New Media Art

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

VCD 566

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

English

Course Coordinator:

Gül BAKAN

Courses given by:

Gül BAKAN

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course is to examine works of art which use new media technologies and are produced through cultural, politic and aesthetic possibilities provided that technological tools, and to contribute to production works of art and design creatively.

Course Content:

New media art describes projects that make use of emerging media technologies and are concerned with the cultural, political, and aesthetic possibilities of these tools. New Media art refers to works such as interactive multimedia installations, virtual reality environments, and Web-based art that are made using digital technology. The course includes the study of the relationship between art and technology, the analysis of contemporary works of art, and also practices in new media art.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 15: Assignment

Assessment Methods:

A: Exam, C: Assignment, D: Experiment

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Identifies theoretical and practical information in the field of new media and art, relates ideas and works of art.	1	1,2,15	A,C,D
2. Debates visual works produced with means of digital platforms, analyzes works such as interactive multimedia installations, virtual reality environments and web art.	3	1,2,15	A,C,D
3. Develops skills for interdisciplinary thinking and analyzing.	4	1,2,15	A,C,D
4. Develops visualization, observation, transformation and redesigning skills in an unique way.	3,6	1,2,15	A,C,D
5. Translates education outcomes into the field of art, relates to interdisciplinary work, designs projects.	4,5	1,2,15	A,C,D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction	Art and New Media
2	Art in Modern and Postmodern Era	Modern Postmodern Art
3	What is New Media ? Theory and Practices of New Media	New Media
4	Intersections between Communication, Art and Technology	New Media
5	New Media Art as a Movement	New Media Art
6	Themes/tendencies. Dada and Digital Art	New Media Art
7	Conceptual Art , An Overview of Digital Art	New Media Art
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Digital Rendering	Art of the Digital Age
10	Digital Sculpture	Art of the Digital Age
11	Digital Installation and Virtual Reality	Art of the Digital Age
12	Performance, Music and Sound Art	Art of the Digital Age
13	Digital Animation and Video	Art of the Digital Age
14	Software, Database and Game Art	Art of the Digital Age
15	The Art of Net	Art of the Digital Age
16	Final Exam

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Tribe, M., Jana, R., Grosenick, U. (2006). New Media Art, Köln: Taschen. Wands, B., (2006), Dijital Çağın Sanatı, Akbank Kültür ve Sanat Dizisi
Additional Resources	Wardrip-Fruin, N., Nontfort, N. (2003). The New Media Reader, Cambridge: MIT Press. Paul, C. (2003). Digital Art, London: Thames & Hudson World of Art.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	www.coadsysexam.yeditepe.edu.tr
Assignments	www.coadsysexam.yeditepe.edu.tr
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	2	10
Final	1	60
Total		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		60
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Knows the theories, methods, strategies and techniques in the field of visual communication design.					X
2	Has the knowledge to use competently the communication media tools on a professional level.				X
3	Analyzes and examines diversified cultural studies of visual communication design.					X
4	Associates and interprets the knowledge related to the field with various disciplines.					X
5	Designs and implements creative and authentic projects using his/her technological competence.					X
6	Conducts distinctive projects using different strategies by the knowledge acquired from the field.					X
7	Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired from the field with a critical approach.				X
8	Tracks field knowledge and communicates with colleagues by mastering a foreign language at least at European Language Portfolio B1 general level.					X
9	Cares for the national and international ethical rules and standards in visual communication design.					X
10	Performs an innovative and authentic thesis study by conducting academic researches contributing to the field of visual communication design.	X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Mid-terms	1	30	30
Assignment	2	3	6
Final Examination	1	40	40
Total Work Load			174
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6,96
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

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