CONS675 HIST.OF TRADITIONAL MATE.AND TECH.I

Course Code:8560675
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. ÖMÜR BAKIRER
Offered Semester:Fall Semesters.

Course Objectives

The course aims at giving the students an opportunity to experience individual scholarly research on traditional building materials. The student chooses a research topic of a single building, or group of buildings. The study is based on site survey and documentation, library research on this chosen research topic, research on others from the same settlement, same period and other. Two – three weeks are given for each research project and the students make a presentation of their projects at the end of this time. The seminar presentation is aimed at making the students get familiar in presenting their research topic in a given  time, 15-20 minutes, but in a holistic format. This presentation is followed with a written report.  

Priority is given to students who have already taken Cons 553 or 554 and acquired a basic knowledge on the traditional building materials used in Anatolian architecture from the early bginnings to the 17th century.  acapurse is conducted in different formats based on the research interest of the students:

A.Book research or litrature survey

B.Case studies based on field surveys, for practical reasons exercsed mostly in Ankara. this topic has varietiessuch as a single building or a group of period buildings can be stydied by a group of studentsç Or each student can choose a different topic. 

 

 

 

 


Course Content

For doctoral students interested in the study of specific problems related to traditional building materials used in the monumental buildings of the medieval period in Anatolia.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to acquire knowledge for in-depth research on traditional building materials  encountered on historic buildings  especially in Anatolia . the students will be able to develop an awareness for their detailed documentation oin restoration studies. 

If the case study is related to the students PhD thesis, experience how to make research on a tyopic related to building materials in historic buildings, where and how to acquire information for these materials. Excersice a specific research within a given format, make oral and written presentations at the end of that time.

 


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1Develops and deepens local and international knowledge in the field of cultural heritage conservation at an expert level based on undergraduate qualifications in various disciplines related to the conservation of the built environment.
2Understands the interactions between the disciplines related to cultural heritage and conservation.
3Produces comprehensive projects by utilizing theoretical and practical knowledge related to cultural heritage and conservation (by preparing the outcomes of documentation, evaluation/interpretation, and project design processes at building and site scales in different formats).
4Uses information and communication technologies (gis, laser scanning, etc.) Along with current and advanced tools required for documentation, information management, and decision-making processes.
5Produces original knowledge for the conservation of cultural heritage, solves problems by systematically evaluating information from a holistic perspective, and develops conservation decisions.
6Structures and conducts academic research in the field of cultural heritage conservation in a systematic and critical manner.
7Acts independently (impartially) in learning and practice settings related to cultural heritage conservation; takes responsibility; independently defines, coordinates, and manages work requiring complex and original strategic approaches in both learning and practice settings.
8Utilizes theoretical and practical knowledge in cultural heritage conservation processes with an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary/transdisciplinary approach.
9Shares the findings and results of the studies carried out in the field of cultural heritage and conservation, and the knowledge and methods underlying them, with expert and non-expert groups in an open and systematic manner (in both Turkish and English).
10Shares the results of a research or project on cultural heritage conservation in national and/or international settings (in both Turkish and English).
11Considers social, scientific and cultural norms in the stages of collecting, interpreting, implementing and announcing data related to the field of cultural heritage conservation; observes ethical values; pioneers for change.

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