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AVANOS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS / MDS-107 - ARCHITECTURAL DECORATIVE ARTS

Code: MDS-107 Course Title: CERAMIC CHEMICALS AND TECHNOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ARCHITECTURAL DECORATIVE ARTS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BAHADIR CEM ERDEM (bahadirerdem@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The objective of the course is to teach students the differences between ceramic, metal and polimer, the physical and chemical features of these materials and achieving oxides through chemical methods. This is an introductory course to ceramics technology.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the basic concepts of Sermic raw materials. PO-9 Recognize the basic materials in accordance with the experiences and the acquired knowledge in the field of glass and ceramics technology and ceramics chemistry; are able to form mud, gloss and plaster; are able to do an experimental research; collect data and present them.
Examination
Performance Project
Term Paper
LO-2 Students taking this course, can compare ceramics, metal and polymer materials PO-9 Recognize the basic materials in accordance with the experiences and the acquired knowledge in the field of glass and ceramics technology and ceramics chemistry; are able to form mud, gloss and plaster; are able to do an experimental research; collect data and present them.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-3 can make some oxides by using chemical methods PO-9 Recognize the basic materials in accordance with the experiences and the acquired knowledge in the field of glass and ceramics technology and ceramics chemistry; are able to form mud, gloss and plaster; are able to do an experimental research; collect data and present them.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Students are taught the importance of ceramics chemistry and of technology for ceramics, the usage of ceramic raw materials, testing ceramics, computations for ceramics clays and triangle diagram computations.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The importance of ceramic chemistry, the use of chemical equipment, basic terminology and chemical formulas Lecture, question and answer
2 the structure of atom and periodical chemistry table, the concept of mol and chemical computations Lecture, question and answer
3 The raw materials with alkaline and soil alkaline Lecture, question and answer
4 The process in ceramics plants Lecture, question and answer
5 The elastic, semi-elastic and non-elastic raw materials used in ceramics Lecture, question and answer
6 Triangle diagram computations performance in the delivery of project Lecture, question and answer
7 Drying,firing and glazing mistakes Lecture, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Colouring oxides Lecture, question and answer
10 Triangle diagram computations regarding porcelain and stoneware Lecture, question and answer
11 Triangle diagram computations regarding coloring oxides Lecture, question and answer
12 Testing with coluring oxides Testing with coluring oxides
13 Tools and equipment used in ceramics Lecture, question and answer
14 Glazing methods Lecture, question and answer
15 Glazing tests Lecture, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 ARCASOY, Ateş. Seramik Teknolojisi, İstanbul, Marmara Üniversitesi G.S.F. Yayınları No:1 1983.
2 KARTAL, Ali. Sır ve Sırlama Tekniği, Çizgi Matbaacılık, Ankara, 1998
3 SÜRÜCÜ, Ahmet. TUNCEL, Mehmet. Genel kimya, Pegem Yayıncılık 2006, 1. Baskı Ankara
4 Daniel Rhodes, Clay and Glazes for the pottery, Chilton Company,Philadelphia,New York,1962
5 F.H.Norton,Addison, Elements of ceramics -Wesley Pub.Comp.,London ,Sydney,1974
Required Course instruments and materials
Ceramic kilns,Ceramic mill and mortar, raw materials and coloring oxides

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 4 4
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 4 16
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60