Course Objectives: |
The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and practices of semiotics to students so that students can produce appropriate content for their changing needs and demands.
-To enable students to analyze all kinds of images they access through various platforms and use it in project development processes.
-To ensure that students master multi-layered communication processes by learning to create meaning through visuals and effective message transmission. |
Course Content: |
Definition of semiotics, its development, basic concepts, the process of formation of indicators, types of signs, meaning, content and linguistic equivalents of signs, semiotics in art history, photography, motion picture, cinema and semiotics, media and semiotics, the role of semiotics in the communication process and the transmission of the message, semiotics and human-computer interaction, new media and semiotics relationship. |
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Related Preparation |
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Definition of semiotics, its basic concepts. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA_LM-WMC1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZb7NFGBKhg |
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Models developed by Saussure and Pierce.
Structuralism, Post-structuralism. |
Semiotics for Beginners, Daniel Chandler: http://visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/Documents/S4B/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO9xl5n9aYI
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Semantic Meaning-Side Meaning and Codes in Semiotics. Terms in the process of creating meaning through signs. |
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Formation Process of signs. Metaphors and myths in semiotics. |
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgM.
Books: David Crow, Visible Signs: an introduction to semiotics; AVA Publishing; Switzerland.
Umberto Eco, A Theory of Semiotics |
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Linguistic equivalents of meaning, content and signs in semiotics. The relationship between meaning and culture. |
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Semiotics in the history of art.
Examination of symbols and themes used in artistic works and their reflections in today's modern culture. |
Durmuş Akbulut, Resim Neyi Anlatır.
Patrick De Rynck, Resim Nasıl Okunur.
Roland Barthes, Göstergeler İmparatorluğu.
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Photography, motion picture and semiotics.
Discussion of photography as a product of art, a part of popular culture and a means of communication offered to the reader through media and discussion of semiotics. |
video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIU73hOUmuw,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvUC82H0yq0.
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Photography, motion picture and semiotics.
The relationship between reality and image created through the media. Image power and simulation concept. |
https://undcomm504.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/montgomery-2006.pdf
Ödev-6: Okuma Ödevi. Jean Baudrillard, Simülakrlar ve Simülasyon
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Cinema and semiotics relationship. |
Christian Metz , Film Language: A Semiotics of the Cinema. |
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The role of semiotics in the communication process, the transmission of the message, interpretation and synthesis.
The place of semiotics in advertising. |
Roland Barthes, Görüntünün Retoriği, Sanat ve Müzik. |
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Semiotics and typography.
Usage and meaning relationship with text and image. |
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Semiotics and human-computer interaction.
The place of the signs and symbols in the interface design.
Computer graphics and redirects. Pierce's information theory. |
Peter Bøgh Andersen (1990), A Theory of Computer Semiotics: Semiotic Approaches to Construction and Assessment of Computer Systems |
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Formation of meaning in semiotics: Value, Order / Syntax and Paradigm concepts. |
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New media and semiotics relationship.
Relationship of semiotics with Internet 2.0, Internet, multimedia, interactivity, games, communication, media and especially social media. |
Patrick Kiernan (2018), Language, Identity and Cycling in the New Media Age. |
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Final Exam. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems.
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Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose. |
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Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety issues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.) |
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Ability to select and use modern techniques and tools needed for analyzing and solving complex problems encountered in engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. |
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Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline specific research questions. |
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Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. |
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Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear and intelligible instructions. |
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Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. |
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Knowledge on behavior according ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility and standards used in engineering practices. |
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Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development. |
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Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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