COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC JEWELRY TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KTT 4111 BASIC JEWELRY TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 2 4 0 5

Offered By

Gemmology and Jewelery Design

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

BAŞAK GÜRSOY

Offered to

Gemmology and Jewelery Design
Gemmology and Jewelery Design (Evening)

Course Objective

The techniques used to learn alloy-metals and chemicals, preparing for alloy creation and producing basic product tencniques and aim used that skills on producing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define affecting Precious metals and chemicals.
2   To be able to analyse carat compution
3   To be able to use base production techniques
4   To be able to make solder, to file, polish
5   To be able to manufacture products with base production techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the workshop section in the jewelry industry, workplace layout and introduction of hand tools and machines used, rules to be followed in the workshop and explanation of their importance, necessary for the course introduction of the material information.
2 Introduction of metals, alloys, bases, acids and chemicals used in jewelry
3 Preparation of chemicals used in jewelry, teaching alloy calculation
4 925 sterling silver to be used by students in the workshop preparation of the alloy and melting it to grade pouring, students start melting work.
5 Welding metal to be used in production in the workshop introduction and preparation according to the desired ratio and implementation with students
6 Explanation of the use of the rolling mill machine, annealing explanation of the stage and demonstration of the application. Making welding metal to be used in production in the workshop passed through the rolling mill to the desired micron.
7 To introduce the saw, which is the basic technique to be used in jewelry with cutting technique, show sample product and show making on a sample metal.
8 Midterm week
9 Making a plate for student work
10 Make student metals in rolling mill and prepare metals of student designs for the cutting process by transferring on metal.
11 Making with student for student project
12 Demonstration of metal drilling and filing processes and application to students on their projects.
13 Explaining the sanding and polishing processes and demonstrating them on examples, explaining and applying the washing and drying stages
14 Making with student for student project
15 Prepare for the final exam and its completion of the students' project applications.

Recomended or Required Reading

Gürsoy,Başak, "Jewellery Techniques", Mengi Basım Ambalaj Ltd. Şti,2013
Gürsoy,Başak, "Jewelry Workshop Training Handbook", Manisa Il Müdürlüğü, 2013
Instructor's unpublished lecture notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Manufacture Jewellery Production

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PR Proje
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.10 + PR*0.30 + FN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.10 + PR*0.30 + BUT* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Will be measured 5 learning output with theoretical midterm exam, final exam and semester project implementation work.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Each student must attend the courses and at least 80%. Courses and exams within the any cheating action will be resolved disciplinary proceeding.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

basak.gursoy@deu.edu.tr
yasemin.yardimci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Any time that lecturer's isn't giving coarse lectures.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 4 56
Labratory 3 3 9
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 2 6
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 6 6
Final 1 6 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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