COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF PUPPET THEATRE I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STS 2009 HISTORY OF PUPPET THEATRE I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Stage Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR AYTEN ÖĞÜTCÜ

Offered to

Stage Design

Course Objective

Covering the period from ancient civilizations to the present day within the process, dummy
development of theater, puppets and decor in understanding the technical, aesthetic changes and
development of the narrative. Classic and modern puppet staging forms and their technical
hardware adoption and usage patterns to teach. In the performing arts
the transfer of theoretical knowledge about the use of puppets.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   theoretical puppet history which is required to be used in puppet theater
2   infrastructure in the area to create a puppet theater puppet forms the necessary foundation on the history, technique, form and purpose of use given information about the cause and effect relationship also be taught along with
3   Join puppets and theoretical knowledge about the use of imported, reinforced by establishing parallels between the current application forms to be taught by
4   related to the field of puppet theater puppet forms the basic decor, and their understanding of the use forms throughout history to be taught in
5   By adopting the importance of lifelong learning, puppet technique, decor, understanding the mechanisms of play and self development to follow developments on hardware

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ders tanımı
2 Kuklanın ortaya çıkıçı, kullanım amacı ve antik uygarlıklardaki yeri
3 Kukla sözcüğünün etimolojik kökeni
4 Antik Yunana uygarlığında kuklanın kullanımı
5 Ilk kukla gösterileri
6 Ortaçağ döneminde kukla tiyatrosu
7 Ara sınav
8 16. yüzyılda kukla gösterileri
9 Commedia dell'arte geleneğinin kukla tiyatrosu üzerindeki etkileri
10 Gezgin kukla göstericilerinin kukla tiyatrosu açısından önemi
11 17. ve 18. yüzyılda kukla gösterileri
12 Propaganda aracı olarak kuklanın önemi
13 19. yüzyılda kukla tiyatrosu
14 Değerlendirme
15 Final sınavı

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Courses
The instructor, teach students the basic techniques and forms in puppet theatre and
lead exercises in these topics. Explain how diversifying the material choice in
different puppet techniques. Lead them to find solutions for possible technical
problems.
2.Reviewing Sessions and Discussions
In addition to the class activities, the exercises will be given to develop their
design skills upon theatre are asked from students as assignments. The reviewing
sessions about assignments-according to their presentation deadline-will be held each
week in the first half-hour period of the course by the instructor.
It will be encouraged that the students submit their views on designs and to
participate in class discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Course evaluation contains, first preliminary research, creativity in designs,
effective usage of material and technical inventions during the projects relate with a
specific material.
Student participation points to be obtained, (1) the state of attendance, (2) the
student's answers to the questions asked by the instructor during the class and quality
of project during class (3) and on the student's contribution for the creation of a
positive learning environment.

Assessment Criteria

1.It is obligatory to participate 70% of the classes in one term.
2.Any kind of plagiarism and attempts will result in disciplinary action.
3.Being absent in the class won t be regarded as a valid excuse for the late delivery
of homework/assignments or projects.
4.Late project for each day of delay deliveries will drop points equivalent to a letter
grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 45

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15
LO.22
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53