Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : KOC119 |
| Course Type | : Non Departmental Elective |
| Couse Group | : Short Cycle (Associate's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 1 |
| Prt. | : 1 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 2 |
The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the relationship between nature and art from aesthetic, cultural, and environmental perspectives, and to introduce nature-inspired artistic approaches while encouraging the use of natural materials in creative design processes. The course aims to develop students' skills in nature observation, environmental awareness, and the integration of sustainability principles into artistic practices. Students are expected to create original artworks using natural and recyclable materials through both theoretical and practical activities.
This course examines the relationship between nature and art through historical and contemporary examples. Nature-inspired art movements, environmental art, land art, ecological art, biomimicry, and sustainable art approaches are discussed. Students explore the use of natural materials in artistic production, nature observation, environmental awareness, and creative design processes. Practical art activities are carried out using leaves, branches, cones, stones, seeds, and other natural materials.
| 1. | Explains the relationship between nature and art. |
| 2. | Identifies nature-inspired art movements and artists. |
| 3. | Uses natural materials in artistic design processes. |
| 4. | Relates environmental awareness and sustainability principles to artistic practices. |
| 5. | Designs and creates original artworks inspired by nature. |
| 1. | The lost art of reading nature's signs, tristan gooley, destek publications |
| 2. | Nature symphony wıth ıts sounds, musıc and photos cüneyt budak - elvan uysal -sultan polat |
| 3. | Dıgıtal photography ın nature / application guide for travel and adventure photographers james martın |
| 4. | Nature and ınnovation arif gökhan rakıcı, yekta özcan özözer kitapyurdu dırect publıshıng (kdy) |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Attending Lectures | 1 | %10 |
| Assignment | 1 | %10 |
| Assignment Examination | 1 | %20 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| Lecture - Practice | 14 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignment | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Individual Work | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 48 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | |
OÇ-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
OÇ-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
OÇ-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
OÇ-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
OÇ-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||