GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONSERVATION METHODS AND APPROACHES AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS/KOB 422
Course Title: CONSERVATION METHODS AND APPROACHES AT ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREAS
Credits 3 ECTS 5
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Yaşar Selçuk ŞENER
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ssener
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ssener@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Having the skill and aware of knowledge of the concepts of archaeological and historic sites and rescue excavations, apprenticeship with information








 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The relations between the concept of archaeological area and archaeological excavation and the issue of applications
2. Week  The protection problems of unmovable cultural properties
3. Week  The conservation and restoration approaches and applications to unmovable cultural properties
4. Week  The deteriorations and thier solution approaches to the architectural and decorative elements of monuments
5. Week  The restorational applications for in situ cultural properties or not
6. Week  The conservational approaches to wall paintings and plaster samples
7. Week  The conservational approaches to ordinary or decorative floor covering
8. Week  Exam
9. Week  conservation and restoration applications Rescue excavations: active and preventive conservation
10. Week  Preventive conservation methods for excavation area and archaeological sites I
11. Week  Preventive conservation methods for excavation area and archaeological sites II
12. Week  The planning and project of conservational applications for archaeological sites and archaeological excavations
13. Week  The conservation applications of contemporary architecture, building components and materials
14. Week  Archaeological sites and buildings for conservation
15. Week  The opening of archaeological areas to visit and the safety
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  -
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
8
2
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
6
4
24
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
2
4
 Final and Studying for Final
2
2
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
118
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.72
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having recognized national and international basic knowledge of the conservation of cultural heritage.X
2Having the knowledge of the material and production technology for the conservation of movable and unmovable cultural and artistic properties.X
3Follow up the knowledge and technological developments in the field of conservation and restoration in Turkey and in the world; gaining the ability to use the instruments and devices used on the restoration and conservation.X
4Having the knowledge of determination, documentation and scientifically analysis of the the origin and types of the decay problems of the conservation of the movable / portable cultural and artistic properties and arthitectural surfaces.X
5Having the research and application ability to diagnose and solution methods of conservation field with the related different social and scientific areas that are archaeology, art history, fine arts, museology, artitecture, minerology, microbiology, petrography and archaeometry.X
6Having the ability of performing applications effectively in the field of museums and excavations by using theoretical knowledge and practical experiences gained.X
7Having the working discipline of the project planning, process management and complement the projects succesfully within a given period of time to related area.X
8Having the ability to interpretation and evaluation in the light of the vocational criteria on conservation and restoration applications.X
9Using the theoretical technical and technological know-how in accordance with internationally accepted principles of professional ethics on conservational applications.X
10Having the knowledge and skill of professional experience in the development, and having to be open to the notion of change, innovation.X