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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
00550001 Design Principles V 2026 Autumn 5 1+2+0 3 3
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) Lect. Ayşe KART
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Lect. Ayşe KART AZ-05 [email protected] 7566 Wednesday
11:00-13:00
Course Content
1. Colors in nature, 2. Characteristics of color, black-and-white, single color, primary colors, create harmony with near colors and the contrasting colors, 3. Investigating color - form, color-texture, color-function, color-technique and color-material relationships, 4. Unit creation and coloring. Using on the surface, 5. Relief and ajour studies.
Objectives of the Course
1. Experiencing the surface design (texture effect) of basic art elements, with the color and units, in practice.
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. 4
P4 Awareness and ability to work collaboratively between disciplines. 3
P5 Ability to think and express in two dimensions. 4
P6 Ability to produce original designs. 4
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. 4
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 classify new materials P.2.1 7
O3 The ability to find and synthesize the problems and solutions that arise as a result of analysis and evaluations. (The ability to bring solutions to problems.) P.2.2 7
O4 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. P.3.1 7
O5 Ability to relate/connect with other fields that require basic Art and Design skills. P.3.2 7
O6 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
O7 Ability to produce original works with basic art and design skills. P.4.1 7
O8 Two-dimensional thinking, the ability to establish and interpret the relationship between past, present and future in the field of design, P.4.3 1,7
O9 Ability to see/perceive and interpret two/three dimensional objects. P.5.2 7
O10 The ability to express an idea, a concept or a phenomenon creatively through visual means. P.5.4 7
O11 Ability to create original designs by transforming traditional data into design elements. P.6.1 7
O12 The ability to create a composition by stylizing the figures, spaces and objects seen in nature P.6.9 7
O13 Ability to relate/connect basic art and design skills with other fields. P.9.1 7
O14 Ability to follow the developing and changing technology and to choose the appropriate one. P.10.1 7
O15 Ability to apply the techniques learned in their own original design P.10.7 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 Color subject, lectures and Turkish motifs selection. Black-and-white tones bar application studies on the color issue.
2 Creating a black-and-white harmony in selected Turkish motif. Modular surface design applications.
3 One color bar application studies on the color subject. One color light and dark tones bar application works on the color subject.
4 One color application studies on the selected Turkish motif. Modular surface design applications.
5 Contrasting color tones bar application studies on the color subject . Contrasting color- light and dark tones bar application studies on the color subject.
6 Contrasting color application studies on the color subject. Modular surface design applications.
7 Near color tones bar application studies on the color subject. Near color light and dark tones bar application studies on the color subject.
8 Near color application studies on the selected Turkish motif. Modular surface design applications.
9 Far color tones bar application studies on the color subject. Far color light and dark tones bar application studies on the color subject.
10 Far color application studies on the selected Turkish motif. Modular surface design applications.
11 Unit creation and coloring. Surface design applications.
12 Unit creation and coloring. Surface design applications.
13 Creating relief studies with clay in selected Turkish motif.
14 Creating ajour studies with modeling cardboard in selected Turkish motif.
Textbook or Material
Resources - Türk Tezyini Sanatlarında Motifler, Birol İ.A.-Derman Ç., Kubbealtı Neşriyatı, İstanbul, 2005.
Anadolu Toprağının Hazinesi Çini, "" Osmanlı Dönemi"", Kale Grubu Kültür
Anadolu'da Türk Devri, Çini ve Seramik Sanatı, T.C.Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Sanat eserleri Dizisi 469, İstanbul, 2007.
Türk Çini Sanatı, Öney Gönül, 1976.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice 1 20 (%)
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 2 10 (%)
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 40 (%)
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) 10 3 30
Midterms 1 3 3
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
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: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
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 P6 P9 P10
O1 Ability to adapt basic art and design knowledge to what they have learned. 3 3 - - - - - -
O2 Ability to classify new materials 3 - - - - - - -
O3 The ability to find and synthesize the problems and solutions that arise as a result of analysis and evaluations. (The ability to bring solutions to problems.) - - 3 - 4 - - -
O4 Ability to work interdisciplinary in the field of art and design. - - - 3 - - - -
O5 Ability to relate/connect with other fields that require basic Art and Design skills. - - 4 - - - - -
O6 Ability to see in relation to other fields related to basic Art and Design skills. (Ability to see in macro scale.) - - 4 - - - - -
O7 Ability to produce original works with basic art and design skills. - - 4 - - - - -
O8 Two-dimensional thinking, the ability to establish and interpret the relationship between past, present and future in the field of design, - 4 - - 4 - - 4
O9 Ability to see/perceive and interpret two/three dimensional objects. - - - - 4 - - -
O10 The ability to express an idea, a concept or a phenomenon creatively through visual means. - - - - - 4 - -
O11 Ability to create original designs by transforming traditional data into design elements. 4 - - - - - - -
O12 The ability to create a composition by stylizing the figures, spaces and objects seen in nature - - - - - - - -
O13 Ability to relate/connect basic art and design skills with other fields. - - - - - 4 - -
O14 Ability to follow the developing and changing technology and to choose the appropriate one. - - - - - - - 4
O15 Ability to apply the techniques learned in their own original design 4 - - - - 4 - -