COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 4117 MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ZEYNEP ÇAKMAKÇI

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

In this course, the publications produced by different museums selected from the world and our country in order to inform the public and visitors about their activities will be examined in detail. Information will be given about the preparation and content of promotional publications such as posters, announcements, news, as well as annual reports, reports, bulletins showing the performance of the museum. In addition, scientific catalogs, periodicals, and books that are about the artifacts in the museum and contribute to the promotion of the museum will be discussed within the scope of this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the importance of museum publications in announcing and promoting the activities that can be done in museums and scientific studies
2   To be informed about the content and examples of brochures, bulletins and posters related to the promotion of the museum and the works in its collection
3   To have knowledge about the types, content and preparation of museum publications and to recognize different examples and applications
4   Gaining knowledge and skills to create publication policies of museums

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Museum publications in museums' collection management policies
2 The importance and necessity of museum publications in new museology and their contribution to museums
3 Books (Museum Guides)
4 Books (Exhibition and Museum Catalog Books)
5 Books (Books about a specific subject, period or person)
6 Books (Children's Books)
7 Museum Periodicals
8 Midterm exam
9 Museum Periodicals
10 Museum Bulletins
11 Museum Annual Reports
12 Museum Annual Reports
13 Museum Brochures
14 Student Assignment Presentations
15 Student Assignment Presentations
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications
-https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/british-museum-publications
-https://www.peramuseum.org/publications
-https://www.aam-us.org/programs/about-aam/publications/
-https://info.cmog.org/publications
-https://www.getty.edu/publications/virtuallibrary/
-https://www.guggenheim.org/publications
-https://artgallery.yale.edu/research-and-learning/publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, presentations and homeworks

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the Midterm and Final and the homework assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this courseand is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/edebiyat

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof.Dr. Zeynep Çakmakçı
zeynep.cakmakci@deu.edu.tr
+90 (232) 301 94 26

Office Hours

Office hours are determined for each semester and announced to the student at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 2 12 24
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1453
LO.24
LO.333
LO.4

CONTACT INFORMATION
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