Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ITM0018		Theories of Design	1/2/0	DE	Turkish	4

Course Goals	The aim of this course is to examine the theoretical dimension of design and to gain knowledge about today's design trends. In the course, today's concepts will be discussed in depth and the course will contribute to students' design skills.
Prerequisite(s)	None
Corequisite(s)	None
Special Requisite(s)	None
Instructor(s)	Lecturer Ş. Tolga Erdem
Course Assistant(s)	-
Schedule	Tuesday, 09:00-11:45, AK-ZD3
Office Hour(s)	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques	-
Principle Sources	1.      NORMAN, Don, Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things, Basic Bookks, 2005, New York. 2.      FOSTER, Hal, İletişim ve Suç, çev. Elçin Gen, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul, 2017. 3.      ARMSTRONG, Helen, Grafik Tasarım Kuramı: Meslek Alanından Okumalar, ESPAS Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2012. 4.      BAŞTAN Serhat, Kuramdan Uygulamaya Etkileşimli İletişim. Tasarımı, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara, 2009. 5.      WOODHAM, Jonathan, Twentieth Century Design, Oxford University Press, 1997, Oxford. 6.      BUERDEK, Bernhard E., Design: history, theory and practice of product design, Birkhauser, Basel, 2005. 7.      ÖZER, Bülent, Kültür, Sanat, Mimarlık, YEM Yayın, İstanbul, 2018. 8.       FIELL, Charlotte, Design of the 20th Century, Taschen, Köln, 1979.
Other Sources	-

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Getting acquainted and informing about the course	Lecture
2. Week	Examine design principles	Lecture
3. Week	Examine design elements	Lecture
4. Week	Definition and purpose of design and the effect of design on human life	Lecture
5. Week	The design concept after the 1st World War	Lecture
6. Week	Design concept after WWII	Lecture
7. Week	Design concept after 1980	Lecture
8. Week	MIDTERM
9. Week	Reflective theory	Lecture
10. Week	Expressionist theory	Lecture
11. Week	Formalist theory	Lecture
12. Week	Functional theory	Lecture
13. Week	New trends in design development	Lecture
14. Week	FINAL
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Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	60

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

Course Assessment Matrix:

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