COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TURKISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND CALLIGRAPHY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 5224 TURKISH DECORATIVE ARTS AND CALLIGRAPHY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEYFULLAH PALALI

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

Aims to examine the development of Turkish decorative arts such as marbling, gilding, and calligraphy. Demonstrating the decorative programs . Examining the material and main examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will have detailed information about the arts of calligraphy, illumination and marbling.
2   Recognizes the important examples and the materials used .
3   Will be able to contribute fully equipped of understanding the importance and protection of traditional handicrafts .
4   Meets with the problems of the field and gains the ability of critical thinking and point of view.
5   Gains the ability of re-interpreting and reproducing the knowledge which is learnt during the MA program.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Writing Instruments and Supplies
2 Writing Instruments and Supplies
3 Paper Marbling
4 Paper Marbling
5 The Art of Illumination
6 The Art of Illumination
7 Types of Ink
8 Mid term exam
9 Writing Learning Methods
10 Looking for a Good Calligraphy Qualifications
11 Case Study
12 Looking for a Good Calligraphy Qualifications
13 Looking for a Good Calligraphy Qualifications
14 General overview.

Recomended or Required Reading

- Yazır, M. Bedreddin, Medeniyet Aleminde Yazı ve Islam Medeniyetinde Kalem Güzeli, III-III. Kitap, Ankara 1989.
- Serin, Muhiddin, Hat Sanatımız, Istanbul 1982.
- Özcan, A.Rıza, Hat ve Tezhip Sanatı , Ankara 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Narration, research questions and answers, discussion, homework and practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm performance of the students, homework and a final exam are evaluated based on their performance in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

s.palali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.145
LO.25
LO.3
LO.455
LO.555