GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
UNDERWATER FINDS CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION/KOB 433
Course Title: UNDERWATER FINDS CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 7 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 about history of the underwater excavations from past to present, conservation and restoration of water taken organic materials.
 -- 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  Underwater archeology and conservation
2. Week  Underwater archeology and conservation
3. Week  Development and conservation of underwater archeology in Turkey
4. Week  Development and conservation of underwater archeology in Turkey
5. Week  Underwater environment: the nature of sea water, classification of underwater environment for sunken areas at Biozone, the nature of the sediment
6. Week  The storage of organic material at the excavation
7. Week  Mid-term
8. Week  Conservation of organic material in the water taken
9. Week  Wet leather conservation
10. Week  Textile conservation
11. Week  Wicker conservation
12. Week  Bone conservation
13. Week  Ivory conservation
14. Week  Rope conservation
15. Week  Conservation of underwater finds in the world
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  -
 -- 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