History of Jazz (ART222) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
History of Jazz ART222 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 Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To inform the students about the development of music genre “jazz”.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Knowledge of all the types of this genre (jazz)
  • Knowledge of learning how to interact between the fields of music-history-sociology and politics together
Course Content The history of music before 1900`s; Blues and Ragtime music genres; the impacts of musical, social and cultural structures of jazz music in New Orleans before its emergence in the region; main jazz movements starting from the very first Dixieland music to Fusion jazz movement today.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Music in First Ages - first instruments
2 A brief history of music between 4000 BC-0
3 Jazz performance - Onur Aymergen
4 A brief history of Classical Music (Periods, artists, songs)
5 The foundation of American Continent and its history
6 Worksong ve Spirituals (1619-1865)
7 Gospel, Blues and Ragtime (1866-1916)
8 Jazz Hot (1917-1929)
9 Swing - the first Classical approach (1930-1939)
10 Bop - First Avant-garde (1940-1948)
11 Cool Era (1949-1953)
12 Hard-Bop (1954-1959)
13 Free Jazz (1960-1968)
14 Diffusion and Fusion (1968-1979)
15 Assessment and performance
16 Final Assessment

Sources

Other Sources 1. Bergerot, F. (2004). Tarih Boyunca Caz. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.
2. Ulanov, B. (1957). A History of Jazz in America. New York: Pyramid Books Edition.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 15 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 30
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 19 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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 Applies knowledge in mathematics, science, and computing to solve engineering problems related to manufacturing technologies.
2 Analyzes and identifies problems specific to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs a comprehensive manufacturing system (including method, product, or device development) based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, within constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret, and make sound decisions.
7 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and necessary organizational skills.
8 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
9 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
10 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
11 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, and costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
12 Considers the health, environmental, social, and legal consequences of engineering practices at both global and local scales when making decisions.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 5 2 10
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 10 10
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 8 16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 16 16
Total Workload 100