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Master's Program of Graphic Design with Thesis

GRA520

CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH MUSEUMS

Course Code
GRA520
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gains specific knowledge about the concept of museums.
  2. Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of the museums, and recognizes their role in fostering creativity in the production of original works in the field of art.
  3. Acquires specific knowledge about the concept of creativity (What is creativity? Characteristics of creative individuals, barriers to creativity and factors that foster creativity, convergent-divergent thinking, etc.).
  4. Develops creativity through creative problem-solving programs.
  5. Learns about creativity in the brain and the stages of creativity; reinforces knowledge with examples from artists.
  6. Applies theoretical and visual knowledge through midterm and final projects.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe course content aims to convey the contribution of museums to creativity, which are the best indicators of what has been done/experienced in a particular field when creating an innovative product in that field. This is achieved through scheduled museum visits and projects carried out within the scope of the course, thereby putting theoretical knowledge into practice. The course also aims to provide a specific knowledge base related to creativity. convergent thinking, divergent thinking; characteristics of creative individuals; creativity and culture, creativity and education; barriers to creativity, requirements for creativity; whole-brain creativity; creative problem-solving programs.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Preliminary Survey. Information about the course description, objectives, teaching program, and projects to be carried out.
2nd Week Yaratıcılık nedir? Yaratıcılık türleri nelerdir? Yaratıcı kişilik özellikleri, kişilik çizgileri ve yaratıcılık. Yaratıcı sorun çözme programları.
3rd Week What is creativity? What are the types of creativity? Creative personality traits, personality lines, and creativity. Creative problem-solving programs.
4th Week What is a museum? What are the different types of museums?
5th Week Ethnography, archaeology, industry, art, science museums, and creative thinking. Bursa and Museums. Information about visa projects (Visa Project: ?A museum and its contributions to life, learning, and thinking?).
6th Week Museums and creativity, creativity and culture. Ethnography and art museums and creative thinking. Scheduled museum visits to the Ankara State Museum of Painting and Sculpture and the Ethnography Museum. The contributions of the Ankara Ethnography Museum and the Ankara State Museum of Painting and Sculpture to life, stimulating the imagination, and their impact on developing creativity.
7th Week Graphic design museums and their contributions to the field of art/design, Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts (İMOGA), Poster Hause New York, Museum of Typography Information sharing through Cretan museums.
8th Week Midterm Week.
9th Week Presentation of Midterm Projects.
10th Week Presentation of Visa Projects.
11th Week All intellectual creativity. An example of the artistic creation process; Picasso and Guernica. Information about the Final Project. (Final Project: Creating a new artistic product inspired by a work or event exhibited in a museum of your choice, such as art, ethnography, archaeology, science, or industrial museum. Conceptual foundations and an application example such as a painting, story, three-dimensional work, poem, poster, logo, etc.)
12th Week Research, examination, and informational visit to the Rahmi M. Koç Museum and the Word Museum, exchange of information about the works exhibited in the museum, exhibition methods, museum signage graphics, and the museum building.
13th Week Presentation of Final Projects.
14th Week Presentation of Final Projects. Final Survey.
Recommended or Required ReadingArnheim, Rudolf, (20079. Görsel düşünme. çev: Rahmi Öğdül, İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık.
Berger, John, (2007). Görme biçimleri. çev: Yurdanur Salman, İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık.
Boorstın, Daniel J. (1992). Yaratıcı ruhun evrimi. Çeviren: Gülden Şen, Editör: Serpil Demirtaş, İstanbul: Promat Basım ve Yayın San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
Buyurgan, Serap, (2004). ?Effective Learning at the Museum?, Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education. United States Society for Education through Art, Volume: 22, USA, 99-115.
Buyurgan, Serap ? Buyurgan Ufuk, (2019). Sanat eğitimi ve öğretimi (eğitimin her kademesine yönelik yöntem ve tekniklerle). 6. Baskı. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık.
Buyurgan, S. (Summer 2009). ?The Expectations of the Visually Impaired University Students From Museums?. Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Bilimleri / Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice. 9(3), s. 1167-1204, İstanbul: Eğitim Danışmanlığı ve Araştırmaları İletişim Hizmetleri Tic. Ltd. Şti.
Buyurgan, S. ve Mercin, L. (2010). Görsel Sanatlar Eğitiminde Müze Eğitimi ve Uygulamaları. 2. Baskı. Editor: Vedat Özsoy, Görsel Sanatlar Eğitimi Derneği Yayınları: 2. Ankara: Öncü Basımevi.
Buyurgan, Serap (2019). Müzede eğitim. Öğrenme ortamı olarak müzeler. Editör: Prof. Dr. Serap Buyurgan. Ankara: PEGEM Akademi.
Buyurgan, Serap (2021). Üstün yetenekli çocuklar, sanat eğitimi ve yaratıcılık. T. Akalın (Ed.), Sanat eğitimi ?çocuğun sanatsal gelişiminden yüksek öğretimdeki sanal sınıflara? (s. 79-100) içinde. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Falk, John H., Dierking, Lynn D. (2000). Learning from museums, USA: AltaMira Press.
Falk, John H., Dierking, Lynn D. (2002). Lessons without limit. USA: AltaMira Press.
Falk, John., Dierking, Lynn D. (2002). The museum experience. Washington D.C.: Whalesback Books.
Gartenhaus, Alan R. (2000). Yaratıcı düşünme ve müzeler. çev: Ruhiser Mergenci-Bekir Onur, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
Hooper, Eilean-Greenhill, (1999). Müze ve galeri eğitimi. çev: Meltem Örge Evren-Emine Gül Kapçı, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
San, İnci, (1993). ?Sanatta Yaratıcılık Oyun, Drama?, Yaratıcılık ve eğitim. Yayına hazırlayan: Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Ataman, Türk Eğitim Derneği Yayınları.
Sungur, Nuray, (1997). Yaratıcı düşünce. 2. Baskı. İstanbul: Evrim Yayınevi.
Yavuzoğlu-Atasoy, Nazan, (1999). ?Çağdaş Eğitimde Müzenin İşlevi?, Yeniden müzeciliği düşünmek. Derleyen: Tomur Atagök, 147-153, İstanbul: Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi Basım Yayın Merkezi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Project
  • Presentation
  • Museum Visiting and Observation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Project 1 60
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 16 224
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 2 6 12
Project 2 3 6
Total Work Load305
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.16
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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