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Program of Graphic Design

GRA452

TECHNOLOGY AND ART

Course Code
GRA452
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 2
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Competence of solving design problems and generating unique ideas
  2. Competence of thinking in a context
  3. Competence of conceptual thinking and expressing the thoughts visually
  4. Competence of expressing an idea, concept or a fact visually in a creative mode
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course is based on a broad review of the relation of technological and artistic process, and present societal attitude towards technology and art. The needs and causes of technological progress, are taken into consideration with their influence the relation between art and technology. Computer-based applications are made.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the history of technology, discussion of basic concepts
2nd Week Theoretical background
3rd Week Leonardo: Artist, Engineer or Scientist?
4th Week Post-Industrial Revolution
5th Week Technological necessities. Do human beings create tools or....?
6th Week Mid-term
7th Week The masters of production: Designers, producers, consumers.
8th Week The Language of Design
9th Week Creativity: The effect on Technology and Art
10th Week Technological Creativity
11th Week The changing discourse of technology and art
12th Week Traditional and New
13th Week Presentations
14th Week Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingBalcıoğlu, T., 1998, "The Role of Product design in Post-Industrial Society". Kent Instıtute, England.
Berger, J., 1990, "Görme Biçimleri". Metis Yayınları, İstanbul.
Bober, M. M., 1962, "Karl Marx's Interpretation of History". Harvard University Press, Boston.
Debus, A. G., 1978, "Man and Nature in the Renaissance". Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, MA.
Sears, E., The Ages of Man. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986.
Gimpel, J., 1997, "Ortaçağ'da Endüstri Devrimi". TÜBİTAK Yayınları, Ankara.
Huot, J. L., Thalmann, J.P., Valbelle, D. 2000, "Kentlerin Doğuşu", İmge Yayınevi, Ankara.
Kemp, M., 1990, "The Science of Art", Yale University Press, New Haven.
Clark, K., Leonardo da Vinci. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1982
Landels, J.G., 2000, "Eski Yunan ve Roma'da Mühendislik", TÜBİTAK, Ankara.
Lury, C., 1996, "Consumer Culture", Polity Press, New York.
Kemp, M., 1990, The Science of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Mc Neill, W.H., 1994, "Dünya Tarihi", İmge Yayınevi, Ankara.
Sears, E., 1986, "The Ages of Man", Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Şenel, A., 1995, "İlkel Topluluktan Uygar Topluma...". Bilim-Sanat Yayınları, Ankara.
Vihma, S. (ed.), 1992, "Objects and Images: Studies in design and Advertising". UIAH Publications, Helsinki.
Wells, H.G., 1952, "The Time Machine", Longman Group Ltd., England.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Problem Solving
  • Practice
  • Project
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Practice 1 30
Project 1 50
Attendance 1 10
Presentation of Case Study 1 10
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework
Project 2 14 28
Total Work Load143
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.76
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K16 X
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