GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FOLKLORE MUSEOLOGY/1050041
Course Title: FOLKLORE MUSEOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc.Prof.EVRİM ÖLÇER ÖZÜNEL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/eolcer/contact
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  eolcer@gazi.edu.tr evrimolcer@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
They have the knowledge of basic concepts and theories of Turkish Folklore.
They learn and use the folklore research methods and technics effectively.
They know and use the oral and written Turkish cultural resources.
In order to have a holistic approach to cultural processes, they make multidisciplinary observations using the data of other social science discipline
They master the eras and texts of Turkish literature and can analyse Turkish culture on literary texts.
They can use their theoretical knowledge and application abilities related to traditional Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dances.
They get the knowledge of the history of folklore studies and understand the situation of Turkish folklore studies in the world folklore studies.
They can execute folklore museology in terms of identification, archiving, storage, exhibition and safeguarding of the cultural heritage.

 -- 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  The historical development of the İdea of Museum
2. Week  Museum as a context
3. Week  The development of Museology in Turkey
4. Week  Different view points on the development of Museology in Turkey
5. Week  Museums and Display methods
6. Week  Museums and Display case design
7. Week  Midterm
8. Week  Museums and Display lighting design
9. Week  Museums and technical infrastructure
10. Week  Open Air Folklore museums in the world
11. Week  Exhibition Design techniques
12. Week  Graphic Design and softwares
13. Week  Exhibition space organization and product design
14. Week  Exhibition Openning
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Müze ve Eleştirel Düşünce. Tarih Sahneleri Sanat Müzeleri II, Ed. Ali Artun, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2006. Wendy M.K. Shaw. Osmanlı Müzeciliği. Müzeler, Arkeoloji ve Tarihin Görselleştirilmesi, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2004. Eilean Hooper-Greenhill. Museums and the Shaping of Knowledge, Londra: Routledge, 1992. Stephen Weil. Rethinking the Museum and other Meditations. New York: Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1990. Marie C. Malaro. Museum Governance. Mission Ethics Policy. New York: Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1994. Tony Bennett. The Birth of the Museum. History, Theory, Politics. New York: Routledge, 1995. Alma S. Wittlin, Museums: In Search of a Usable Future Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1970. Germain Bazin. The Museum Age. Brüksel: Desoer, S.A. Publishers, 1967.
 -- 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
5
70
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
4
56
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
1
10
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To attain basic concepts and theories of folklore.X
2To learn folklore research methods and techniques and use them efficiently.X
3To get knowledge on historical development of folkloristic and the role of Turkish folklore studies in world folklore studies.X
4To learn written and oral Turkish cultural sources and use them.X
5To perform interdisciplinary research by using data derived from different social science disciplines in order to embrace holistic approach to cultural process.X
6To have knowledge on Turkish literary periods and texts and analyze Turkish culture through the analysis of literary texts.X
7To use practical and theoretical knowledge of the performance arts such as Turkish folk theatre, folk music and folk dance.X
8To analyze social practices based on custom and usages and folk beliefs, discuss them and develop new models in applied folklore.X
9To recognize relations among world cultures and their mythologies and carry out comparative studies.X
10To collect, organize and share data through information and internet technologies.X
11To apply theoretical knowledge of media, tourism, animation fields to applied folklore studies.X
12To display cultural heritage by means of museology within the context of identification, archiving, visualizing, protection of cultural heritage.X