Course name Technology of ceramics Entity running the course

Course name
Technology of ceramics
Entity running the course
Faculty of Ceramics and Glass / Department of Ceramics
Course type
Compulsory course.
Year of study/semester;
Type of studies
Year I /semester I and II/; full time bachelor’s degree studies
ECTS credits
Semestr I - 1, semester II - 2
Academic tutor
Assistant Urszula Wawrzaszek
Aim of the course
The aim of the course is to acquaint the student with the theoretical aspects of basic raw plastic
and non-plastic materials and to discuss the preparation methods of glazes, along with division
of glazes and their properties.
Learning outcomes:
– knowledge
The student has knowledge on the basic raw materials forming ceramic masses and glazes, they
know how to prepare the glazes and how to apply them.
Course content
General knowledge; The outline of ceramics history; Modern ceramics industry; The use of
basic concepts of ceramic chemistry; Division of ceramic raw materials; Plastic raw materials;
Non-plastic raw materials; Characteristics of plastic raw materials; Primary and secondary
clays; Construction and division of plastic raw materials; Glaze preparation and glazing ceramic
products; Raw materials constituting glazes; Methods for calculating glazes; Division of glazes;
Glassy state; The objective of glazing ceramics; Methods of preparing glazes; Preparation of
products for glazing: glazing methods; Properties of glazes; Cons of glazes and glazing;
Methods of testing glazes; decorating ceramic products.
Course form and number of Lecture - 2 hours a week (30 hrs./sem.)
course hours
Assessment type
Literature
Teaching aids
At the end of semester I - report/paper; graded pass
At the end of semester II – written test (reflecting the knowledge acquired by the student during
the first year of study); graded pass.
1.
Bolesławski A., Budkiewicz M., Wyszomirski P, Surowce ceramiczne, /Ceramic raw
materials/, Warszawa : Wydaw. Geologiczne, /Geological Pub./ 1991.
2. Janiec M., Tworzywa ceramiczne, /Ceramic materials/, PW Pub., Warszawa 1982
3. Kordek M., Ceramika szlachetna i techniczna, /Decorative and technical ceramics/
Uczelnie Wydawnictwa Naukowo – Dydaktyczne, /Scientific-Educational Pub./,
Kraków 2001
4. Kordek M., Technologia ceramiki cz. I, II, III, /Technology of ceramic/ parts. I, II, III,
Warszawa : Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, / School and Pedagogic
Publishers /, 1978
5. Krzywiec R., Podstawy technologii ceramiki, /Fundamentals of ceramics’
technology/, Nakładem Państwowego Wydawnictwa Naukowego, /National Scientific
Publishers/, Wrocław 1952
6. Mattison S., Podręcznik ceramika. Obszerne informacje na temat narzędzi, materiałów
i technik, /Handbook ceramics. Comprehensive information on the tools, materials
and techniques/, Pub. Arkady, 2006
7. Pampuch R., Haberko K., Kordek M. „Nauka o procesach ceramicznych”, /The
science of ceramic processes/, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWR, /Scientific Pub./
Warszawa 1992
8. Pravoslav R. Techniki ceramiki artystycznej, /The techniques of artistic ceramics/,
Wydawnictwo Artystyczne i Filmowe, / Art and Film Pub./, Warszawa 1993
9. Warshaw J., Ceramika : Praktyczny poradnik, /Ceramics: A Practical guide/,
Warszawa: Arkady, 2004
10. Wyszomirski P., Galos K., Surowce mineralne i chemiczne przemysłu
ceramicznego, /Mineral and chemical raw materials of ceramic industry/,
Kraków : AGH Uczelniane Wydawnictwa Naukowo-Dydaktyczne, / AGH ScientificEducational Pub/, 2007.
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Language of instruction
Polish