COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGN OF TRADITIONAL WEAVINGS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 6103 DESIGN OF TRADITIONAL WEAVINGS I ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NURAY AYHAN

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make decorative weaving design through tapestry, rug, light rug ( cicim ), sumac, zili and carpet weaving techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   convey their knowledge on tapestry, rug, cicim, sumac, zili and carpet techniques,
2   make a decorative weaving design,
3   fix the weaving techniques which are suitable for their designs,
4   make a choice on the loom by which they can convert the designs into application,
5   make a choice on the materials which are suitable for their designs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Revision of the techniques used for traditional weavings
2 Assessment of the materials used for traditional weavings
3 Assessment of the loom forms
4 Defining textile techniques
5 Starting design sketches
6 Going on with the sketches
7 Going on with the sketches
8 Going on with the sketches
9 Going on with the sketches
10 Going on with the sketches
11 Choosing a suitable sketch for the design
12 Fixing suitable loom techniques for the design
13 Fixing suitable materials for the design
14 Fixing suitable loom features and dimensions

Recomended or Required Reading

5000 YEARS OF TEXTILES
Edited by Jennifer HARRIS, British Museum Press and The Whitworth Art Gallery-The Victoria and Albert Museum, 1993 (first published),320 S.

Bahattin Şeber-Dilek Alpan: Kumaş Yapı Bilgisi. Istanbul 1989, ITKIB Yayınları, 117 S.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, we discuss the preparation process of a decorative weaving design by making use of different weaving techniques and their advantages. The students are supposed to make a presentation to the other students after their translation is checked.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nuray.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15245
LO.25255
LO.355255
LO.455255
LO.555255