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 To have basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics.
2 To be able to understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories in the field of child development, to associate them with current life, national and international developments.
3 To be able to use sciences such as health, education, and psychology along with the basic knowledge and skills of the discipline of child development.
4 To be able to identify the problems encountered and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development.
5 To be able to independently carry out the necessary work as an individual and as a team member, and take responsibility in the practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions
6 To be able to have the necessary basic knowledge for applications in preschool education institution, private education institution and health institutions related to child development education.
7 To be able to determine the learning needs associated to lifelong learning related to child development and education and to make the necessary guidance.
8 To be able to act in accordance with professional ethics and social-responsibility-understanding in all field practices and social relations of the profession
9 To be able to carry out studies on child development to raise awareness of society and other professional groups .
10 To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a universal foreign language.
11 To be able to do resource research for the purpose of accessing information, to use databases, numerical values and other information sources.
12 To be able to communicate effectively with the family and the child in accordance with the cultural structure, and to work in cooperation in child development studies.
13 To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of child development.
14 To be able to show sensitivity to the universality of social rights in the field of child development, protection of quality cultural values, occupational health and safety.
15 To be able to evaluate and prepare the materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game material) and to use them for educational purposes.
16 To be able to determine the developmental differences of 0-18 year old children at an early stage, to prepare and implement appropriate education programs.

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