GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT/KOB 435
Course Title: CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Bekir ESKİCİ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bekireskici
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bekireskici@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Have ability to define “monument”, sit concepts and the historic environment.
Have knowledge about the legal dimension, rules and regulations of historic environment conservation.
Types of intervention used in restoration, with examples of the ability to see and understand the win.
 -- 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  Introduction to the course
2. Week  The overview of the conservation
3. Week  "Monument" and "Sit" concepts; definition of restoration
4. Week  Criteria and values of conservation
5. Week  The historical development of restoration, Restoration types: Stylistic Restoration
6. Week  Romance Restoration, Historical Restoration
7. Week  Towards the principles of the modern restoration: Carta del Restauro and the Statute of Venice.
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Deterioration in historical buildings
10. Week  Restoration types of intervention
11. Week  Restoration types of intervention
12. Week  Preparation of restoration, legal and organizational status of conservation in Turkey
13. Week  History of the development of environmental conservation idea; Sit concept, Sit varieties, Regional conservation
14. Week  Sit conservation project and contained dimensions
15. Week  Sit conservation project and contained dimensions, from Turkey and the World Conservation Protection examples: Antalya and Rome
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Erder, C. Tarihi Çevre Bilinci, Ankara, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayını, 1975. Ahunbay, Z. Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, İstanbul, YEM Yayınevi, 1996. Kuban, D. Tarihi Çevre Korumanın Mimarlık Boyutu: Kuram ve Uygulama, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2000
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- 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
4
56
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
4
3
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
3
18
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
2
4
8
 Preparing Presentation
2
4
8
 Presentation
2
4
8
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
114
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.56
 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