Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ARC 5166	CONSERVATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEZIHAT KÖŞKLÜK KAYA

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

The conservation of historical buildings is briefly preserved by preserving the historical, aesthetic and technical characteristics of the buildings. The aim of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of conservation techniques and the reasons of deterioration of traditional building materials and structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Define the causes of deterioration of historical building materials
2	Defining damage detection methods and conservation techniques
3	Associating material to conservation
4	Questioning with examples the relationships between material to conservation
5	Developing conservation suggestions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ARC 5183 - Introduction to Conservation

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to the course
2	Causes of stone material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
3	Causes of wooden material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
4	Causes of soil-based material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
5	Causes of metal material deterioration, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
6	Traditional binding, mortar and plaster distortion reasons, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
7	Traditional decoration reasons, damage detection methods and conservation techniques
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Case studies
10	Case studies
11	Case studies
12	Case studies
13	Student Presentations
14	Student Presentations
15	Submission of homework-presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): None.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Zakar, L. & Eyüpgiller, K.K. (2018), Mimari Restorasyon Koruma Teknik ve Yöntemleri, YEM Yayın.
References: None.
Materials: None.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual research and study format.

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 * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25 (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Homework/ Presentation % 25 (LO4, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nezihat.koskluk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)