COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSERVATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5166 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 conservation of historical buildings is briefly preserved by preserving the historical, aesthetic and technical characteristics of the buildings. The aim of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of conservation techniques and the reasons of deterioration of traditional building materials and structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the causes of deterioration of historical building materials
2   Defining damage detection methods and conservation techniques
3   Associating material to conservation
4   Questioning with examples the relationships between material to conservation
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 Causes of stone material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
3 Causes of wooden material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
4 Causes of soil-based material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
5 Causes of metal material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
6 Traditional binding, mortar and plaster distortion reasons, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
7 Traditional decoration reasons, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
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):
- Zakar, L. & Eyüpgiller, K.K. (2018), Mimari Restorasyon Koruma Teknik ve Yöntemleri, YEM Yayın.
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