Course Language:
İngilizce
Course Objectives:
To equip students with the knowledge and technical procedures of jewellery design in general.
Course Content:
Wax techniques, precious and semi-precious stones, design and manufacturing processes, jewellery industry and working systems are analyzed.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Recognizes the equipment and techniques used in jewellery design industry. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | C |
| 2) Knows the characteristics of jewellery design industry. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 3) Analyzes precious and semi-precious stones. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A |
| 4) Recognizes the hand-made and mass production techniques. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 5) Explains the relationship between jewellery design and mass production. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 6) Explains the segmentation and cost calculation processes of products. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
| 7) Analyzes the relationship between atelier and store. | 2,3,4,7,9,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C |
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course; explanation of the aim and the goals of the course. Giving information about the assessment methods. | NONE |
| 2 | Introduction to the equipment used in jewellery design. | PREPARATION |
| 3 | Showing the techniques appropriate for the model that will be produced. | PREPARATION |
| 4 | Showing the techniques appropriate for the model that will be produced. | PREPARATION |
| 5 | Transferring the sketches into wax and ceoupage. | PREPARATION |
| 6 | Production of the model with the chosen appropriate method. | PREPARATION |
| 7 | Production of the model with the chosen appropriate method. | PREPARATION |
| 8 | Production of the model with the chosen appropriate method. | PREPARATION |
| 9 | Midterm | PREPARATION |
| 10 | Lost wax process. | PREPARATION |
| 11 | Precious and semi-precious stones. Showing visual materials related to the course content. | PREPARATION |
| 12 | Presentation of the cast model. Photographing the product. | PREPARATION |
| 13 | Working on presentation. | PREPARATION |
| 14 | Working on presentation. | PREPARATION |
Recommended Sources
| Textbook | Unpublished notes of the instructor. |
| Additional Resources |
İKO (İstanbul Kuyumcular Odası Takı Üretimi İş Kitapları)
T.C Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Kuyumculuk Meslek Eğitim Teknikleri Kitapları |
Material Sharing
| Documents | Documentary “The Secret of The Master”, TRT. |
| Assignments | 10 Assignments. |
| Exams | 1 midterm, 1 final |
Assessment
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | %50 |
| Quizzes | - | - |
| Assignment | 10 | %50 |
| Total | 16 | %100 |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 1 | %60 |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 16 | %40 |
| Total | 17 | %100 |
| COURSE CATEGORY | Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Skills of seeing, perception, expression. | ||||||
| 2 | Developing different methods of seeing and perception skills. | x | |||||
| 3 | Skills of corelating and thinking interdisciplinary. | x | |||||
| 4 | Acquisition of visual and historical point of view and assesment perspective. | x | |||||
| 5 | Understanding the principles of textile design, studying artistic and social developments in the context of design principles. | ||||||
| 6 | Acquisition of the knowledge of pattern making via the corelation of human body with ergonomy and material. | ||||||
| 7 | Skill of being able to use the contemporary technological achievements as a design tool. | x | |||||
| 8 | Apprehension of the methods of producing woven structures. | ||||||
| 9 | Acquisition of experiences of creating original design product via using a method. | x | |||||
| 10 | Application of the knowledge of pattern making, which is acquired via the corelation of human body with ergonomy and material, by the help of relevant tools. | ||||||
| 11 | Acquisition of the sociological and historical foundation supporting design philosophy. | ||||||
| 12 | Skill of expressing textile surfaces via sketching methods, formation of the personal ways of expressions via knowing the human body. | ||||||
| 13 | Acquisition of structural plans and their application methods in industrial textile design. | ||||||
| 14 | Acquisition of the knowledge of design and assessment of a work/product. | ||||||
| 15 | Acquisition of applied, visual and oral prensentation techniques of planned original creations. | x | |||||
ECTS
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | - | - | - |
| Assignment | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Final examination | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Work Load | 123 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 4,92 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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