COMMUNICATION DESIGN PRACTICES

BTS574

Course Code: BTS574
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will have a general understanding on the basic concepts of information design and information design theory.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Foundations of Information Design, Practising Information Design, Information Interaction Design, Visual Information Design.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Informational documents and Information design
3^rd Week	Capturing business goals and strategies
4^th Week	Diagramming the user experience
5^th Week	Interaction design
6^th Week	Single page architecture
7^th Week	Complex and dynamic forms, Web applications
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Usability
10^th Week	Information design best practices
11^th Week	Heuristic evaluations
12^th Week	Functionalist approach to page type
13^th Week	Brainstorming techniques
14^th Week	Project presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Kim Baer. "Information Design Workbook: Graphic Approaches, Solutions, and Inspiration plus 20 Case Studies". Rockport.
Michael Mandiberg and Xtine Burrough, "Digital Foundations: Introduction to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Suite". Peachpit Press.
Timothy Samara, "Making and Breaking the Grid: A Graphic Design Layout Workshop".

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	10
Project	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2
K3	X
K4	X
K5	X
K6	X
K7
K8	X
K9	X
K10	X
K11	X