Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
Offered to |
NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES |
Course Objective |
Natural stones are frequently use as building material both engineering and architecture. They can be use various purpose in architecture such as load-bearing, cladding, covering or filling materials. Natural stones have been used in load bearing wall of traditional construction system in architecture. However, they are frequently in use as a cladding material in contemporary architecture. Therefore in this course, types, properties, installation systems and application methods of stone slabs in architecture, will be examined. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
.Chacon, M.A. (1999), Architectural Stone Fabrication, Installation and Selection. John Wiley&Sons Inc. U.S.A. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
The course is taught in a lecture, research assignment, class presentation and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend and both the lecture and seminar hours and take part in the discussion sessions. |
Assessment Methods |
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*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable. |
Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
%25 mid-term exam + %25 presentation of research assignment +%50 submission of the research assignment as a Final exam. |
Assessment Criteria |
MID TERM EXAM % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4,) |
Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
Course Policies and Rules |
One mid-term examination will averaged and affect the grade by 25%. Each student work on a research subject of application methods of natural stones. Students must present their research subject and his presentation will be averaged and affect the grade by 25%. Submission of the research assignment as a final exam will 50% of the resulting grade. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
neslihan.guzel@deu.edu.tr |
Office Hours |
to be announced |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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