Visual Communication Design Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

DIL635

Course Name:

Chinese3

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

DIL634 - Chinese 4

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Öğr. Gör. MERVE KESKİN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	Mandarin Chinese is associated with Chinese people. This course is the first step through HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) 3st level. The goals are to provide the college students with communication skills in daily life (written/ spoken) and comprehension skills (written/spoken).
Course Content:	Practical knowledge of communication skills will be provided such as optative verbs, asking about time, sentences with serial verb phrases, alternative question, particles and similar topics.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) The student is able to read literature and texts that include complex or abstract concepts with the help of a dictionary.
2) The student is able to express herself/himself fluently in Russian.
3) The student is able to write well-organized, detailed and coherent texts about complicated topics and cause-effect relationships.
4) The student is able to write well-organized, detailed and coherent texts about complicated topics and cause-effect relationships.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	11.UNIT I can speak a lilltle Chinese.  New words  The indefinite measure word ‘一点儿’  ‘哪里’with a negative connotation  ‘䘈’Expressing the continuation of a state or action	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
2)	11.UNIT I can speak a little Chinese.  Telling time  Optative verbs ‘会、能、可以、应该’  Sentences with serial verb phrases -1 Purpose  Sentences with double objects ‘教’ and ‘问’	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
3)	11.UNIT I can speak a little Chinese.  Asking about time  Expressing one;s ability  Expressing permission or prohibition  Structure of Chinese characters -4	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
4)	12.UNIT I don’t feel well.  New words  The pronoun ‘每’  ‘怎么’ to ask about the cause of something	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
5)	12.UNIT I don’t feel well.  The modal particle ‘吧’ to soften the tone of speech  ‘跟+Pr/Np + 一起’ as an adverbial modifier  The preposition ‘给’	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
6)	12.UNIT I don’t feel well.  Sentences with a subject-predicate structure as predicate  Alternative questions  Optative verbs-2 ‘要、想、愿意’	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
7)	12.UNIT I don’t feel well.  Talking about one’s health  Expressing one’s desire  Expressing need or necessity  Structure of Chinese characters -5	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
8)	MIDTERM	Başarının Yolu 1-2 Road to Success 1-2
9)	13.UNIT I met a nice girl.  New words  Adjectives ‘多’ and ‘少’ as attributives  ‘Pr/N + 䘉儿/那儿’ to indicate location  ‘常常’ and ‘常’  Verbs or Verbal phrases as attributives	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
10)	13.UNIT I met a nice girl.  The particle ‘了’  Optative verbs ‘可能、会’	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
11)	13.UNIT I met a nice girl.  Talking about something that has happened  Renting a house  Asking for suggestions  Making a phone call  Invitations	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
12)	14.UNIT Merry Christmas!  New words  ‘问……好’ to extend someone’s regards  Subject-predicate structures as attributive	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
13)	14.UNIT Merry Christmas!  Four kinds of simple sentences  Six main question types	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
14)	15.UNIT Merry Christmas!  Making a complaint or an apology  Passing on someone’s regards  Expressing holiday greetings  Consulting a Chinese dictionary arranged by pinyin alphabetical order	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
15)	FINAL	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
16)	FINAL	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-1
References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1) To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1) To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1) To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1) To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2) To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2) To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3) To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3) To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4) To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4) To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5) Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6) To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1)	To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1)	To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1)	To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1)	To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2)	To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2)	To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3)	To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3)	To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4)	To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4)	To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5)	Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6)	To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Homework Assignments	10	% 10
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 45
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	13	0		4	52
Homework Assignments	10	0	7		70
Midterms	1	0	1		1
Final	1	0	1		1
Total Workload					124