COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5183 INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEZIHAT KÖŞKLÜK KAYA

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

The course is an introduction to conservation and discusses historical structures in material and structural terms. The course aims to teach the students the traditional construction materials such as stone and wood and the structural uses of materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining historical building materials
2   Defining historical building structures
3   Associating historical building materials to historical building structures
4   Questioning with examples the relationships between historical building materials to historical building structures
5   Developing conservation suggestions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 Types of stone materials, structural features and forms of use
3 Types of wooden materials, structural features and forms of use
4 Types of soil-based materials, structural features and forms of use
5 Types of metal materials, structural features and forms of use
6 Types of traditional binder, mortar and plaster, structural features and forms of use
7 Types of traditional decoration, structural features and forms of use
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Case studies
10 Case studies
11 Case studies
12 Case studies
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): None.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Friedman, D. (2010), Historical Building Construction: Design, Materials, and Technology, W.W. Nortan & Company
References: None.
Materials: None.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual research and study format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

-

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Homework/ Presentation % 25 (LO4, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

-

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nezihat.koskluk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 4 44
Student Presentations 2 4 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 4 44
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51