Course: Technology of Ceramics 4

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Course title Technology of Ceramics 4
Course code KDU/KDT4
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Franče Petr, RNDr.
Course content
1. Security of work with organic materials. 2. Decoration of ceramic goods, spreading frit, third firing. 3. On-the-glaze and under-the-glaze colors. 4. Lustres, precious metal preparations. 5. Auxiliary decorative material. 6. Silk-screen, modern decorative technique KERAJET. 7. Cancer technique - preparation of shard dough, preparation of glazes, reduction in CO, reduction in C, influence of ash. 8. Practical implementation of cancer technique. 9. Non-traditional ceramic materials and methods of forming. 10. Heating, bending and cooling glass, viscosity equation. 11. Glazes for special effects. 12. Summary of subject matter and revision for the control test. 13. Comprehensive summary of the subject matter for the final Degree Examination.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Seminar classes, Students' self-study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
recall procedures modeling shapes specific forms, of the basic materials suitable for glazing the ceramics and their specifics, apply knowledge about materials and technologies and their shaping, to recall basic technologies and difficulties of firing ceramics and glazes,
Skills
visualize the spatial layout of the product, consider the ratio of functionality and aesthetic quality of the product and project it into design and prototype design, to have an overview of the raw materials for ceramics and their basic usage, to use basic materials for glazing the ceramics, to calculate them and to know the specific usage, to apply knowledge about ceramic and glaze firing including necessary calculating,
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
of options of decoration of ceramic ware, of principles of usage on-the-glaze and under-the-glaze colors, of safety rules while working with organic materials,
Skills
to clarify listers, precious metal, to explain serigraphy, decorative technique Kerajet, cancer technique and its practical use, to evaluate non-traditional ceramic materials and ways of modelling, to clarifiy heating, bending and cooling glass, to describe glases for special effects,
Competences
N/A
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N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Skills
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bláha, J. Příručka pro práci v laboratořích technologie silikátů. Vyd. 4, přeprac. Praha : VŠCHT, 1987.
  • Budnikov a kol. Technologie keramiky a žárovzdorného zboží.
  • Hanykýř, Vladimír; Kutzendörfer, Jaroslav. Technologie keramiky. Praha : Silikátový svaz, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86821-48-1.
  • Kingery W.D. Introduction to Ceramics.
  • Kuneš, K.; Špičák, K. Procesy a zařízení v keramice I. a II.. VŠCHT Praha.
  • Menčík, Jaroslav. Pevnost a lom skla a keramiky. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1990. ISBN 80-03-00205-2.
  • Motyčka, V. Výpočty v keramice. SiS ČR Praha, 1996.
  • Motyčka, Vladislav. Nové keramické materiály ve strojírenství. 1. vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1991. ISBN 80-7082-044-6.
  • Rada, Pravoslav. Techniky keramiky. Vyd. 2. Praha : Aventinum, 1996. ISBN 80-85277-88-3.
  • Stranad, Z. Skelně krystalické materiály. Praha, SNTL, 1983.
  • Šašek a kol. Laboratorní metody v oboru silikátů. SNTL Praha, 1981.
  • Šesták, Jaroslav; Strnad, Zdeněk; Tříska, Aleš. Speciální technologie a materiály. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1993. ISBN 80-200-0148-4.


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