COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO GLASS TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SRS 3012 INTRODUCTION TO GLASS TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Ceramic and Glass Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HALIL YOLERI

Offered to

Ceramics
Ceramic and Glass Design
Ceramic and Glass

Course Objective

This course aims to introduce glass shaping methods, material and its applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have general information about glass design
2   To Know glass material and its technical information
3   To know researching methods adn techniques using glass design and technology
4   To identify professional terminology and concepts
5   To transform information derived from education specialized field to competence

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition and classification of the glass
2 Introduction to Glass forming techniques,the inner mold and blowing techniques
3 Glass casting techniques "mold casting, sand casting, pressing technique"
4 Glass forming techniques in Kiln "Kiln casting"
5 Glass forming techniques in Kiln "pate de verre
6 Glass forming techniques in Kiln "mosaic glass technique, murinne, (millefiori)
7 Glass forming techniques in Kiln " sink, fusion and Lampworking
8 Mid-Term exam
9 Cold glass forming techniques "cut glass, acid etching, sand etching, the diamond tip etching, sculpting
10 Joining techniques "stained glass, tiffany, dalle de vere"
11 Decorative techniques "Adding and wrap parts, cracking, a watermark, Graal, incalmo"
12 Decorative techniques lamelles- plaguettes, marquetry, dust decor
13 Decorative techniques "Enameling, painting, the inner painting, painting under glass, iridescent glass"
14 Assessment of projects and assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Techniques of Kiln-formed Glass, Keith Cummings, A&C Black- London, Universty of Pennsylvania Pres, Philadelphia, 1997
Glass Casting and Mold Making, Boyce Lundstrom, Vitreous Publications, 1989
Warm Glass, Philippa Beveridge, Ignasi Domenech, Eva Pascual, A Division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.New York, 2005
Çağdaş Cam Sanatı, Fırın Teknikleri ve Uygulamalar, Keith Cummings, Karakalem Kitabevi Yayınları, Izmir,2011
Bulunuşundan Üflemeye Uygulamalı Cam Teknikleri, Akantaş, Bilgehan Uzuner,Inkılap Kitabevi, 2004
Complementary Materials:
Web pages related with the techniques, Symposium article boks, magazines, exhibition catalogs

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Faculty members advise to students, glass forming techniques, application processes of these techniques produced artistic and industrial examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written exams will be held aimed to identifying students interests and knowledge gained as a result of lessons and term work will be given.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1-Attendence has to be %70 along the term.
2-All kinds of pilagiarism will result in disciplinary action.
3-Delivery of the projects on time and attandence of final presentation are obligatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sema.topac@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm 1 1 1
Lectures 12 1 12
Final 1 1 1
Assessment of assignment and presentation 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Assessment of assignment and presentation 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Assessment of assignment and presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 21

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

CONTACT INFORMATION
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