Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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Week 1: What is data and its importance as a new emerging value? ● What can be done with the data, where is it used? ● The process of obtaining data from samples and reaching end users. ● Visualizations, infographics, maps from past to present through examples. ● Curriculum information, homework topics, and interview for the final project. |
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Week 2: What are open data sources? ● Open data sources offered by institutions and their analysis
● Transactions on Github. ● Access to open data sources via Github. |
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Week 3: Dataset File Formats Differences ● Spreadsheets ● Introduction to Excel, Dataset transfer via Github ● Commonly used Excel functions |
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4. Hafta: Veri görselleştirmede kullanılan çizelge çeşitleri ve uygulanma alanları ● Excel üzerinde çizelge ve grafik çeşitlerinin uygulanması |
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Week 5: Introduction to Interactive Data Visualization Softwares ● Visualization examples with Datawrapper web interface ● "Line Chart" design with Worldbank data |
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Week 6: Introduction to Data Journalism ● Storytelling in Data Journalism ● Examples of Data Journalism from the World and Turkey ● A Study to Draw Attention to Yearly Global Plastic Production Data Using Datawrapper |
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7. Hafta: Çizelge ve Grafik Tasarımı Prensipleri ● Veri Görselleştirmede Renk Kullanımı ● Makaleleştirilecek Konunun 4 Adımlık Eskiz Çizimleri ● Word ile Gazete Stili Makale Oluşturma |
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Week 8: Midterm |
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Week 9: Geolocation ● Data Journalism Using Geolocation Data ● Obtaining Geographical Data from Open Data Sources ● Visualizing Map Data Using Google Maps |
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Week 10: Open-Source Mapping ● Color Selection on Choropleth Maps ● Interpolation and Color Scales for Maps ● Year Based Housing Value Visualization Using Choropleth Maps |
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Week 11: Election Data Visualization Using Choropleth Maps ● Visualizing IMF Unemployment Rate Data for European Countries Using Choropleth Maps |
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Week 12: APIs offered by Social Media Companies ● Transferring Reddit Data to Spreadsheet Programs with API Queries ● Wordcloud Generation by Word Frequency |
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Week 13: How to Lie with Data ● Examples of Bad Visualizations ● Ethics and Reliability in Data Visualization Applications ● Data Reporting with Word |
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Week 14: Final Project |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
○ Rogers, S., 2013. Facts are sacred: the power of data. Faber and Faber, Guardian Books, London.
○ Tufte, E.R., 2001. The visual display of quantitative information, 2nd ed. ed. Graphics Press, Cheshire, Conn.
○ Usher, N., 2016. Interactive journalism: hackers, data, and code. University of Illinois Press, Urbana.
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○ https://datavizcatalogue.com/
○ https://handsondataviz.org/opendata.html
○ Özmen, K. (2017). Dünya'da ve Türkiye'de Bilgi-Veri Görselleştirme: İnfografik Tasarım, Yüksek Lisans Tezi. İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
○ Kahraman, N. (2021). Açık Veri Uygulamasının Belediyeler Üzerindeki Etkisi: Londra ve İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyeleri Örneği, Doktora Tezi. İnönü Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Malatya.
○ Oran, İ. (2018). A Qualitative Analysis of Data Journalism Practice in Turkey, Master's Thesis. Kadir Has University Graduate School of Social Sciences, Istanbul.
○Zinderen, A. (2019). Veri Gazeteciliği ve İnfografik Haber Tasarımına Yönelik Uygulamalı Bir Analiz, Doktora Tezi. Atatürk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Erzurum.
○ https://www.academia.edu/34442143/Veri_Okuryazarl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1_El_Kitab%C4%B1
○ https://www.academia.edu/8959292/D%C3%BCnyada_ve_T%C3%BCrkiyede_Veri_Gazetecili%C4%9Fi
○ https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1113756
○ https://manifold.press/infografigi-yeniden-tanimlamak
○ Gray, J., Chambers, Bounegru, L., 2012. The Data Journalism Handbook, 1., neue Ausg. ed. O’Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA.
○ Mair, J. (Ed.), 2014. Data Journalism: Mapping the Future. Abramis, Bury St. Edmonds.
○ Mair, J., Keeble, R., Lucero, M., Moore, M., 2017. Data Journalism: Past, Present and Future.
○ McCandless, D., 2012. Information is Beautiful, New ed., Revised, Recalculated and Reimagined. ed. Collins, London.
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(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
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Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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Can use theoretical and applied information on communication design, communication sciences and other social sciences related to communication design collectively and incordinately. |
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1.1 Have comprehensive information about the research process, the application of the research process can perform. |
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1.2 Demonstrate entrepreneurial, creative and innovative skills in using professional and technical practices to solve complex and unpredictable problems in the field of Communication Design. |
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1.3 A researcher in the field of Communication Design completes the project cycle on its own and can use the theoretical and practical information that it acquires to solve communication problems and requirements by finding creative methods |
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1.4 It explains basic concepts, principles, processes and methods of application of subfields of Communication Design, makes analysis and evaluations. |
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1.5 Explains the basic concepts of other Social Sciences related to Communication Design and relates them to the theories of Communication Design and Management. |
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Conduct, develop and manage visual and content studies in traditional and new media environments. |
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2.1 Takes on different tasks as a leader or a team member within a teamwork. |
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2.2 It takes responsibility for the management of the professional development of individuals or groups in relation to basic and / or sub-areas of Communication Design. Plans and manages activities for the professional development of employees under their responsibility. |
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2.3 Takes responsibility for making decisions in the context of unpredictable work or learning in relation to basic and / or sub-areas of communication design, management and technologies. |
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2.4 Takes risk and responsibility for the application or technologies that bring innovation in the field of Communication Design. |
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2.5 Enforces employees' personal and professional facilities, who is working under his responbility, |
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2.6 Organizes and implements projects and activities for his/her social environment with a sense of social responsibility. |
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2.7 Act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethic values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to communications design. |
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2.8 Executes the health & safety, environmental protection, quality and ongoing process improvement procedures, which are required in the field of communications design. |
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2.9 Life time learning is life principle. |
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2.10 Guides the people under his responsibility to identify their learning needs and professional development. |
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2.11 Has sufficient consciousness about the global social rights, social justice and cultural values; respect to the cultural diversity |
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Apply the theoretical knowledge that is learned in business life for a semester. |
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3.1 Experiences all processes in business life. |
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3.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. |
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3.3 Compares the theoretical knowledge with the application. |
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3.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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The competencies that are developed in line with the expectations of the business world and society and which are defined as the institutional outputs of our university are at the basic level. |
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4.1 Develops Business, Problem Solving and Conflict Management competence. |
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4.2 Gain leadership and teamwork competence. |
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4.3 Improves Ethics and Social Responsibility competence. |
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4.4 Develops written and Oral Communication and Interaction competence. |
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4.5 Gains the competence of Critical Thinking, Creative and Innovative Thought Development. |
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4.7 Gain the competence to take responsibility and make independent decisions. |
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4.8 Gain the ability to manage change |
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4.10 Gains the competence of developing a Global Perspective. |
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4.11 Develops use of technology and digital competence. |
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4.12 Develops cultural consciousness and expression competence. |
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4.13 Gain Social and Citizenship Qualification. |
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4.14 Gains the ability to communicate in a Foreign Language (English) defined at least A2 level of European Language Portfolio. |
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Gain the competencies defined as the institutional outcomes of our university which are developed in line with the expectations of business and society |
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5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. |
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5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. |
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5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. |
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5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. |
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5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. |
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5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. |
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5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change. |
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5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. |
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5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. |
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5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. |
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5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency. |
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5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+). |
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