COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIRING TECHNIQUES AND CERAMIC KILNS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SRM 2012 FIRING TECHNIQUES AND CERAMIC KILNS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Department of Ceramics and Glass Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MEMDUHA CANDAN GÜNGÖR

Offered to

Ceramic and Glass Design
Ceramics

Course Objective

It's aimed to teach basic information about ceramic firing steps and also acquaint different firing techniques and kiln types for alternative firing techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to has basic information about kiln types.
2   to be capable of using kiln equipment efficiently.
3   to has information concerning kiln types
4   has information according kiln shapes.
5   has information about bisque firing and kiln regime.
6   has information about glaze firing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic information about kilns.
2 Basic information about kiln equipment.
3 Kiln information concerning fuel types.
4 Kiln information concerning fuel types.
5 Kiln information concerning kiln shapes.
6 Basic information about firing degrees.
7 Basic information about bisque firing
8 Basic information about glaze firing
9 Basic information about firing techniques.
10 Basic information about firing techniques.
11 Basic information about firing techniques.
12 Bisgue firing
13 Glaze firing
14 Assesment of project

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings: Seramik Fırınları, Güner Sümer

Additional Sources:
Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel, James C. Watkins, Paul Andrew Wandless
Seramik Yapıyoruz, Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson,Çeviren:Sevim Çizer
The Kiln book, Frederick L. Olsen
Complementary Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course will be ended with several firing process.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Evaliation will be from application of the technigues on time and with the assesment of finished product according to determined criterias.

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation will be made from finishing of the projects in time and measuring up.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is compulsory.
2. All kinds of pilagiarism will result in disciplinary action.
3. Absence in the course and the late deliverings of homeworks and projects will be considered as a valid excuse.
4. Delivery of the projects on time and attandence of final presentation are obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

candan.gungor@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 7 1 7
Preparation for tutorial exam (studio...) 1 5 5
Assesment of project 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 40

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2555552
LO.3555552
LO.4555552
LO.5555552
LO.6555552

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