The aim of the course is to teach students how to properly and thoroughly use a Macintosh computer, taking into account technological advancements of our time. With proper knowledge of the computer and its softwares, students will be able to create their own designs and develop their creative perspectives.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Faruk Taşdemir
Course Assistant(s)
-
Schedule
Thursday, 09:00-12:45, STFMACLAB
Office Hour(s)
-
Teaching Methods and Techniques
The lectures of the class will take place in the Mac Lab, where the lecture notes and software presentations will be presented on the lecturer's computer and shown to the students through the projection machine.
Principle Sources
Teoman Dinçel, Bilgisayar Öğreniyorum 2008, 2008
Gökalp Baykal, Photoshop CS2, 2006
Funda Dağ & Umut Altınışık, Bilgi Teknolojileri: Office Programları ve Internet, 2008
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Acquaintance and Career Talking
Lecture
2. Week
Design and Photoshop
Lab
3. Week
Basics of Photoshop and Introducing The Interface
Lab
4. Week
File Operations (Open, Save, Create)
Lab
5. Week
Image Size and Canvas Size Settings
Lab
6. Week
Four Fundamental Skills of Photoshop
Lab
7. Week
Toolbar
Lab
8. Week
Project Week
9. Week
Crop and Transform Operations
Lab
10. Week
Light and Color Adjustments
Lab
11. Week
Starting to Selection
Lab
12. Week
Starting to Typing
Lab
13. Week
Fundamentals of Design and Asisstant Materials
Lab
14. Week
Final Project
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Attendance / Participation
1
30
Final Exam
1
30
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Students will be able to define all sorts of concepts predominantly related with communication, arts and culture alongside other differint disciplines.
PO-2
Students will be able to interprete technological developments and other related artistic and cultural perceptions.
PO-3
Students will be able to understand contemporary/actual practises.
PO-4
Students will be able to analyse the organic relationships between art, communication
and society.
PO-5
Students will be able to experience the process neccesarry, producing creative designs.
PO-6
Students will be able to study independently of their own accord in a creative
environment
PO-7
Students will be able to use technical equipments properly, and be also accomplish their projects within the given period.
PO-8
Students will be able to transform their creative ideas into multidisciplinary applications.
PO-9
Students will be able to produce original works in different areas ranging from graphic arts, photography, cinema, performing arts to plastic arts.
PO-10
Students will be able to have experiences on film directory, script writing, photography directory and editing.
PO-11
Students will be able to gain proficiency on computer based design, character design for both two and three dimensional animation movie. They also will be able to have experience on stage design.
PO-12
Students will be able to have experiences on various disciplines of performing arts, such as acting, mimic, modern dance, singing, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13
Students will be able to create original art works in painting, sculpture and ceramic disciplines.
PO-14
Students will be able to gain an ability in producing projects together with experienced academics invited.
PO-15
Students will be able to participate in competetive projects both at home and abroad such as exhibitions, workshops and seminars.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Proper usage of the Macintosh will be taught in light of technological advancements.
LO-2
Projects will be prepared with the Microsoft Office programs Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
LO-3
The ability to prepare practical work on the computer will be developed.
LO-4
Evaluation of project drafts will be done.
LO-5
Theoretical knowledge will be transferred to digital media in order to prepare practical work.
