CREATIVE THINKING THEOUGH MUSEUMS

MUS535

Course Code: MUS535
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;

They gain a certain knowledge about the concept of museums.
They understand the importance and necessity of museums, the contribution of museum observations to their creativity while creating a creative product in any field.
They have a certain knowledge about the concept of creativity (what is creativity, creative personality characteristics, barriers to creativity and developing factors, convergent-divergent thinking etc.)
They develop their creative thinking with creative problem-solving programs.
They learn the stages of creativity and creativity in brain; reinforce their knowledge with artist prefixes.
They realize their knowledge with their midterm and final projects.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The content of this course includes: questioning the contribution of museums to creativity, which is the best indicator of what has been done in that field, while putting forward a creative product in any field, and putting theoretical knowledge into practice with scheduled museum visits; gaining a certain knowledge about creativity; convergent thinking, divergent thinking; creative individual characteristics; creativity and culture, creativity and education; barriers to creativity, necessities of creativity; whole brain creativity; theoretical and visual information on creative problem solving programs and project studies.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Preliminary Survey. Information about the definition of the course, its objectives, the course program and the projects
2^nd Week	What is creativity? What are the types of creativity? Creative personality traits, personality lines and creativity.
3^rd Week	Creative thinking theories
4^th Week	The effect of museums on stimulating imagination and creative thinking. Creative thinking in the education system: divergent and convergent thinking.
5^th Week	Museum and creativity, creativity and culture. Art museums and creative thinking.
6^th Week	Presentation
7^th Week	Presentation
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Creativity and intelligence, creativity and gender. What are the barriers to creativity and the factors that enhance creativity?
10^th Week	Ethnography, archeology, industry, science museums and creative thinking.
11^th Week	Creative Problem Solving Programs.
12^th Week	Whole brain creativity. An example of artistic creation process; Picasso and Guernica.
13^th Week	Presentation
14^th Week	Presentation. Final Survey. Final Week.

Recommended or Required Reading

- Arnheim, 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 Yayıncılık.
- 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, (1992). Yaratıcı düşünce. İstanbul: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım.
- 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

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	2	3	6
Field Research	4	3	12
Seminar (including preperation)	1	10	10
Report writing	2	4	8
Performance Practice	2	5	10
Article	10	3	30
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	12	4	48
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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