COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSEUM THEMES AND EXHIBITION I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 5025 MUSEUM THEMES AND EXHIBITION I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR REMZI YAĞCI

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

The museums had long been considered as mere temples housing something of the past, but
in today's highly competitive world, they point to an interesting future. The museum
landscape has become so varied, that it may not suffice to use merely three traditional
categories, namely historical, technological and thematic museums to grasp the vast
variety existing throughout the world. The aim of this course is toprovide to the
students the background to discuss this variety by highlighting the importance of
exhibition techniques for different audiences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students learn to examine the museums from a thematic perspective
2   Students learn to evaluate different expectations and demands of different groups
3   Students examine the themes of museums from a historical perspective
4   Students learn to discuss themes for future museums

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Bibliography and Methodology
2 An historical approach to thematic museums
3 The concept and themes of museums in Ancient times
4 The concept and themes of museums in Medieval period
5 The Renaissance and Thematic museums
6 Museum themes in 17th and 18th centuries
7 Museum themes in 19th and 20th centuries
8 mid-term exam
9 Contemporary museum themes
10 Contemporary museum themes
11 Contemporary museum themes and ehibition techniques
12 Contemporary museum themes and ehibition techniques
13 overview
14 final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Edward, P. Alexander,2007, Museums in Motion: An Introduction to the History and
Functions of Museum, Altamira Press.
Gail, Anderson,2004, Reinventing the Museum: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
on the Paradigm Shift, Altamira Press.
Black, Graham, 2005, The Engaging Museum: Developing Museums for Visitor Involvement,
Routledge.
Walsh, Kevin, 1993. The Representation of the Past, Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and student presentations

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Presentations, Mid-term and Final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance /70%) is obligatory.
Students are expected to prepare presentations and homeworks on assigned subjects.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

remzi.yagci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Case study 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.13523
LO.2125
LO.345
LO.4442

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