Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Furniture Construction AEM100 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Required
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Hüseyin PELİT
Instructor(s) Hüseyin PELİT
Assistants
Goals To aim of this course, to learning of the oriented application and theoretical of construction. To gain of the determination ability to critical measurement beloning to construction varieties.
Course Content The students who complete this course successfully: • Defination of the construction types used to the furniture making • Joints of solid wood (definition and application scopes) • Door constructions • Types of drawers • The students completed this course gain to comprehensive knowledge and skill about furniture construction.
Learning Outcomes - Defination of the construction types used to the furniture making
- Joints of solid wood (definition and application scopes)
- Door constructions
- Types of drawers
- • The students completed this course gain to comprehensive knowledge and skill about furniture construction.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The dealing format of lecture, explained to the applicable rule
2. Week The construction types used to the furniture making and the selection of wood to be used.
3. Week Joints of Solid wood (edge to edge joints)
4. Week Joints of Solid wood (an end-grain to end- grain)
5. Week Corner joints of the solid wood board. Joints of a long-grain to end-grain with perpendicular A
6. Week Joints of a long-grain to end-grain with perpendicular B (dovetail joints)
7. Week Joints of a long-grain to edge-grain with parallel
9. Week Joints of frame corner
9. Week Frame constructions
10. Week The haunched mortice and tenon in leg assembly
11. Week Izgara, Kafes ve Petek Konstrüksiyonlu İşler.
12. Week Preprations of round pulleys, Moulding, to reduce and enlarge of moulding
13. Week Pattern and template preprations of the curved works
14. Week General Review
Recommended Sources
• Ağaçişleri Konstrüksiyon Bilgisi, Temel Ders Kitabı, Zorlu, İ., MEB Basımevi, İstanbul, 1978.
Other Resource • The Complete manuel of wood working, Jackson, A., Day, D., Jennings, S., USA, January, 1999.
Handbuchder Konstruktion: Mobel und Einbauschrarke, Nutsh, W., Stuttgart, 1990.
Making Chairs and tables, Guild of Master Craftsman publication LTD., 1997.
• Furniture & Cabinet Making Projects, Guild of Master Craftsman Publication LTD., 1998.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 2 6 12
Homework 2 2 6 12
Final 1 2 2
Practice 2 8 16
Classroom Activities 14 2 28
Total Workload 72
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0