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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Programme of Traditional Turkish Arts
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
00510004 Design Principles I 1 Autumn 1 1+2+0 4 4
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Hande Ayşegül ÖZDEMİR
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
It contains the subjects contributing the development of the artistic talent, creativity and structure of thought of the students, by providing to equip with knowledge about the basic principles of art. Applications are made with collage.
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the lesson: To improve aesthetic capabilities and creative power of the student to interpret the environment, the nature and the objects by observation. To create background for original designs based on traditional arts
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 The ability to make and apply original designs in Calligraphy, Illumination, Carpet-Rug, Pencil work arts, which are included in Art and Design Knowledge, Traditional Turkish arts. 3
P2 Ability to formulate and evaluate design problems and manage the design process. 3
P3 Ability to realize designs in different scales within the scope of design discipline. 3
P4 Awareness and ability to work collaboratively between disciplines. 3
P5 Ability to think and express in two dimensions. 3
P6 Ability to produce original designs. 4
P7 Ability to communicate effectively, to express specialized knowledge in written and oral form and to present work. 3
P8 The ability to be continuously informed in art and design analysis, to follow social and technological developments and to propose a contemporary approach to new research topics in the field. 3
P9 Ability to establish and interpret the relationship between past, present and future in the field of design. 4
P10 Ability to use technical and technological knowledge in the field of design. 3
P11 Innovative Design, International Competition, Gaining R&D Capability. 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Ability to adapt basic art and design knowledge to what they have learned. P.1.1 7
O2 Ability to comprehend basic art and design knowledge theoretically and practically. P.1.2 7
O3 Ability to classify new materials P.2.1 7
O4 To be able to adapt and transfer the gains in basic art and design knowledge to what they have learned. P.2.5 7
O5 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. P.3.1 7
O6 Ability to relate/connect with other fields that require basic Art and Design skills. P.3.2 7
O7 Ability to see in relation to other fields related to basic Art and Design skills. (Ability to see in macro scale.) P.3.3 7
O8 Ability to produce original works with basic art and design skills. P.4.1 7
O9 Ability to collaborate with design fields working at different scales. P.4.2 7
O10 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. P.4.5 7
O11 Ability to think in two and three dimensions. P.5.1 7
O12 The ability to express an idea, a concept or a phenomenon creatively through visual means. P.5.4 7
O13 Ability to relate/connect basic art and design skills with other fields. P.9.1 7
O14 Ability to think in two and three dimensions in computerized design. P.10.2 7
O15 Ability to establish and use the relationship between past, present and future technologies in the field of design techniques and technologies. P.10.3 7
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Basic design education and its importance, basic design concepts and terms. Requirements providing integration in visual perception (organizational principles). Gestalt principles.
2 Design elements (line, direction, shape, size, ratio) application. (newspaper and magazine).
3 Design elements (line, direction, shape, size, rate) continue the application.
4 Design elements (spacing, texture, color, tone) application.
5 Light - shade. Light-dark.
6 Light and shadow, application .
7 Design principles (repetition, suitability) application.
8 Design principles (unity - similarity) application.
9 Design principles (contrast: Measure- spacing – texture-color) application.
10 Design principles (contrast: Measure- spacing – texture-color) application.
11 Design principles (dominance / focal point) application.
12 Design principles ( balance) application . Symmetric - asymmetric balance.
13 Design principles (balance) application. Horizontal-vertical balance. Light-dark balance.
14 Design principles ( balance) application . Motion balance.
Textbook or Material
Resources Tasarım ilkeleri
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 1 3 3
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 7 3 21
Practice 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 3 3
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 111
Total Work Load / 30 3,70
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P9 P10
O1 Ability to adapt basic art and design knowledge to what they have learned. 3 - - - - - -
O2 Ability to comprehend basic art and design knowledge theoretically and practically. - - - - - - -
O3 Ability to classify new materials - 3 - - - - -
O4 To be able to adapt and transfer the gains in basic art and design knowledge to what they have learned. - - - - - - -
O5 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. - - - - - - -
O6 Ability to relate/connect with other fields that require basic Art and Design skills. - - - - - - -
O7 Ability to see in relation to other fields related to basic Art and Design skills. (Ability to see in macro scale.) - - - - - - -
O8 Ability to produce original works with basic art and design skills. - - - 3 - - -
O9 Ability to collaborate with design fields working at different scales. - - - - - - -
O10 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. - - - - - - -
O11 Ability to think in two and three dimensions. - - - - - - -
O12 The ability to express an idea, a concept or a phenomenon creatively through visual means. - - - - - - -
O13 Ability to relate/connect basic art and design skills with other fields. - - - - - - -
O14 Ability to think in two and three dimensions in computerized design. - - - - - - -
O15 Ability to establish and use the relationship between past, present and future technologies in the field of design techniques and technologies. - - - - - - 4