| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture | ||||
| Course Code | ARC 447 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Architecture and Comics | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Mimarlık ve Çizgi Roman | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Ters-yüz öğrenme | ||||
| Level of Course | İleri | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 126 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II |
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| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | 4 semesters of design studio | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To interpret comics as both a visual and a narrative art with durée/time aspect and to study architecture through these aspects. | ||||
| Course Description | Comics, graphic novels or sequential art is a narrative form which still serves as a medium for experimentation, exploration and inspiration. As an art form it continues to expand its boundaries an increasingly becoming a medium to think and debate about architecture. In this course we will be pursuing narrative potentials of comics by studying and creating them. We will also exploring them as a tool to think about architecture. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) use basic comics making principles and techniques; 2) critically read sequential art; 3) distinguish narrative and time aspects of architecture and design; 4) develop strategies for architectural thinking through storytelling. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | ||||
| 2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | ||||
| 3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | ||||
| 4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | ||||
| 5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | ||||
| 6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | ||||
| 7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | ||||
| 8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | ||||
| 9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | ||||
| 10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | ||||
| 11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | ||||
| 12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. | S | |
| 2) | The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. | N | |
| 3) | The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. | N | |
| 4) | The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. | S | |
| 5) | The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. | N | |
| 6) | The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. | N | |
| 7) | The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. | N | |
| 8) | The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). | N | |
| 9) | The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. | S | |
| 10) | Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. | H | |
| 11) | The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. | N | |
| 12) | The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | SADEDDİN ALİ PAŞAOĞLU , April 2022 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. SADEDDİN ALİ PAŞAOĞLU |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction What is Comics? The Relationship between Comics and Architecture Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 2) | On Narrative Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 3) | Framing and Flowing Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 4) | Choice of Moment 1 Moment to Moment Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 5) | Choice of Moment 2 Action to Action Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 6) | Choice of Moment 3 Subject to Subject Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 7) | Choice of Moment 4 Scene to Scene Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 8) | Choice of Moment 5 Aspect to Aspect Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 9) | Choice of Moment 6 Non Sequitur Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 10) | Thinking with/without Text Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 11) | On Image Study and Discussion on Selected Works |
| 12) | Presentations and Discussion |
| 13) | Presentations and Discussion |
| 14) | Presentations and Discussion |
| 15) | Final Assessment Period |
| 16) | Final Assessment Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Recommended Reading: Ball, D. & Kuhlman, M. (2010). The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing is a Way of Thinking. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. Beaty, B. (2012). Comics Versus Art. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Türkçe çevirisi: Beaty, B. (2017). Sanat Karşısında Çizgi Roman (Çev. N. Elhüseyni). İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Cantek, L. (2012). Türkiye’de Çizgi Roman. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Eisner, W. (2001). Comics & Sequential Art. Tamarac (Fla.): Poorhouse Press. McCloud, S. (1994). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York: Harper Perennial. Türkçe çevirisi: McCloud, S. (2018). Çizgi Romanı Anlamak (Çev. M. Cem Ülgen). İstanbul: Sırtlan Kitap. McGuire, R. (2014). Here. London: Hamish Hamilton. Ware, C. (2012). Building Stories. New York: Pantheon Books. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The course has lectures by the instructor as well as extensive discussion and in-class exercise by the class weekly. The course follows the ‘Flipped classroom’ model, with the in-class studies and the group presentations and the slides and videos available to the students prior to class. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Weekly Comics on Notebooks, Final Work/Presentation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | Each student has to have a weekly comic diary for the course and is expected to use her/his diary during the term both on and off the course. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
ozkusb@mef.edu.tr, pasaoglua@mef.edu.tr - Office: Instead of office hours, off class meetings can be arranged by email. Email: ozkusb@mef.edu.tr, pasaoglua@mef.edu.tr Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 4 | 56 | ||||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||