COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybergame Project | VCD 432 | Fall | 02+04+00 | Elective | 4 | 7 |
| 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:
• Implement research skills for market and industry research • Enhance and apply skills gained in project management • Advance presentation skills • Prepare a research report or a cybergame project portfolio • Participate in teamwork • Apply skills and knowledge gained in their studies to real-world cases in collaboration with mentors from industry/academia |
| Course Contents: | This course aims to provide students, who are preparing for their senior project in their final semester, with knowledge and skills of the stages of designing a basic cybergame or industry-based game in collaboration with their superviors or mentors from the relevant industry/sector. |
| 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. Seminars and discussion: The supervisor/mentor for each project will deliver seminars and discussion sessions and they will also provide students relevant reading material for developing and implementing 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 Study: The student and the mentor will identify a case when developing the research strategy or the strategy for multi-media production, social media or market research strategy. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | (Phase I:) Workshop – Cybergame Project | Workshop visual |
| 3 | (Phase I:) Meeting with supervisors | Development of a project idea |
| 4 | (Phase I:) Conceptualizing Research: Meaningful and Creative game Idea. | Development of a project idea |
| 5 | (Phase I:) Project idea preparation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 6 | (Phase II:) Project preparation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 7 | (Phase II:) Project preparation | |
| 8 | (Phase III:) Cybergame Design | |
| 9 | (Phase III:) Approval of Cybergame designs | |
| 10 | (Phase IV:) Project implementation | |
| 11 | (Phase IV:) Project implementation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 12 | (Phase IV:) Project implementation | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 13 | Final Project Research Presentations | Class discussions/ presentations. |
| 14 | Presentations |
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 | 10 |
| Project | 4 | 50 |
| Presentation / Jury | 4 | 40 |
| Total: | 22 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Project | 4 | 18.3 | 73.2 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 175.2 | ||
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