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  Course Description
Course Name : Ceramic Technology and Applications 2

Course Code : SRT250

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 2

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. NERGİS KILINÇ MİRDALI

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Students will be able to define glaze as a material.
Sudents will be able to explain the purpose of the glaze.
Students will be able to recognize oxides and raw materials of ceramic glaze component and will gain the ability to interpret the functions of oxides in glaze.
Students will be able to recognize the difference between glaze and body.
Students will be able to comprehend the importance of glaze-body compatibility.
Students will be able to create glaze recipes and prepare the glaze.
Students will be able to use coloring oxides and will be able to comprehend the effects of coloring oxides in glaze.
Students will be able to explain the behavior of glazes during firing.
Be able to establish a cause-effect relationship.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of ceramic raw materials and how they are affected at different temperatures. Students learn how to make adjustments in materials and temperatures to achieve desired results. Students gain the ability to interpret the desired properties. They formulate ceramic glaze in seger calculation, make the application of the formulated glaze recipe , solve mathematical calculations and classify results.

Course Contents : Definition of glaze, intended purpose and classification of glazes. Raw materials and oxides used in glazes. Functions of oxides in the glaze . Coloring oxides. Methods of obtaining color in the glaze. Milling of glazes. Glaze formulations. Preparation and application of glazes. Glazing methods. Eutectics, Binary and Ternary Phase Diagrams. Required properties of glazes: melting, viscosity, surface tension and expansion, Importance of glaze-body compliance and measures to be taken.The way to deal with crazing or shivering. Practical ways to calculate thermal expansion and surface tension. The reaction between the glaze and body (interlayer). Glaze defects and measures to be taken.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom and Laboratory


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Information about the course content. Introduction to glaze : definition, uses and history. The purpose and classification of the glaze. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
2 Raw materials and oxides used in ceramic glazes It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation.
3 Functions and classification of oxides used in ceramic glazes: Network Formers, Network Modifiers, and Intermediates It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation.
4 Water-soluble and insoluble oxides and raw materials. Colours in Ceramic Glazes. Methods to obtainColor In Glaze. Coloring oxides. Laboratory It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Laboratory. Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
5 Glaze additives: flocculants and deflocculants. Milling of glazes. The importance of milling. Milling parameters that affecting to glaze. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
6 Glaze formulations and examinations. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation.
7 Preparation of glazes. Application of glazes. Glazing Techniques. Laboratory. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
8 MidTerm Exam (1 hour-closed book and notebook) It is advised to search and study before on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Written Examination
9 Eutectics. Ternary and binary phase diagrams.The preparation and application of seger formula with different characteristics and temperatures . Laboratory It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
10 Behavior of glazes during firing . Important features of glazes: Melting and crystallization. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation.
11 Qualifications of Glazes: Reactions between glaze and body. The importance of the formation of interlayer. Viscosity . To prepare glazes with high viscosity and low viscosity at different temperatures. Laboratory It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
12 Features of glazes: Surface Tension and Expansion. Importance of expansion compatibility and measures to be taken. Practical calculation of expansion coefficient and surface tension in the ceramic glazes. Laboratory It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
13 Glaze defects and removal methods that may occur. Frit preparation: raw materials of frit , calculations and firitlemaking frit. Laboratory. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
14 Industrial Glazes: Matte, Opaque, Transparent Glazes and firing methods. Artistic Glazes: Crackle, Crystal, Aventurine, Raku glazes. Laboratory. It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
15 Artistic Glazes: Luster, Celadon, Chrome Red, Raku, Salt glazes and firing methods. Laboratory It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Brainstorming, views, Power Point Presentation. Laboratory.
16/17 Final Exam (1 hour-closed book and notebook) It is advised to search and study before and /or after on subjects each lecture using various sources related to ceramic technology (Lecture notes. Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports ). Written Examination


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Glazes and Glazing Techniques, Ali Karta, Line Press, Ankara, 1998. Ceramic Glazes, Güner Sümer Eskisehir, AK Ofset Printing, 2002
 The Ceramic Glaze Handbook: Materials, Techniques, Formulas. Lark Books; Revised edition (March 1, 2003). ISBN-10: 1579904394. ISBN-13: 978-1579904395
Required Course Material(s)  Working With Clay, Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, 2009 ISBN: 978-605-4146-02-4
 Proceeding books, theses, journals and research reports about the subjects
 Internet Databases
 Do ceramics, Susan Peterson, Jan Peterson, Translated by: Sevim Çizer, 2009, Publications of Karakalem Bookstore


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 2 50
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Perceives multi-dimensionally, objectifies sensory perception 5
2 Is competent at thinking critically and developing creative and original ideas 5
3 Is responsible and has a sense of social, scientific, artistic, professional, ethical awareness 5
4 Reaches, manages and constructs information 5
5 His dexterity and eye coordination are improved 4
6 Uses time efficiently and effectively 5
7 Is competent at art theory, aesthetics and philosophy of art 1
8 Transforms the concepts into original art works 5
9 Uses the informatics and communication technologies at least in the level required by the European Computer Driving License 4
10 Defines and reviews problems correctly, finds creative, original, aesthetic, artistic and technical solutions to problems 5
11 Uses theoretical and practical information efficiently in his profession and topic 5
12 Has the ability to work individually and in groups effectively and takes responsibility 5
13 Works harmoniously with other disciplines, which he/she needs in his/her profession and projects 5
14 Follows the social and universal changes and effects about art and design 5
15 Has the ability to follow developments and improves him/herself constantly through lifelong learning 5
16 Has the knowledge, skills and experience about how to use different materials, production methods and techniques 5
17 Has the ability and self confidence for oral, written and visual communication 5
18 Knows a foreign language at least in Level B1 of the European Common Framework in order to follow the developments about his profession 4
19 Evaluates the producibility of his/her projects technically and technologically 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 5 70
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 1 14
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 8 16
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
    Final Exam 1 8 8
Total Workload: 116
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.64
ECTS Credit: 5