Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Tasarımda Folklorik Kaynaklar
	English	Folkloric Sources in Design
Course Code	EUT 601	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Aslıhan Erkmen Birkandan
Course Objectives		1. To transfer knowledge of technique, craftsmanship and aesthetics in traditional arts to students. 2. To assist new works of the students to have new dimensions by this transfer.
Course Description		Definition of traditional crafts, handcrafts and folklore and its relationship with art, design and technology; Layers of Anatolian civilizations (From prehistory up to today); Information on traditional Anatolian crafts and hand crafts; Types of traditional Anatolian crafts and hand crafts; Examples of the use of traditional crafts from contemporary products; Project development on transformation of elements of traditional crafts in order to make contemporary products; Presentation of projects.
Course Outcomes		Students, 1. Familiarize with a general theoretical framework on folklore 2. Are informed about technique, craftsmanship and aesthetics of traditional crafts. 3. Learn how to access resources on traditional crafts to design new products. 4. Learn how to interpret these resources.
Pre-requisite(s)		None
Required Facilities		Laptop, Data projection
Other		Field trips, museum visits
Textbook		1. H. Glassie, 1993, Turkish Tradition Art Today, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.
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