VISUAL DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

GİT535

Course Code: GİT535
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the importance of visual documentation in the field of museology and specialize in information-document management and methodology,
Can make analyzes on museum studies,
Develop correct vision to relate to the work,
Gain the awareness and ability to work interdisciplinary,
Can make photo image analysis with contemporary museum visits.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of the course is to develop knowledge and skills on works of art and documentation techniques. In the course, the inventory systems used in the documentation of the works in the museum (archaeological, ethnographic, audio-visual, contemporary works of art, etc.) are explained. Documentation methods and criteria are examined.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Meeting and general information about course content/operation
2^nd Week	What is "Indoor Visual documentation"? General information and discussion
3^rd Week	Artwork and documentation
4^th Week	Visual documentation criteria in museum, art gallery
5^th Week	Efficient museum visit and inventory work in the museum
6^th Week	Storage and archive of imprint information in contemporary museums
7^th Week	Artifact identity design in museums
8^th Week	Methods of reading the tag of the work, doing the necessary research about the work
9^th Week	Museum visit
10^th Week	Visual documentation case study selection of research topics
11^th Week	Research outputs presentation and discussion
12^th Week	Research paper submission
13^th Week	Project presentations
14^th Week	Project presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbooks:

-John Berger, Görme Biçimleri, Ways of seeing ( çev. Yurdanur Salman) İstanbul: Metis Yay.(1988).
-John Berger, Görme Duyusu, Sense of Sight (çev.Osman Akınhay)İstanbul: Agora Kitaplığı (2008).
-M.Merleau Ponty Göz ve Tin, (çev. A.Soysal)İstanbuL. Metis Yayıncılık (1996)
-M.Merleau Ponty Algının Önceliği Metis Yayıncılık
-Catherine Weir, Interpreting Visual Art : A Survey of Cognitive Research About Pictures, New York:Tyler &Francis (2017).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
Presentation
Project
Other
Report Preparation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	1	90
Attendance	1	10
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	15	8	120
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	6	8	48
Presentation (including preperation)	2	1	2
Field Research	6	10	60
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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