Information Package

GRA464

DESIGN ESTHETICS

Course Code
GRA464
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. They learn the relationship between design and aesthetics.
  2. It analyzes the interaction between design, art, aesthetics and scientific sociology, anthropology, culture and design on a political and economic scale.
  3. The development of the cultural and commercial aspects of design is handled on a social basis. For this purpose, in this course, he/she learns to deal with the design culture and aesthetic dimension on the basis of cultural and class differences in various societies.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionInteractive design and multiple media, the fundamentals of multiple media and actual multiple media systems.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to design concept and theories
2nd Week Basic concepts
3rd Week Design and Sociological analysis, ?theory and method?
4th Week Relationship between design culture and sociology.
5th Week Reading design aesthetics in art genres
6th Week Book Review
7th Week Marxist school-Criticism
8th Week Midterm (Report)
9th Week Post Modernism-Post Industrial design philosophy
10th Week Culture industry-Adorno
11th Week Cultural design aesthetics: Far East (Chinese-Indian-Japanese-Korean) Islam
12th Week Design and ideology
13th Week Design and economy
14th Week General evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingPatrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton (second edition)2002, Web Style Guide: Yale University Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Project
  • Practice
  • Presentation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Project 1 50
Other 1 30
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 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 2 4 8
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 1 14
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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