GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTRODUCTION TO ART/STF-109
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ART
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkısh
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.Dr. K. Özlem ALP
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aakgul
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aakgul@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Defining the concepts of art, artist, artwork.
To be able to evaluate past and present together with the concept of art.
To understand the concept of contemporary art.
To develop critical thinking skills.





 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisiteco-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Discussion of the concepts of art, artist, artwork.
2. Week  Classification and types of art.
3. Week  Origin and source of art.
4. Week  The purpose and function of art.
5. Week  Relationship between art and nature.
6. Week  Relationship between art and society.
7. Week   Mid-term examination.
8. Week  Art and morality, art and freedom, of art and science, art and technical concepts.
9. Week  Nationality and universality in art.
10. Week  Art critique.
11. Week  The concepts of self-expression-style format, the arts discussion.
12. Week  Modern Art and post-modernism.
13. Week  In today's art.
14. Week  An art work items.
15. Week  Evaluation of the entire period of the topics.
16. Week   Final Examination.
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Dursun,A.(1995),Sanat Kavramlarına Giriş,Yorum Sanat Yayıncılık. Farago,F.(2003)Sanat,(Çev.Özcan Doğan)Ankara:Doğu-batı yay. Bernard,M.(2002),Sanat,Tasarım,Görsel Kültür(Çev.Güliz Korkmaz,Ank:Ütopya Yayınları.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration.
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not applicable for this course.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 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
1
15
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
15
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
10
10
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
78
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.12
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Upon the completion of the programme, the students will be able to; 1-To be able to apply art and design knowledge into handicrafts design.
22-To be able to do skills of interpretation and evaluation based on research, development and application in the field of handicrafts.
33-To be able to plan design process.
44-To be able to select appropriate materials for design.
55-To be able to use the necessary techniques and innovations required for handicrafts and its design applications.
66-To be able to identfy and analyze handicafts design and production problems and to develop solution advices based on researches and documents.X
77-To be able to utilize acquired knowledge and skills with a critical thinking approach.X
88-To be able to gain professional and ethical responsibility.X
99-To be able to predict and examine the design, production, marketing and to use processes and their consequences.
1010-To be able to apply the technical, aesthetic and creative information about handicrafts in national and international projects.
1111-To have a good commend of computer softwares for handicrafts design and to be able to use the information and communation technologies effectively.
1212-To acquire genuine and creative application skills related to handicrafts.
1313-To be able to work individually or in disciplinary/interdisciplinary teams effectively.X
1414-To gain written and spoken communication skills in at least one foreign language.