COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESTITUTION OF CARPETS AND RUGS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 5137 RESTITUTION OF CARPETS AND RUGS I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GONCA KARAVAR

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to have the students comprehend the importance of documentation during textile restoration; to have them figure out at which stage the people educated on design officiate in this period; and to help them to specialize in their field.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   make technical analysis of the carpets and rugs, at the speciality level, to be restored at the documentation stage,
2   make academic researches to complete the missing parts of carpets or plain weavings schematically,
3   define carpets or rugs schematically by referring to the sources of their periodical features,
4   follow the international studies related to their field,
5   present their restitution study effectively.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction of the course content
2 Researching the international institutes and entities wrking in this field
3 ICOM scanning the source
4 ICOM scanning the source
5 ICOM scanning the source
6 ICCOM scanning the source
7 ICCOM scanning the source
8 ICCOM scanning the source
9 Hampton Court - scanning the source
10 Hampton Court - scanning the source
11 Hampton Court - scanning the source
12 Presentation of the determined sample applications
13 Presentation of the determined sample applications

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The foreign studies, entities, institutions and plants related to the field are examined as well as scanning the related literature. Later on, the documentation stage, the most important part of restoration, is instructed by studying on the international laws and regulations, considering the studies of international institutes and entities working in this field.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

A mid-term and a final exam will be given, related to the lesson subjects. Besides, the students are supposed to prepare a homework. The pass grade will be determined out of the mid-term, final and homework grades.

Assessment Criteria

The mid-term, the final and the homework will be evaluated out of 100. the 20 % of the mid-term, 20 % of the homework and 60 % of the final will determine the pass grade. The students will be informed about value of the questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance is compulsory.
Before the end of the term, in the last 15 days, students will be able to learn their attendance. The students who have failed due to absenteeism will not be admitted the final exam.
At the end of each lesson, the next one s subject is given to the students as study and research subject. So, students come to the next lesson ready.
Students who are on sick leave will be considered absent, except the mid-term and the final exams.
By no means is the student given the exam again, if he does not take the mid-term or/and the final without any excuse.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gonca.karavar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.254555
LO.354555
LO.454555
LO.55