Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TAA 2303	JEWELLERY DESIGN I	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	6

Offered By

Accessory Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR NEŞEM ERTAN AYATA

Offered to

Accessory Design
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department

Course Objective

It is aimed to teach how to make unique designs and how to form a accessories and jewelery collection in accordance with the design criterion including ergonomics and anthropometric in the process from color and fabric studies used in the illustration of accessories and jewelery, which take part within fashion accessories product group to the design and presentation state (thought, draft, sketch, design, material selection and presentation).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to make illustration in the form, color and fabrics that can reflect the product correctly in the stage of designing accessories and jewelry
2	To be able to develop innovative, creative and unique ideas in accessories and jewelry area
3	To be able to transform his/her innovative, creative and unique ideas in accessories and jewelry area into design
4	To have information about the criterion of accessories and jewelry design and to be able to make designs accordingly
5	To be able to perform material selection of the product he/she designs as an accessory or jewelry
6	To be able to determine production technical of the product he/she designs as an accessory or jewelry
7	To be able to prepare presentation sheet/sheets, which involve the illustration and technical initiative of the design in a way to transfer the required details to the other party
8	To be able to clearly express and defend designs, technical initiatives and presentation works that he/she prepared before evaluation jury within the scope of Accessory and Jewelry Design I Course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

TMG 1047 - Basic Clothing Knowladge I
TMG 1041 - Textile Materials

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Informing to the students about the research, sketch and design period, presentation stages within the scope of Project to be assigned in accordance with the course.
2	Assigning the 1st. Project and explaining the methodology related to the preliminary research that the students will perform.
3	Evaluation of Project research and sketches.
4	Controlling Project designs and petit jury.
5	Controlling of presentation sheets and arrangements, suggestions and evaluations
6	Providing information about assigning 2nd Project and research, sketch and time period required within the scope of Project
7	Evaluation Project researches and sketches and carrying out amendments
8	Controlling Project designs and petit jury
9	Controlling of presentation sheets and arrangements, suggestions and evaluations
10	Assigning the 3rd Project, informing about the research, sketch and time period required within the scope of project
11	Evaluation of Project researches and sketches.
12	Controlling Project designs and petit jury.
13	Controlling of presentation sheets and arrangements, suggestions and evaluations
14	Evaluation, Preparation to End of Period Jury Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Maurice P. Galli, Nina Giambelli, Dominique Riviere, Fanfan Li; The Art of Jewelry Design: Principles of Design, Rings and Earrings , Bushwood Books, 1999
Liz Olver; The Art of Jewellery Design, From Idea to Reality , A&C Black Publishers Ltd., 2002
Ursula Ilse- Neuman; "Inspired Jewellery", Antique Collectors Club Dist, 2009
Tim McCreight; "Jewelry, Fundamentals of Metalsmithing", Hand Books Press, 1997
Hugh Tait; Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery , Firefly Books, 2008
Additional Sources:
Marthe Le Van, Robert W. Ebendorf; 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments for the Hand , Lark Books, 2004
Marthe Le Van; 500 Earrings: New Directions in Contemporary Jewellery , Lark Books, 2007
Marthe Le Van; 500 Bracelets: An Inspiring Collection of Extraordinary Designs , Lark Books, 2005
Marthe Le Van; 500 Necklaces: Contemporary Interpretations of a Timeless Form , Lark Books, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Research:Educator of the course carries out the initiative of the Project provided within the scope of the course (explains the expected performance as a part of the Project), and talks about the process of the Project. He/she makes suggestions about solution and directs students to generate solutions. He/she wants students to make visual and literary researches as a part of the Project.
2- Process of Sketch and Design:At the end of the research, sketches of the students are evaluated within a time period that all of the classroom can participate as of the first hour of the class and its conformity with the Project, its authentic and its criteria to transform into design ,are discussed and by providing not only the educator but also the students to be able to comment about the sketches, an environment in which they can perform brainstorm is constituted. Elected sketches are transformed into design within the scope of design criterion and creative power of the student.
3- Period of Representation and Production and Evaluation of Jury

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	PRS	PRESENTATION
2	RPR	RESEARCH PRESENTATION
3	PRJ	PROJECT
4	ATT	ATTENDANCE
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	PRS * 0.20 + RPR * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.10

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Evaluation stage of the course;
1- The evaluation will be performed by considering the research that the student made related to the assigned Project, his/her performance from the sketch time period to the end of design (producing ideas, revealing creative and unique designs, design analysis within the course and his/her participation to the evaluation time periods intellectually and verbally), conformity of the designs with the project, his/her success in the material election of designs and determining manufacturing techniques, reproducibility and usability of the designs in accordance with the project (ergonomic), conformity of technical and presentation sheets of the designs with the design presentation criteria,
2- And by paying attention to the performance of the student before evaluation jury (to be able to defend his/her designs, technical and presentation sheets)

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation for all design Project will be carried out in a way to cover the sketch time period as well. Time period of improving sketch and design constitutes minimum 50% of the grading for design.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 80% of classes is compulsory.
2. All kinds of plagiarizing attempt results in actual disciplinary punishment.
3. In the event that assigned researches, required sketch-design studies etc. are not brought on the date announced by the student, evaluation is carried out as per the mentioned circumstances, however the student is obliged to bring the required materials. Not participating the class will not accepted as an excuse to not fulfilling course obligations.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nesemertan@gmail.com

Office Hours

friday 11-12 am

Work Placement(s)