GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
KNOWLEDGE OF LEATHER MATERIAL AND CONSERVATION METHODS/KOB 334
Course Title: KNOWLEDGE OF LEATHER MATERIAL AND CONSERVATION METHODS
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Lect. Deniz HEPDİNÇ HASGÜLER
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/denizhepdinc
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  denizhepdinc@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Have knowledge and skills for the conservation of archaeological and ethnographic leather.
 -- 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  Raw leather, components, textural characteristics and affecting factors of the quality
2. Week  The kinds of leather processing, the process steps
3. Week  Decoration techniques used in leather technology
4. Week  The history and development of bookbinding
5. Week  Materials used in producing bookbinding, the kinds of bookbinding
6. Week  The deterioration factors of leather artifacts
7. Week  Mid-term
8. Week  Visual examination and chemical analysis applied to leather-bookbinding
9. Week  Cleaning methods and practices of leather-bookbinding
10. Week  Consolidation methods and practices of leather-bookbinding
11. Week  Completion methods and practices of leather-bookbinding
12. Week  Storage-display in museums
13. Week  Preventive conservation methods of leather-bookbinding
14. Week  student seminar
15. Week  student seminar
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Kathpalia, Y.P., Arşiv Malzemesinin Korunması ve Restorasyonu, T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü Cumhuriyet Arşivi Dairesi Başkanlığı, Ankara, 1990. Conservation of Leather and Related Materials, editör: Marion Kite,Roy Thomson. 2006.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
3
42
 Reading
12
1
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
1
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
1
5
 Preparing Reports
2
3
6
 Preparing Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
3
2
6
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
4
4
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
124
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.96
 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