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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CONCEPTSAND PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATIONAND RESTORATION KVK101 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Lecture, student seminars, case examinations and discussions, lecture over transparents and slides.
Course Coordinator
Instructors Elif SARAÇ
Assistants
Goals Concepts, terms and basic principles that constitute the theory of conservation; short history of conservation and restoration; fields that of scientific conservation and restoration are executed, responsibilities of the executer and ethics that they must obey; basic information about methods of preventive conservation that are required to be applied in the field, conservation planning in excavation setting, rules and usage of the laboratory.
Course Content Definition, scope and types of conservation and restoration. History of conservation and restoration. International organizations in the field of conservation and restoration. Phases of conservation and restoration. Preventive conservation in archaeological excavation area. Place and importance of conservation in the museum. Preventive conservation in museum. Treatmnet the object as a method of preventive conservation. Packaging as a method of preventive conservation.
Learning Outcomes 1) Knows the description and scope of conservation.
2) Knows and uses the terminology of conservation.
3) Knows the scope of preventive and interventive conservation.
4) Lists the major application fields and methods of preventive conservation
5) Lists the phases and application fields of interventive conservation.
6) Lists international conservation standards and principals
7) Knows professional ethics of conservation and restoration.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Course description and basic terms Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Opinion Pool; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Definition, scope and types of conservation and restoration Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week History of conservation and restoration 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week History of conservation and restoration 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week International organizations in the field of conservation and restoration Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Phases of conservation and restoration 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Phases of conservation and restoration 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Phases of conservation and restoration 3 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Preventive conservation in archaeological excavation area Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Place and importance of conservation in the museum Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Preventive conservation in museum 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Preventive conservation in museum 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Treatment the object as a method of preventive conservation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Packaging as a method of preventive conservation Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Six Hats Thinking; Colloquium; Debate
Problem Based Learning; Scenario Based Learning; Case Based Learning
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ahunbay, Z.(1996), Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, YEM Yayınları
Caple, C. (2000), Conservation Skills, Routledge
Cronyn (1995), Elements of Conservation
Pye, E. (2001), Caring for the Past, London
Roy – Smith (eds) (1997), Archaeological Conservation and Its Consequences, IIC Copenhagen Congress

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 2 10
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 14
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 14
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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