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Cyprus International University
TR

DESIGN ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

Course
GRAP407 - DESIGN ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES
Department
Graphic Design - English - Master
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
0
ECTS
0
T+P+L
0 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ece KAHRAMAN BULUT
Prerequisite
-
Keywords
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Course Description

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DESIGN ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

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Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction to the Course
Week 2 Introduction: Designing Ethics
Week 3 All Models are Wrong: Information Design in a Post-truth World + Misleading Poster and AD Designs
Week 4 Swiping Left on Empathy: Gamification & Commodification of the (Inter)face and Personal Rights + Racist, Sexist Poster and AD Designs
Week 5 UI/UX: The Metaphor of Reality+ Misleading Package Designs
Week 6 Research about human rights and design+ Misleading Package Designs
Week 7 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
Week 8 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK
Week 9 Evaluation of Exam projects and feedbacks
Week 10 Ethical Standard: Conflict of Interest + Misleading News Contents
Week 11 The ethics of digital design+ Racist, Sexist News Contents
Week 12 Graphic Design Legal Issues+ Social Media and Ethics
Week 13 A Brief Guide to Legal Problems Graphic Designers Could Face + Social Media and Ethics
Week 14 Research: Adverts, Billboards, Social Media vs. + Ethics Social Media and Ethics
Week 15 FINAL EXAM WEEK

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Ethics in Design and Communication, Critical Perspectives, Laura Scherling and Andrew DeRosa, 2020
  2. 02 Fisher, T., Ethics for Architects: 50 Dilemmas of Professional Practice, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010
  3. 03 Tangaz, T., The Interior Design Course, Thames & Hudson, 2006
  4. 04 Lecturer's own notes

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning SOLO 4
  2. L02 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
  2. P02 Observation and comparison in the context of art criticism methods
  3. P03 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form a theory about the field
  4. P04 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
  5. P05 Initiate processes to raise awareness of the society on the protection and promotion of cultural values
  6. P06 Associate knowledge, methods and techniques related to the field with other disciplines
  7. P07 Discuss on current issues in art and design environment
  8. P08 Start a national or international art event
  9. P09 Produces innovative and original art/design works
  10. P10 Criticize the theories and practices in the field of art and design
  11. P11 Can create original art and design works

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 P10 P11 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - - - -