COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONSERVATION OF TRANSPORTABLE CULTURAL PROPERTIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 2125 CONSERVATION OF TRANSPORTABLE CULTURAL PROPERTIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

NURCAN DURMAZ

Offered to

Museology

Course Objective

Transportable cultural objects found in excavations or artifacts in the museum are
subject to various distortions. The of this course is to teach the students possible
causes of this deterioration and how to deal with it. The methods to preserve objects
and artifacts are also taught. Related chemical procedure will be applied in laboratory
practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students can learn the restoration of artifacts brought to the museum
2   Students can learn the conservation of organic and inorganic artifacts
3   Students learn how to preserve objects ans artifacts in showcases and storerooms
4   Studens can learn how to establish a museum laboratory

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Conservation
2 Recognizing organic and inorganic materials
3 Recognizing organic and inorganic materials
4 Deterioration of organic artifacts, restoration and conservation
5 Deterioration of organic artifacts, restoration and conservation
6 Deterioration of inorganic artifacts, restoration and conservation
7 Deterioration of inorganic artifacts, restoration and conservation
8 midterm exam
9 Deterioration of inorganic artifacts, restoration and conservation
10 Deterioration of inorganic artifacts, restoration and conservation
11 Deterioration and conservation of artifacts in the museum
12 Deterioration and conservation of artifacts in the museum
13 Restoration Laboratories
14 Restoration Laboratories
15 Restoration Laboratories
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Başaran, Sait Pişmiş Toprak ve Cam Eserlerin Konservasyonu/Restorasyonu, Istanbul,
2000.
Buys, S. Oakley, V. The Conservation and Restoration of Ceramics, Butterworth-
Heinemann, 1996.
Pye, E, 2001. Caring for the Past: Issues in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums.
London: James and James
Durbin, L. Architectural Tiles: Conservation and Restoration, Amsterdam ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Applied courses in the restoration laboratory

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

LO 1-2: will be assessed in Midterm exam questions.
LO 1-4: will be assessed in Final exam questions

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15454
LO.254
LO.35445
LO.455

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