GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MATERIAL INFORMATION OF JEWELLERY/KMT- 207
Course Title: MATERIAL INFORMATION OF JEWELLERY
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Lecturer Mehmet Fatih ÖZDEMİR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  m.ozdemir@hbv.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Identify Jewelry basic hand tools and functions.
Define precious or semiprecious metals and their properties in jewellery.
Define chemical substances, their properties and safety precautions in jewellery.
Ability to calculations of alloy.
Use the tools of measurement
Identify manufacturing techniques in jewellery.
 -- 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  Concepts of Jewellery and Jewelry (definition, history and classification)
2. Week  Basic hand- tools used for the work jewellery and introducing their functions
3. Week  Minerals used in jewellery (Basic Concepts – Precious Metals; Gold and Silver)
4. Week  Minerals used in jewellery (Precious Metals; Platinum, Platinum Group; Palladium and Rhodium).
5. Week  Minerals used in jewellery ( Refractory Metals; Titanium, Basic Metals; Copper and their alloys, Nickel, Tin, Zinc, Lead, Aluminum, Cadmium, Iron and
6. Week  Chemicals used in jewellery (Basic Concepts – Acids; Nitric Acid, Sulfuric Acid and Hydrofluoric Acid).
7. Week  Mid-Term Exam
8. Week  Chemicals used in jewellery (Acid; Hydrochloric Acid, Acid Boric, Aqua Regia and Gold Bombing).
9. Week  Chemicals used in jewellery ( Cyanide, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Sulfide, Ammonia, Borax, Hydrogen Peroxide).
10. Week  Calculations of alloys in jewellery (to lower karat – to raise karat)
11. Week  Usage of micrometer with calliper and calculating
12. Week  Techniques used in jewellery (Sawing, Enameling, Repousse, Niello)
13. Week  Techniques used in jewellery (Stone Setting, Casting, Rhodium Plating, Gilding)
14. Week  Techniques used in jewellery (Mokume Gane, Reticulation, Etching)
15. Week  Final Exam
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Ayter, A. (1996). Kuyumculuk Meslek Bilgisi ve Mücevherat Sanatı. İstanbul: Arset. Enginova, N. (1990). Kuyumculuk Sanatı. İstanbul: Kuyumcu Sanatkârları Derneği. Özer, H. ve Arkadaşları. (2004). Kuyumculuk Meslek Bilgisi. İstanbul: Devlet Kitapları Müdürlüğü. Tezcan, R. (2007). Metaller Kimyası. (1. Basım). Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Untracht, O. (1988). Jewelry Concepts and Technology. London: Robert Hale Ltd. Vitiello, L. (1995). Modern Teknik ve Pratik Kuyumculuk. Ankara: M.E.B.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- 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
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
1
5
 Designing and Applying Materials
5
3
15
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
52
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.08
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Be competent in the terminology of Jewelry fieldX
2Be competent in jewelry manufacturing process
3Be competent in jewelry materials; gems, metals, traditional and contemporary alloysX
4Have the ability to transfer 3D objects to 2D environment
5Be competent in cold and hot working circumstances related with jewelry and small-scale objects
6Be competent in all kinds of metal casting processes
7Have the knowledge of the history of Jewelry art and technologyX
8Have the ability to design and redesign according to a given subject, problem solving, etc. related with design
9Acquire intellectual understanding of jewelry related subjects
10Having the ability to work in different interdisciplinary areas
11Have sense of professional and ethical responsibility
12Have awareness about the need for lifelong learning and develop their professional knowledge and skills continuously.
13Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level.