GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PAINTING AND MOSAIC IN ANCIENT TIMES/ARK 416
Course Title: PAINTING AND MOSAIC IN ANCIENT TIMES
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Dr.Bekir Eskici
 -- 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
Identifying the characteristics of the painting art of different cultures from Paleolithic to the Roman Period.
Ability to iconographically study the art of painting in Antique Period.
Learning to use the correct terminology while describing wall paintings.
Getting knowledge on the origins of the mosaics art, its examples and the materials used to make mosaics. .
Analyzing the motifs and themes on the mosaics.
Ability to comprehend the interactions in style and theme in mosaics.
Learning about the floor and wall mosaics.
 -- 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  Art of painting in Paleolithic Period
2. Week  Art of painting in Neolithic Period
3. Week  Art of painting in Chalcolithic Period
4. Week  Crete (Minoan) art of painting
5. Week  Mycenean art of painting
6. Week  Anatolian art of painting in Archaic-Classical Period
7. Week  Art of painting in Hellenistic-Roman Period.
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  The emergence of the art of mosaics: first applications that are described as mosaics
10. Week  Transition to tesserai in mosaic applications, the production of tesserai and techniques of mosaic application
11. Week  Greek mosaics
12. Week  Mosaics of Eastern Provinces in Imperial Roman Period I
13. Week  Mosaics of Eastern Provinces in Imperial Roman Period II
14. Week  Wall and vault mosaics
15. Week  Wall and vault mosaics
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  - J. Mellaart, Çatalhöyük - Anadolu’da Bir Neolitik Kent, James Mellaart, İstanbul, 2003 - O. Bingöl, Malerei und Mosaik der Antik
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Non
 -- 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
0
 Reading
10
2
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
6
2
12
 Preparing Presentation
5
2
10
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
8
16
 Final and Studying for Final
2
8
16
 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.
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.
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.
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