FACULTY OF BUSINESS

Department of International Trade and Finance

GEAR 302 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
World Museums
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
GEAR 302
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Service Course
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce examples of different forms of cultural and artistic expressions in museums.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to discuss the cultural and artistic development of human history in the context of museums.
  • will be able to define different museums with aesthetic sensitivity.
  • will be able to classify museums regarding their purpose.
  • will be able to classify different art objects.
  • will be able to compare museums in different countries.
Course Description This course provides information about the museums established for different purposes.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to the course. Overview of the Course Syllabus.
2 Introduction to the Four Legs of a Museum Visit: Visitor, Artwork, Artist, Museum. Slow Looking Techniques. Kleiner, Introduction, pp.1-14. (Please check Blackboard for additional reading material on Slow Looking)
3 Prehistoric Art. Paleolithic &Neolithic Art. Museums: Lascaux Cave Museum, France. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Anatolian Civilizations Museum, Ankara Kleiner, Chp.1.
4 Formal and Contextual Analysis. The Ancient Near Eastern Art. Museums: Louvre M., Paris. Uşak Museum Kleiner, Chp. 2. Kleiner, Chp. 3.
5 Egyptian Art. Museums: The Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Greek Art. Hellenistic Art. Museums: National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Pergamon Museum, Berlin. * Short Essay and Presentation Topics are finalized. Kleiner, Chp. 5.
6 Roman Art. Byzantine Art. Islamic Art. Museums: Museo Capitolino (Rome), Vatican Museum, Victoria & Albert Museum (London), Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul. (*British Museum Documentary) Kleiner, Chp. 10 Kleiner, Chp. 12 Kleiner, Chp. 13.
7 The Renaissance and Mannerism. The Baroque and Rococo. Museums: Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Rijks Museum Amsterdam * Take-home assignment submission on Blackboard. Kleiner, Chp. 21 & 22. (For Rococo; pls check Chp. 29)
8 The Enlightenment. Neoclassicism. Romanticism. Realism. Museums: Tate Gallery, London. Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Kleiner, Chp. 29 & 30.
9 Impressionism. Post-Impressionism. Symbolism. Museums: Orsay Museum, Paris. Musée Rodin, Paris. * Short Essay submission on Blackboard. Kleiner, Chp. 31.
10 Fauvism. Expressionism. Cubism. Dada. Surrealism. * Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY Documentary Kleiner, Chp. 35.
11 Abstract Expressionism. Pop Art. Performance Art. Conceptual Art. Museums: Museum Of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. The Centre Pompidou, Paris. Kleiner, Chp. 36.
12 Midterm
13 Student Presentations (1/ Dec. 26) / Student Presentations (2/ Dec. 27, Wed. 19:30-22:15))
14 Semester Review
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
10
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
20
20
Presentation / Jury
1
30
30
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
30
30
Final Exam
0
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to identify and analyze problems in the field of trade and finance, and to develop solutions.

2 To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in the field of International Trade and Finance.
3 To be able to analyze the developments in global markets by using critical thinking skills.
4 To be able to analyze and interpret data in the field of finance, commerce and economics by using information technologies effectively.
5 To be able to acquire knowledge about the legal regulations and practices in the field.
6 To be able to foresee and define the risks that could be encountered in the field of trade and finance and to take decisions to manage such risks.
7 To be able to acquire and use verbal and numerical skills necessary for the nature of international trade and finance program.
8 To be able to obtain, synthesize and report the information related to the fields of trade and finance.
9 To be able to contribute to the solution of problems as individual, team member or leader.
10

To be able to evaluate the issues related to the field with an ethical perspective and social sensitivity.

11 To be able to collect data in the areas of International Trade and Finance and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13 To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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