COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: BASIC DESIGN

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 101	A	1	4	8	0	8	12

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Desantila Hysa , Monday(s) 15.30-17.30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Arch I Studio, Monday/Thursday: 09.30-14.30
Course Description:	Definition of the elements of basic design: line, direction, shape, size, space interval, texture, color, movement, light, shadow, sound, the principles that help determine the definition in visual perception, foreground-background relationships, foreground-background definition, definitions of the principles of basic design: harmony, contrast, gradation, dominance, balance, unity.
Course Objectives:	Establishing the foundation to comprehend the common design language for five different disciplines, providing the basis for multidimensional thinking, developing the manual and mental skills to complement the ‘hands on practice’

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	What is a composition? Types of organization: according to a point, line and coordinate system
2	What is a composition? Types of organization: according to a point, line and coordinate system
3	Part-whole relationship, forming groups, group properties
4	The conditions that facilitate perception: similarity, proximity, continuity, closure
5	The conditions that facilitate perception: similarity, proximity, continuity, closure
6	The properties of the elements in a composition: tonal values and color
7	Relation between the groups in a composition: phenomenal transparency
8	The properties of the elements in a composition: texture and dominance as an ordering principle of design
9	The properties of the groups of elements in a composition: texture
10	Ordering principles of design: repetition and rhythm The difference between pattern and composition
11	Ordering principles of design: repetition and rhythm The difference between pattern and composition
12	The properties of the elements in a composition: level difference
13	Organization of relations between the groups in a composition and hierarchy as an ordering principle of design
14	Working on the final exercise: studio critics

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook:	TBA
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Student will be able to achieve the skill of using universal values, basic principles and rules of art and design.
2	Student will be able to determine the attributes of elements in two- and three-dimensional compositions.
3	Student will be able to organize the set of relations in between the elements and to the whole of a composition so to achieve unity.
4	Student will be able to achieve the skill of evaluating the objects, the environment, the art works and the design objects with a critical view.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	12	5
Midterm Exam(s)	1	15
Final Exam	1	25
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	12	192
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	10	5	50
Final examination	1	16	16
Other			0
Total Work Load:			300
Total Work Load/25(h):			12
ECTS Credit of the Course:			12