SER617 - CERAMICS FIRING TECHNIQUES I
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERAMICS FIRING TECHNIQUES I | SER617 | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Team/Group Work | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. T. Emre Feyzoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Hikmet Mutlu (Başkaya) Yağcı | |||||
| Course objective | To get gradute students familiar with alternative firing techniques, and firing methods specific to different cultures. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | 1. Examination of the concept of ceramic firing 2. Determination of factors to be considered in the firing of artistic ceramic forms 3. Determination of firing principles according to the design 4. Introduction to diverse ceramic firing methods | |||||
| References | Books, magazines, brochures on design, ceramic art and industrial ceramic production; internet; books published by important ceramic artists on firing and kiln-building. Olsen, Fred; TheKilnBook, Kusakabe, Masakazu;TheJapaneseFiring, | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to ceramic firing principles |
| Week 2 | Presentation and discussion on diverse firing techniques |
| Week 3 | Presentation and discussion on diverse firing techniques (continuing). |
| Week 4 | Primitive firing techniques in Anatolia |
| Week 5 | Primitive firing techniques in Anatolia (continuing). |
| Week 6 | I. Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Introduction to firing techniques of differentcultures |
| Week 8 | Presentation on Far Eastern ceramic firing techniques |
| Week 9 | Student presentations on Far Eastern ceramic firing techniques |
| Week 10 | Student presentations on Far Eastern ceramic firing techniques (continuing). |
| Week 11 | II. Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Introduction to Central and Western Europeanfiringtechniques |
| Week 13 | Central and Western European firing techniques(continuing). |
| Week 14 | Student presentations on Central and Western European firing techniques |
| Week 15 | - |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Application | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 44 | 46 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest