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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: GIT492
Course Name: Internship
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
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: Prof. Dr. HATİCE ÖZ PEKTAŞ
Course Lecturer(s): DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ CAHİT ÜSTÜN
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: At the end of seven semesters, it is aimed to ensure that the student gains significant work experience in his/her sectoral field by consolidating the knowledge, skills and experience he/she has acquired through a job position in the relevant basic communication units.
Course Content: The internship application content includes students taking part in completely practical job positions in the relevant communication units of the institutions they choose or determined by our school, and preparing themselves for professional business life by gaining sectoral knowledge and skills.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) They have management skills.
2) They become employees who are prone to teamwork.
3) They have an ethical business approach and social responsibility awareness.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Working within the application field N/A
2) Working within the application field N/A
3) Working within the application field N/A
4) Working within the application field N/A
5) Working within the application field N/A
6) Working within the application field N/A
7) Working within the application field N/A
8) Working within the application field N/A
9) Working within the application field N/A
10) Working within the application field N/A
11) Working within the application field N/A
12) Working within the application field N/A
13) Working within the application field N/A
14) Working within the application field N/A
15) Internship Evaluation N/A

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: İstinye Üniversitesi Staj ve İşyerinde Uygulamalı Ders Yönergesi
References: İstinye Üniversitesi Staj ve İşyerinde Uygulamalı Ders Yönergesi

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

1

2

3
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 1 1
1) To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs. 2 2 2
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. 2 2 2
1) To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes. 2 3 2
1) To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs. 2 1 2
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. 1 2 3
2) To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines. 3 3 2
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. 2 3 2
3) To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products. 3 3 2
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. 2 2 2
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. 2 2 1
5) Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs. 3 3 2
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. 1 2 2

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. 2
1) To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs. 2
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. 2
1) To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes. 2
1) To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs. 3
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
2) To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines. 3
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. 2
3) To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products. 2
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. 3
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. 2
5) Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs. 2
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. 3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 1 % 100
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK %
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 15 115
Total Workload 115