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 Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships.
2 It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration.
3 It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections.
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership.
6 To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields.
7 Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines.
8 The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively.
9 To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

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