COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRS 2019 PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Illustration and Printmaking

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET KOŞTUMOĞLU

Offered to

Graphic Design

Course Objective

To learn the meaning, the purpose, the working areas, techniques and the creative process of illustration.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to have artistic and experimental attitude in design
2   to learn to use some basic level illustration and design techniques
3   to understand the importance of creative thinking and imaginative thinking methods
4   to learn the importance to become an innovative designer and entrepreneur above the concerns of the general status quo
5   to practice on creative and imaginative drawing techniques
6   to learn the principles of graphic storytelling
7   to master a specific illustration tecnique
8   to develop self avareness and new expression medias

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 1st project brief : Imaginary drawing
2 Evaluation of the sketches
3 Workshop
4 Workshop
5 1st project deadline; 2nd project brief: Composition and subject
6 Evaluation of the sketches
7 Workshop
8 Workshop
9 2nd project deadline; 3rd project brief: Image and text
10 Evaluation of the sketches
11 Workshop
12 Workshop
13 3rd project deadline; 4th project brief: Introduction to visual storytelling
14 Evaluation of the sketches

Recomended or Required Reading

The Education of An Illustrator- Steven Heller -Marshall Arisman
Allworth Press / ISNB no: 978-1581150759
Teaching Illustration- Steven Heller -Marshall Arisman
Allworth Press / ISNB no: 978-1581154665
Keys To Drawing with Imagination- Bert Dodson
Nort 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
Bir Kültürel Direniş Aracı Olarak Japon Çizgi Romanı Manga Korkut Öztekin
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü Yayınları / ISNB no: 978-9944-172-33-2

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical seminars, applied projects and research papers for creating a base knowledge for understanding, analyzing and appreciating any kind of illustration work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 COM COMMITTEE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE COM * 1


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Multitasking illustration projects and seminars

Assessment Criteria

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.

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 final exam 1 3 3
Preparations for assignment 4 8 32
Preperations before and after the lecture (reading texts, articles, sketching etc.) 14 2 28
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74
LO.84