ECTS - Creative Approaches to Textile

Creative Approaches to Textile (MTT431) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Creative Approaches to Textile MTT431 1 2 0 2 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Experiment, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Esra Bekiroğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to be able to explain, apply and modify traditional and simple weaving/knitting types and develop new techniques to create creative textile designs with high aesthetic value.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explains traditional and simple weaving types.
  • Explains traditional and simple knitting types.
  • Applies traditional and simple weaving/knitting techniques to create textile surface and structure.
  • Designs new techniques in creating textile surfaces and structures.
  • Designs original and creative textile surfaces.
  • Designs textile surfaces with high aesthetic value.
Course Content Creating new and creative textile designs with reference to high quality artistic and aesthetic works already produced in the field of textile.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Increasing the students' level of readiness in the course by providing general information about the course and reminding them of their previous learning about textile design. At the end of each lesson, information about the next topic will be given and students will be enabled to make the necessary preparations.
2 Technical details about textile design: Traditional and simple weaving and knitting types, techniques, details "
3 Demonstrating creative textile designs and making technical analyzes that were previously realized and intended to be a reference "
4 Demonstrating creative textile designs and making technical analyzes that were previously realized and intended to be a reference "
5 Examination of written and visual sources that will inspire textile designs, mood board studies. "
6 Determination of the techniques and materials to be used. "
7 Midterm Exam (Project Submission) --
8 Start of drafting "
9 Criticism on source designs "
10 Criticism on source designs "
11 Starting to work on the main design based on the source designs "
12 Working on the main design based on the source designs "
13 Working on the main design based on the source designs "
14 General critique of designs "
15 Finalizing and presenting the designs "
16 Final Exam (Final Project Submission) --

Sources

Course Book 1. Textile Visionaries: Innovation and Sustainable, Bradley Quinn
2. Basit Yapılı Dokuma Teknikleri, Fatma Nur Başaran
3. El Sanatları Teknolojisi, Cicim Dokuma- Kilim Dokuma (MEB)
4. Textiles : Types, Uses, and Production Methods, Ahmed El Nemr
5. Fabric manipulation : 150 creative sewing techniques, Ruth Singer

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 acquire extensive theoretical and applied knowledge about the field of art and design. X
2 To conduct academic research on the terms, notions, cases and issues related to the field; to identify, comprehend, design and apply them through proper/correct methods and techniques. X
3 To transform the field knowledge into creative thinking skills. X
4 To be able to plan and carry out projects, related to the field, in conceptual and production process both as an individual and as a member of a group. To evaluate and share the results with society. X
5 To specify the field competencies and to develop a lifelong social responsibility and critical thinking ability. X
6 To be able to use information technologies in the field effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level.
7 To have a good command of a foreign language at European Language Portfolio B1 Level and to be able to communicate with the colleagues and to follow the developments in the field.
8 To produce and carry out projects by using quantitative and qualitative data in the field and to share them with the professionals or non-professionals. X
9 To be aware of national and international values in art and design and to acquire professional ethics. X
10 To transform the abstract and concrete concepts into creative thoughts and authentic works. X
11 To gain knowledge about culture and history of art and acquire an esthetical consciousness.
12 To acquire sufficient knowledge and develop an awareness of the universal justice, cultural, ethical and natural preservation, and occupational health and safety.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory 7 5 35
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 7 1 7
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 100