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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
RSA 5039	CREATIVE PROCESS IN ART I	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Painting

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AHMET FEYZI KORUR

Offered to

Painting

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an insight into the theoretical and current problems of creativity, based on the historical developments in plastic arts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The student is expected to gain knowledge in issues regarding art and its definition
2	Understand the evolution of principles and criteria constituting the unity of cultural values in a historical context
3	Develop an awarness of the status of art in terms of ideology
4	Become knowledgeable in the matters of science and art
5	To explore into artistic creativity by focusing on the problems of contemporary art

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Creativity in the context of culture
2	Art and definitions of art
3	Play, magic, and the reflection theory.
4	The separation of primitive and classical art
5	Art in terms of ideology
6	Art and Psychoanalysis.
7	Term paper
8	Creativity as an encounter
9	Religion, art and philosophy
10	Art and society
11	Modern art and creativity.
12	Kitsch and art
13	Contemporary art and creativity
14	Symbolic capacity and creativity
15	Presentation and final evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

"Yaratma Cesareti" (Rollo May).
"Oyun ve Gerçeklik "(Donald W. Winnicott)
"Sanat ve Sanatçılar Üzerine (Sigmund Freud)
"Sanat Problemleri" (Susanne K. Langer)
"Sanat Teori Eleştiri (Ahmet Feyzi Korur)
"Kitsch Üzerine" (Odd Nerdrum)
"Sanatın toplumsal Tarihi" (Arnold Houser)
"Sanatın Sonu" (Donald Kuspit)
"Sanatın Sonundan Sonra" (Arthur C. Danto)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, analogical and psycho-analytical interpretations, class discussions, term papers.

Assessment Methods

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

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation will be based on the student's ability to appropriate the class material, and through his or her artistic practice and relate it to contemporary art issues.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is decisive to attend lectures and in-class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

feyzi.korur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

During working hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	15	7	105
Homework preparation	5	1	5
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.5	PO.11
LO.1	4	4	4
LO.2	4	4	4
LO.3	4	4	4
LO.4	4	4	4
LO.5	4	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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