COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Design | VCD 329 | Fall | 01+04+00 | Elective | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Communication |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The students are expected to:
• Develop and present a design-based practical project of software design • Implement research skills for academic or market/industry research • Enhance and apply skills gained in project management • Apply skills gained in text and multimedia production • Participate in teamwork • Prepare a research report or a multi-media project portfolio • Advance presentation skills • Apply skills and knowledge gained in their studies to real-world cases in collaboration with mentors from industry/academia |
| Course Contents: | In this course, students will explore the design aspects of building fluent software designs. Course aims to provide students, with knowledge and skills of the stages of designing and implementing a software design project for designers in collaboration with their supervisors or mentors from relevant advertisement or campaigning sector or event management industry. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | The course consists of a combination of readings, seminar, case study analysis, strategy building and production workshops. Readings and seminars: The supervisor/mentor for each project will deliver seminars and provide students relevant reading material for developing a research project idea. The student and the supervisor/mentor will discuss ideas and the readings assigned for each week during seminars. The students are expected to come to class having read the texts. Case Studies: The student and the mentor will consider certain case studies when developing the research strategy or the strategy for multi-media production, social media or market research strategy. Workshops: Students are encouraged to participate in workshops that will be conducted in collaboration with industry experts who will act as mentors for analyzing co-creating real-world case studies of software design. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | (Phase I: Preparation) Workshop – Project management | Workshop readings |
| 3 | (Phase I: Preparation) Meeting with supervisors | Development of a project idea |
| 4 | (Phase I: Preparation) Conceptualizing Research: Meaningful and Creative Idea. | Development of a project idea |
| 5 | (Phase II: Design) Project idea preparation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 6 | (Phase II: Design) Project preparation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 7 | (Phase II: Design) Project design | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 8 | (Phase III: Pilot Practice) Project design | |
| 9 | (Phase III: Pilot Practice) Approval of project designs | |
| 10 | (Phase IV: Implementation) Project implementation | |
| 11 | (Phase IV: Implementation) Project implementation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 12 | (Phase IV: Implementation) Project implementation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 13 | Final Project Research Presentations | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 14 | Review |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| All the required/recommended readings will be provided in the form of digital/reserve course reader (available at KHASLearn and/or KHAS Information Center.) |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | 20 |
| Practice / Exercise | 6 | 20 |
| Project | 4 | 40 |
| Presentation / Jury | 4 | 20 |
| Total: | 28 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice / Exercise | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Project | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 4 | 7.5 | 30 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 150 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
| # | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 |
| LO1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| LO2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| LO3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| LO4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| LO5 | 1 | 3 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High