COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LAPIDARY TECHNIQUES AND MACHINES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NBG 5009 LAPIDARY TECHNIQUES AND MACHINES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MURAT HATIPOĞLU

Offered to

NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES

Course Objective

Able to make a several kind of gemstones into a final product using many cutting and polishing techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to know about gemstone s yields and processing techniques.
2   Able to choose gemstone processing techniques and machines according to stone types.
3   Able to distinguish gemstone products according to processing techniques.
4   Able to classify gemstone products according to quality characteristics.
5   Able to behave ethically on practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The objectives and principles of a gem cutting (cabochon and facets).
2 General types and shapes of gems. In general, gem cutting (cabochon and facet types of cutting shapes).
3 Abrasives and polishes used in lapidary.
4 All kind of gemstone s cutting except diamond, cabochons (cutting, carving machines and engraving techniques).
5 Polishing gems except diamond (machines and techniques). Drilling through gemstones except diamond (mechanical, ultrasonic and laser drillers and drilling techniques).
6 Polishing gems except diamond (machines and techniques). Drilling through gemstones except diamond (mechanical, ultrasonic and laser drillers and drilling techniques).
7 Mid-term exam.
8 Gem tumbling except the diamond (rotating and vibrating tumblers and their processing techniques).
9 Carving techniques for the gemstones except the diamond.
10 Bead making and sphere cuts out of gems except diamond (machines and lapidary techniques).
11 Facet cutting of gemstones (machines and lapidary techniques). Diamond cutting tools (general cutting principles and characteristics).
12 Diamond cutting techniques.
13 Historical improvement in full cut diamond shape.
14 Full cut lapidary techniques.

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook: Murat HATIPOĞLU, Türkiye Süstaşı Potansiyeli , Süstaşı Işleme Yöntemleri üzerine ders notları.
Supplementary Books:
1. John SINKANSAS. Gem Cutting A Lapidariy's Mamıal.
2. Nance and Ron PERRY. Practical Gemcutting A Guite to Shaping and Polishing Gemstones.
3. Glenn and Martha VARGAS. Faceting for Amateurs.
4. Edward J. SOUKUP. Facet Cutters Handbook.
5. Jack R. COX. Advanced Cabochon Cutting.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Teaching
2.To be made application and research homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 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

1.Teoritical Mid Exam %30 (CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4)
2.Presentation of Assignment and Research Homework %20 (CLO5)
3.Final %60 (ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4)

Assessment Criteria

It will be evaluated theoretical mid exam, presentation of assignment and research homework and final exam as well as 5 course-learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

All students must attend to the conducted courses with at least 80%. During the course and in the exams, all kind of making a copy are evaluated comprising a discipline crime.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: murat.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr profdrmurathatipoglu@gmail.com
Tel: +90 232-3012562

Office Hours

Working hours in week that the faculty staff has not a course period.

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 4 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 70 70
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1432213
LO.21422
LO.3243313
LO.4141245
LO.53123223

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