Information Package / Course Catalogue
Information Design
Course Code: YBS262
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to gain students some skills to communicate effectively in written form; individual students in the information age in which we are providing the skills needed to meet in order to make them effective members of society; to make students interpret the data correctly, to provide data-information-knowledge to know the tools needed to design the process and to be able to use the information; to give students an ability to make sense of the information presented by the different design elements and to make them evaluate a variety of designs and objects in an effective way.

Course Content

Data, information, knowledge concepts, types of literacy and information literacy, information basic concepts related to the design and principles of information design elements, visualization of the information, editing, design, chart types, chart reading, interpretation and creation, table reading, interpretation and creation, screen design, infographics, universal design guidelines

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Describes the basic concepts and design elements related to the design.
2.Defines the information and data, information, knowledge should be able to explain the relationship between concepts.
3.Has an ability to understand the link between literacy and information design.
4.Selects the tools which will be used in information design according to their objectives.
5.Explains the basic elements of information presentation process and be able to plan the delivery process designed information.
6.Explains the design and they should be able to read the information presented in various forms and they must interpret and explain the role of the designer information.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturer Notes
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Giving general information about information design
Week 2 - Theoretical
Information design disciplines
Week 3 - Theoretical
The definition of the visual to understand and visualize the concept of data and information (in English "knowledge" and "information" difference between the concepts) and definitions, data in networked environments, information, knowledge and relationship between quality output concepts
Week 4 - Theoretical
Types of literacy and information literacy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Visualization and information design principles of information design: Text visualization
Week 6 - Theoretical
Visualization design in Information: Numerical visualization
Week 7 - Theoretical
Visualization design in Information: Numerical visualization
Week 8 - Theoretical
Create Infographics-interpret events
Week 9 - Theoretical
Screen design
Week 10 - Theoretical
Principles of effective presentations
Week 11 - Theoretical
The use of Latex
Week 12 - Theoretical
The use of latex
Week 13 - Theoretical
Project Presentations
Week 14 - Theoretical
Project Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Individual Work143156
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026