COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIAMOND GRADING SYSTEM AND ESSENTIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NBG 5020 DIAMOND GRADING SYSTEM AND ESSENTIALS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MURAT HATIPOĞLU

Offered to

NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES

Course Objective

To be able to read internationally recognized diamond certificates according to 4C s of diamond value, and to accommodate for a full-cut brilliant, and to trade rough and cut diamonds.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To able to comprehend color, clearance, cut and carat subjects in diamonds.
2   To able to comprehend color, clearance, cut and carat subjects in diamonds.
3   To able to comprehend diamond cutting models and distinctive characteristics of diamonds.
4   To able to analyze the economics of diamonds.
5   To able to distinguish from each other of natural, synthetic, and artificial diamonds.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of diamond cutting. Historical development of full-cut brilliant cutting. Physical and optical features of diamonds.
2 4C s of the polished diamonds (color, clarity, cut and carat weight).
3 Classification regarding to color of the polished diamonds. Effects on full-cut brilliant of fluorescence. How do full-cut brilliant assess in the visible color range. Enhanced and fancy colored diamonds. Economics of rough diamonds. Worldwide famous diamonds
4 How the clarity finds out and assesses- inclusions and lattice defects. Assessment of the polished diamond regarding to clarity. How do the inclusions appearance and durability.
5 Assessment of the polished diamonds regarding cut and weight. Differences between carat and karat
6 Assessment of Crown and pavilion as well as total dept.
7 Mid-term exam
8 Assessment of rations. How does the cutting light effect the stone s value. Essentials in fancy cuts and mounted diamonds
9 International diamond grading systems and reports. How does a diamond report read GIA, CIBJO, HRD, IGI diamond grading systems.
10 Identification of the diamonds. Synthetic and artificial diamonds and distinguishing. Enhancement and treatment on the coloration and clarity. Synthetic moissanite and the other stimulants and distinguishing from the natural ones.
11 Most popular diamond cut models.
12 Geology of the diamond deposits.
13 Diamond sources (deposit, geological disturbance, primary and secondary formations, the worldwide establishments of diamond mining.
14 Full-cut diamond dealers in Turkey and the world. How does the market continue Diamond bourses- professional and official organizations.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Eric BRUTON. Diamonds.
2. Murat HATIPOĞLU. Elmas (Mineralojik, Gemolojik, Jeolojik ve Mücevherat Özellikleri).
3. Murat HATIPOĞLU. Süstaşları (Türkiye ve Dünyadaki Satıcı Firmalar, Borsalar, Fiyatlandırma Kriterleri ve Fiyatlar, Satış Teknikleri).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Teaching
2.To be made application and research homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Theoretical Mid Exam %30 (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4)
2.Presentation of Assignment and Research Homework %20 (CLO5)
3.Final Exam %60 (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4)

Assessment Criteria

It will be assessed theoretical mid exam, presentation of assignment and research homework and final exam as well as 5 course-learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

All students must attend to the conducted courses with at least 80%. During the course and in the exams, all kind of making a copy are evaluated comprising a discipline crime.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: murat.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr Tel:: +90-232-3012564

Office Hours

Working hours in week that the faculty staff has not a course period

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 70 70
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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