COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EMPIRICAL FIRING TECHNIQUES II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SER 5058 EMPIRICAL FIRING TECHNIQUES II ELECTIVE 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Ceramics and Glass Design

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HALIL YOLERI

Offered to

Ceramics and Glass Design

Course Objective

This course aims to enable student to have advanced information related to different kiln types and firing techniques and able to perform alternative firing technics practically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To has advanced information about kiln types and firing techniques
2   To has advanced material information and to be capable of using kiln and firing equipment competently
3   To has advanced knowledge concerning developments and innovative approaches about alternative firing techniques
4   To be capable of turning the information, methods and techniques into application via developing them.
5   To be capable of expressing and confirming the practiced alternative firing technique in written and verbally

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, presentation of course targets and projects
2 Researching on project
3 Researching on project
4 Researching on project
5 Researching on project
6 Reviewing researches and validation of practice subjects.
7 Researching on project
8 Researching on project
9 Practices
10 Evaluation of concequences
11 Practices
12 Practices
13 Evaluation of concequences
14 Preparation of presentation and reporting.

Recomended or Required Reading

-James Watkins, Paul Andrew, Alternative Kilns&Firing Technigues, Lark Crafts, New York, 2004
- David Jones, Firing, The Crowood Press, 2007
- Fran Tristram, Single Firing, , A&C Black, London, 1996
- Hamer, F.J., The Potter s Dictionary of Materials and Technigues, A&C Black, Pennsylvania Press, London,2004
Hacızade, Fikret, Seramiğin Kimyası, Çizgi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2019
Arcasoy, Ateş; Başkırkan, Hasan, Seramik Teknolojisi, Türkiye Seramik Federasyonu, Istanbul, 2020

Ceramic Monthly, Ceramic Art And Perseption, Ceramic Technical, Neu Ceramic, Ceramic De Verre, Seramik Federasyonu Dergisi. Pişirim teknikleri üzerine yazılmış yabancı ve Türk yayınlar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Studies on lessons
Teaching theoretical information about firing techniques and kilns. Guiding students to make researches. Eximining aforementioned researches with students.
2. Practice
Controlling and practicing of approved firing technique by teamworking. Deliberating of problems and solutions that came up and analyzing theroretical information of application methods.
3. Presentation
Analyzing presentation files that include investigations and practices. Arguing the shortcomings with students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

halil.yoleri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Undefined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Practice 14 2 28
Lecture 14 2 28
Weekly preparings before/after the lesson(reading materials and articles etc.) 5 25 125
Report 1 25 25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 206

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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