COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IN TURKISH ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTS 3116 CONTEMPORARY DESIGN IN TURKISH ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Ancient Turkish Calligraphy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYNUR MAKTAL

Offered to

Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Stage Design
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach the differences and innovations in education system of Turkish calligraphy art by comparing with the classical system and to provide students the ability of perceiving, interpretating and presenting new design examples with a new perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to define Turkish calligraphy art and its properties,
2   to state contemporary interpretations of Turkish calligraphy art which occurred in republic period.
3   to compare the styles (üslup) in classic and republic period pieces of Turkish calligraphy art
4   to compare the Turkish calligraphy art pieces with calligraphy arts of different cultures.
5   to make interpretations about contemporary artists and their pieces; to present unique designs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The comparison of classic education system and modern education system in Turkish calligraphy art
2 New interpretations in the Turkish calligraphy art, in modern education system.
3 The Turkish calligraphy art in republic period
4 Calligraphers of republic period and their famous pieces
5 The evaluations of stylization in the Turkish calligraphy art,in republic period
6 Decorative elements in Turkish calligraphy art
7 Emin Barın and his innovations in Turkish calligraphy art
8 Contemporary artists in Turkish calligraphy art and their pieces
9 Classical remainings in contemporary Turkish calligraphy art design
10 Degenerations in Turkish calligraphy art today
11 The comparison of contemporary Turkish calligraphy art examples with calligraphy art examples from different countries.
12 The comparison of Turkish calligraphy art with similar disciplines and examples
13 Contemporary interpretations in Turkish calligraphy art .The completion and evaluation of unique design projects.

Recomended or Required Reading

Süheyl Ünver,Tuğrakeş Ismail Hakkı Altunbazer,Istanbul,1955.
Ismail Hakkı Baltacıoğlu, Türk Plastik Sanatları; Ankara 1950; 200s.
Ilhami Turan, Bir Yazı Sevdalısı Emin Barın ,Istanbul,2002.
Önder Küçükerman, Hattan Harfe Zicirin Halkalarını Yeniden Bağlayan Emin Barın ,Istanbul,2002.
Anna Turay, Emin Barın ın ölümüyle Hat Sanatının Koca bir Cildi Kapandı ,Cumhuriyet,11 Ocak 1988.
Metin Şahinoğlu,Anadolu Selçuklu Mimarisinde Yazının Dekoratif Eleman Olarak Kullanılması,Istanbul,1977.
Mithat Sertoğlu,Osmanlı Türklerinde Tuğra,Istanbul,1975.
The Garden of Besmele, Boğaziçi Yayınlar;1998; 279s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In this course, the contemporary examples of Turkish calligraphy art will be interpretated by comparing them with classic pieces and a presentation will be done by preparing designs with the examples of contemporary Turkish calligraphy art.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The course begins with theoretical description, drawing with the help of visuals and personal applications about related subjects. Students who are late have right to enter the course in next half hour. Students who come to class after that time are evaluated as attended the half of the class. All of the attendances are evaluated in order to percentages given above. At the end of the classes, the subject of next class is announced to students as research subject. At the beginning of the next class, stages of the works are examined, mistakes are criticized and discussed; then the students begin their new application in studios.

Assessment Criteria

The course begins with theoretical description, drawing with the help of visuals and personal applications about related subjects. Students who are late have right to enter the course in next half hour. Students who come to class after that time are evaluated as attended the half of the class. All of the attendances are evaluated in order to percentages given above. At the end of the classes, the subject of next class is announced to students as research subject. At the beginning of the next class, stages of the works are examined, mistakes are criticized and discussed; then the students begin their new application in studios.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Participation on courses take in the course,even those from course of afterthe start time are taken into consideration the participation of half a course. Towards the end of each lecture will be covered inthe next lesson the student is offered as asubject of study and reseaResarch studends of the subject matterof the designated day, makes a presantation on the subject of research provides an active class participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aynur.maktal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 09:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Field study 1 9 9
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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