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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SOP 2028	MEDITATIVE DANCE : BODY AWARENESS THERAPY-BAT 4	ELECTIVE	0	2	0	2

Offered By

Opera

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SEVINÇ RENKVER

Offered to

Opera

Course Objective

Initiate a holistic enhancement to eliminate the comunicational traumas of the body and promote the balance and enhance the posture; provide comfort in physical and energy levels, enable emotional regulation, functional motion, effective breathing and attain better voice performances for a better artist profile

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Promote a positive effect on the whole being (body, mind and spirit).
2	Initiating life awareness, might enhance self dicipline, creative mind and visual esthetics.
3	Help develop a powerful, careful, observant, coping and happy artist personality by applying awareness, creativity and focus on craft.
4	Breathing exercises may have positive effect on the autonomic nervous system and help the diaphragm and enhance voice capacity to higher pitches.
5	Help enhance creativity and artistic success beyond the limits with a healthy existance as body-mind-spirit.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Trager Fiziksel Entegrasyon	Rhythm - sound - breath
2	Trager Fiziksel Entegrasyon	Rhythm - sound - breath
3	aesthetic body	Gardjieff Technique
4	aesthetic body	Final
5	Awareness-attention-focus-perception, meditation
6	Awareness-attention-focus-perception, meditation
7	Midterm
8	Feldenkrais Technique
9	Feldenkrais Technique
10	Rhythm - sound - breath

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source: RENKVER,Sevinç. Yaşlıların Psiko-Sosyal Uyumlarının Kazandırılmasında Bir Araç Olarak Halk Danslarının Meditatif Etkileri Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü-Izmir, 1991.
WOSIEN,Maria Gabriele.Tanz.München,Kösel 1985
RENKVER, Sevinç. Dans Terapi 19.Anadolu Psikiyatri Günleri, Kongre Sunumu, 2010.
Other Sources: RENKVER, Sevinç. Ruhunuzu ve Bedeninizi Dansla Terapi Edin ITO Ekonomik Vizyon Dergisi sy.64,Izmir ,2004.
ADDINGTON,Jack Ensign.%100 Düşünce Gücü.Akaşa 1995
BECK, Aaron T. Bilişsel Terapi ve Duygusal Bozukluklar Litera Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2008.
DRAKE,Jonathan. Alexander Tekniği Ege Meta Yayınları, 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Special one-to-one or couple techniques (Alexandre-Helen, Feldenkreiss-Labangardieff), Medibeça (meditative mental and spiritual exercises), enhancement and development techniques like yoga and meditation are taught to utilise and incorporate into dance and motion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE
3	RST	RESIT
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	RST

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Regular attendance to class,
The effect of studies on student s awareness and creativity,
Face and body expressions of emotions and thoughts, evaluated by the compliance of other hints and observance as a whole.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%80 attendance is required.
Absence in class has a negative effect on the whole development.
Comfortable outfit required to comply with the purpose of class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevincrenkver@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for final exam	1	1	1
Preparing assignments	2	2	4
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.8	PO.9	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1		2	3	2	3		3	3	1
LO.2		3	1	2	3		1	3
LO.3		3	2	3	3		3	3	2
LO.4	3
LO.5	3	3	3			1	1	3	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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