GRADUATE SCHOOL
Design Studies (With Thesis)
FFD 512 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Narrative Design and Practices in Photography
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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FFD 512
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
Second Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ACritical feedbackGuest SpeakerLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to introduce theoretical fundamentals on photography in order to develop further understanding of the medium and its uses in narrative forms. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course focuses on narrative design and practices in photography by putting an emphasis on theoretical background and contemporary practices. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Brief History of Photography: In the Beginnings | Mary Warner-Marien – The Origins of Photography (Book chapter from Photography: A Cultural History, pp. 3-23) |
3 | Brief History of Photography: Reconstructing the Medium | John Szarkowski – The Photographer’s Eye (Book chapter from The Photographer’s Eye, pp. 6-11) |
4 | Identity and the Portrait | David Bate - Looking at Portraits (Book chapter from Photography: Key Concepts, pp. 67-86) |
5 | Presentations | |
6 | Images in Motion | Peter Wollen – Fire & Ice (Book chapter from The Cinematic by David Company, pp. 108-113) and Jan Baetens – Is a Photograph Worth a Thousand Films |
7 | Understanding the Photographic Space | Miles Orvell – Viewing the Landscape (Book chapter from American Photography, pp. 39-60) |
8 | Indexicality and Photography | Tom Gunning – What’s the Point of an Index? or Faking Photographs |
9 | Presentations | |
10 | What Makes a Photograph? | André Bazin – The Ontology of the Photographic Image |
11 | Photography as Research Material / Research Material as Photography | Gillian Rose – Making Images as Research Data |
12 | Meetings for the term project | |
13 | Interim Review of the term project | |
14 | Submissions of the term project | |
15 | Overall Evaluation of the Course | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | • Photography: A Cultural – History Mary Warner-Marien, Pearson; ISBN-13: 978-0205988945 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | • The Photography Reader – Liz Wells, Routledge; ISBN13: 978-0415246613 • Classic Essays on Photography – Alan Trachtenberg, Leete's Island Books; ISBN-13: 978-0918172082 • The Contest of Meaning – Richard Bolton, The MIT Press; ISBN-13: 978-0262521697 • The Photographer’s Eye – John Szarkowski, MoMA Press; ISBN-13 : 978-0870705274 • The Cinematic – David Company, The MIT Press; ISBN13 : 978-0262532884 • Photography: Key Concepts – David Bate, Berg; ISBN-13 : 978-1845206666 • American Photography – Miles Orvell, Oxford University Press; ISBN-13 : 978-0192842718 |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
2
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60
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Project |
1
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40
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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6
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84
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
2
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24
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48
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Project |
1
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45
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45
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
0
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | to be able to expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research, |
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2 | to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences, |
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3 | to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners, |
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4 | to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past, |
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5 | to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions, |
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6 | to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems, |
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7 | to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education, |
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8 | to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices, |
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9 | to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities, |
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10 | to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways. |
X | ||||
11 | to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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