Creative Drama (ART271) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Creative Drama ART271 Fall and Spring 3 0 0 3 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Discussion, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Development of the students’ self awareness, explore themselves, increased ability to express themselves, understanding the differences of personal and social differences and problem solving with this approach, socializing, development of skills of harmony, development of their skills on self acceptance, self expression, creativity, multiple intelligence
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The student can easily express himself, can develop solutions to problems from different perspectives, can find creative practical solutions. He can focus on himself, his environment and nearby events more precisely. With the developed self awareness, he can realize himself and with his empathy skills, his communication with people and the society is developed.
Course Content Games and exercises designed by Viola Spolin to stimulate action, relation, spontaneity and creativity of individuals in a group setting; techniques such as warming up games, improvisations, roleplay, writing, story telling etc.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Objectives of the course, scope, methods and information on the subjects will be dealt during the course. Introductory applications for the student to understand the method of the course.
2 Applications to let group members get acquainted to the method of the course and each other.
3 Applications to build trust and harmony between each other.
4 Warm up, rhythmic movement games, evaluation.
5 Warm up, focusing games, evaluation.
6 Warm up, sensing games, evaluation.
7 Midterm
8 Warm up, mirror games, evaluation.
9 Warm up, interchange games, evaluation.
10 Warm up, space substance games, evaluation.
11 Warm up, object related games, evaluation.
12 Warm up, where and who games, evaluation.
13 Warm up, individual improvisations, evaluation.
14 Warm up, improvisations on personal conflicts, evaluation.
15 Warm up, improvisations on ethical values, evaluation.
16 Final assessment

Sources

Other Sources 1. Spolin, V. (1999). Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques. Evanston: Northwestern University Press.
2. Spolin, V. (1986). Theater games for the classroom: a teacher's handbook Evanston, IL : Northwestern University Press.
3. Spolin, V. (1999). Improvisation for the theater: a handbook of teaching and directing techniques Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 10
Laboratory - -
Application 11 40
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 20
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 28 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline
2 Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology
3 Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings X
4 Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena X
5 Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology
6 Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources X
7 Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data
8 Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems X
9 Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English
10 Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning X
11 Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 11 2 22
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 2 5 10
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 100