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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SER 5048	EMPIRICAL FIRING TECHNIQUES II	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	5

Offered By

Ceramics and Glass Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HALIL YOLERI

Offered to

Ceramics and Glass Design

Course Objective

This course aims to enable student to have advanced information related to different kiln types and firing techniques and able to perform alternative firing technics practically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To has advanced information about kiln types and firing techniques
2	To has advanced material information and to be capable of using kiln and firing equipment competently
3	To has advanced knowledge concerning developments and innovative approaches about alternative firing techniques
4	To be capable of turning the information, methods and techniques into application via developing them.
5	To be capable of expressing and confirming the practiced alternative firing technique in written and verbally

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction, presentation of course targets and projects
2	Researching on project
3	Researching on project
4	Researching on project
5	Researching on project
6	Reviewing researches and validation of practice subjects.
7	Researching on project
8	Researching on project
9	Practices
10	Evaluation of concequences
11	Practices
12	Practices
13	Evaluation of concequences
14	Preparation of presentation and reporting.

Recomended or Required Reading

-James Watkins, Paul Andrew, Alternative Kilns&Firing Technigues, Lark Crafts, New York, 2004
- David Jones, Firing, The Crowood Press, 2007
- Fran Tristram, Single Firing, , A&C Black, London, 1996
- Hamer, F.J., The Potter s Dictionary of Materials and Technigues, A&C Black, Pennsylvania Press, London,2004

Ceramic Monthly, Ceramic Art And Perseption, Ceramic Technical, Neu Ceramic, Ceramic De Verre, Seramik Federasyonu Dergisi. Pişirim teknikleri üzerine yazılmış yabancı ve Türk yayınlar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Studies on lessons
Teaching theoretical information about firing techniques and kilns. Guiding students to make researches. Eximining aforementioned researches with students.
2. Practice
Controlling and practicing of approved firing technique by teamworking. Deliberating of problems and solutions that came up and analyzing theroretical information of application methods.
3. Presentation
Analyzing presentation files that include investigations and practices. Arguing the shortcomings with students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRC	PRACTICE
2	RPT	REPORT
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	PRC * 0.50 +RPT * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Principally, evaluation will be made from complete finalized firing technique.
2. Presentation file and arguments of aforementioned studies will also be evaluated.
3. Finally, attendence of lessons, qualification of given answers and contribution of student for positive educational ambiance will be taken into consideration.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halil.yoleri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday:13:30-15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Practice	14	2	28
Lecture	14	2	28
Weekly preparings before/after the lesson(reading materials and articles etc.)	5	8	40
Report	1	25	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14
LO.1	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
LO.2	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
LO.3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4
LO.5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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