COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking with Art | KHAS 126 | Spring | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Core Program |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | - |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The course aims to develop students’ critical and analytical thinking skills and aesthetic sensibilities through an introduction to a range of interpretive frameworks and theories to be used to analyze and contextualize art and visual culture, and to contribute to their individual development. |
| Course Contents: | -Students will be able to synthesize a theoretical and experiential approach in their development for creative self-expressin, aesthetic sensibility, and an understanding of the arts.
-Students will learn to apply the ability to evaluate aesthetic and creative approaches to art and a range of topics including visual culture, visual language analysis in individual and social contexts. -Students are expected to develop creative practices by using different experimental methods and to develop creative applications in digital platforms. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | The course consists of 3 basic modules. These are: 1. Art, creative thinking and visual culture 2. Creative practices, research and presentation 3. Project, presentation |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation Week | |
| 2 | Module (I): Art, creative thinking and visual culture -Understanding art |
Selected readings |
| 3 | Module (I): Art, creative thinking and visual culture -Creative thinking in art and aesthetics |
Reading and lecture |
| 4 | Module (I): Art, creative thinking and visual culture -Visual culture and form language |
Reading and lecture |
| 5 | Module (I): Art, creative thinking and visual culture -Critical thinking, society and individual |
Video, lecture |
| 6 | Module (II): Creative practices, research and presentation -Observation and description |
Reading and lecture |
| 7 | Module (II): Creative practices, research and presentation -Artwork analysis |
Reading, class activity, lecture and critique |
| 8 | Module (II): Creative practices, research and presentation -Virtual museum visits and art critique |
Class activity, lecture and critique |
| 9 | Module (II): Creative practices, research and presentation -Virtual museum visits and art critique |
Class activity, lecture and critique |
| 10 | Module (III): Project, presentation -Experimental creative work in different techniques including photography, drawing, painting, and three-dimensional design |
Class activity, lecture and critique |
| 11 | Module (III): Project, presentation -Final Project preparation: Thematic Project focused on a topic, a trend or artist. |
Class activity, lecture and critique |
| 12 | Module (III): Project, presentation -Thematic final project continued |
Selected readings |
| 13 | Module (III): Project, presentation -Review class |
Selected readings & an oral presentation about the module and delivering project reports. |
| 14 | Review Week | Course reader |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| • Living with Art, 11th or 10th edition. Author: Mark Getlein. ISBN-13 978-0073379319 • The art of understanding art: A new perspective. Moss, Hugh,Stuart, Peter, 2015,e-kitap • The aesthetic function of art. Gary Iseminger, 2018, e-kitap • Aesthetics and Art Theory: A Historical Introduction. Osborne, Harold (1970). New York: E.P.Dutton • Aesthetics, arts, and politics in a global World, Daniel Herwitz, 2017, e-kitap • The story of Art, Gombrich, E. H. (2016).Remzi Kitabevi |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Project Presentations (Faculty member review) | 4 | 40 |
| Total: | 20 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Exam | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Midterms | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| In-Class Studies where Students are Active | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Out-of-Class Studies where Students are Active | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Presentation of Project Reports | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 125 | ||
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 | PQ12 |
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| LO5 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High