, communication design and their scope,
2   To be able to build successful images which define meaning by framing visuals,
3   To be able to have qualified look upon perception and aesthetics.
4   To have information about communication mediums
5   To have information about the visual elements of museology
6   To have information about basic design principles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Emerging of Graphic Design
2 Developing of Graphic Design
3 Basic definitions of Graphic Design
4 Basic definitions of Graphic Design
5 Basic design principles
6 Basic design principles
7 Basic design principles
8 exam
9 Communication mediums and domains
10 The relationships between images and communication
11 The importance of images in visual communication
12 Museum as a medium
13 Museum as a medium
14 Exhibitioning and presenting in museums
15 Exhibitioning and presenting in museums
16 final

Recomended or Required Reading

Görsel Düşünme, Rudolf Arnheim
Algılanan Dünya (Sohbetler), Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Göz ve Tin, Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Görme Biçimleri, John Berger
Görsel Grafik Tasarım Sözlüğü, Gavin Ambrose-Paul Harris
Grafik Tasarım Ne Içindir , Alice Twemlow
Grafik Tasarım Kuramı, Helen Armstrong
Iletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Emre Becer
Görsel Iletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Tevfik Fikret Uçar

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Presentation
3. Question and answer
4.Research activites library

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-6 will be evaluated via the question asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1-70% class attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omer.durmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

During school hours and in non-instructional time via e-mail

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 final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155
LO.2445
LO.345
LO.4
LO.5545
LO.654

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