COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPOSITION AND SPACE IN MINIATURE PAINTINGS II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GES 6124 COMPOSITION AND SPACE IN MINIATURE PAINTINGS II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Traditional Turkish Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FILIZ ADIGÜZEL TOPRAK

Offered to

Traditional Turkish Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to research the mentality and viewpoints that shape space perception of miniature and composition principles, and to have the students make original resolutions and original designs on this subject.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After the education given with this course, the students are supposed to know the miniature styles presenting differences throughout history and master the related literature and terminology in, at least, one foreign language,
2   examine and interpret the miniatures of a writing presenting differences in terms of subject and space with regards to composition principles,
3   discuss and put forward new ideas the relationship between space perception and composition order by considering the tendencies of an art environment where the writing is illustrated and the philosophical infrastructure of the period,
4   prepare an article which is related to their field, suitable for academic writing rules and ethics and which can be changed into a publication, or make a presentation in a scientific meeting,
5   make an original design using theoretical knowledge they have gained in their education and visual resource they have made up.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of original miniature styles that have come to the forth throughout history ( accompanied with slides )
2 Main miniature writings presenting differences in terms of subject and space description
3 Main miniature writings presenting differences in terms of subject and space description
4 Viewpoints that are thought to dominate styles and images produced in the East / philosophical and literary writing belonging to periods
5 Examining the space perception and composition orders in miniature
6 Examining the space perception and composition orders in miniature ( mentality and philosophical infrastructure )
7 Students presentation and discussion
8 Students presentation and discussion
9 Students presentation and discussion
10 Fixing materials and a subject for an original miniature design
11 Application
12 Application
13 Completing the application and presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Beşir Ayvazoğlu; Islam Estetiği ve Insan, Çağ Yay., Istanbul 1989.
Ipek Duben; Türk Resmi ve Eleştirisi, Bilgi Üni. Yay., 2006.
Jale Nejdet Erzen; Çoğul Estetik, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2011;,Oleg Grabar; Masterpieces of Islamic Art, Prestel Books, USA 2009.
Pavel Florenski; Tersten Perspektif, Metis Yay., Istanbul 2001, çev.:Yeşim Tükel.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, the students will be canalized to main and supplementary resources in order to have them consider and interpret the miniature as a painting style. Furthermore, they are asked to read some related articles from scientific magazines, especially published in English, and these articles will be supported with new ideas in class discussions. The students will also be encouraged to make a presentation in a scientific meeting and will be asked to make a presentation at the same level in class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 RPT REPORT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + RPR * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The main evaluation criteria is made up of the students resource scanning after being guided to main sources and their presentation in the lesson. They are also evaluated by the answers they will be asked and their participation in the discussions after the lesson. Moreover, the creativity in their original designs and the originality will be taken into account.

Assessment Criteria


The mid-term, final and presentation will be evaluated out of 100, and the average will be out of 100.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

After the students are instructed with the theoretical knowledge, both orally and written, applications will be performed one to one. They are informed about the following lessons and expected to do pre-study.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

filiz.adiguzel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Not avaliable.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theory 13 2 26
Practical 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures (working out on course materials, reading essays etc.) 13 4 52
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 6 6
Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
Preparation for Presentations 1 20 20
Preparation for reports 13 3 39
Atelier work 13 2 26
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.155
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55554

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