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  2. Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts
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Last Updated: 26/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SAN408 - Creativity V. SEMESTER 3 +0 3.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. SEMA EKİNCEK
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course .
Recommended Resources -Amabile, T. M. (1996). Creativity in context. Westview Press. -Guilford, J. P. (1950). Creativity. American Psychologist, 5(9), 444–454. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0063487 -Horng, J.-S., & Hu, M.-L. (2008). The mystery in the kitchen: Culinary creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 20(2), 221–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400410802060166-Horng, J.-S., & Lin, L. (2009). The development of a scale for evaluating creative culinary products. Creativity Research Journal, 21(1), 54–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400410802633491-Sternberg, R. J. (Ed.). (1999). Handbook of creativity. Cambridge University Press.-Ekincek, S., & Günay, S. (2023). A recipe for culinary creativity: Defining characteristics of creative chefs and their process. International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 31, 100633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2022.100633
Work Placement None.
Aims of the Course The aim of this course is to ensure that students learn the concept of creativity, its components, its stages, and the fundamental theoretical approaches that explain creativity. It is intended that students evaluate the effects of individual and environmental factors on creativity and relate the creative process to the field of gastronomy. Within the scope of the course, it is aimed for students to enhance their creativity and to design and develop creativity-oriented projects focused on gastronomy.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Creativity and components of creativity
Week - 2 Dimentions and process of creativity based on cretivity indicators
Week - 3 Theories of creativity: Psychoanalitic Theory of Creativity
Week - 4 Theories of creativity: Theory of the Unconscious, Gestalt Approach
Week - 5 Theories of creativity: Theory Of Associative Hierarchies, Cognitive Theory of Personality
Week - 6 Theories of creativity: Factorial Approach to Creativity, Humanist Approach
Week - 7 Factors affecting creativity: Interest, Perception, Memory, Ability, Proficiency
Week - 8 External factors affecting creativity: Culture, Family, Environment, Social-structure
Week - 9 Development of creative process and creativity
Week - 10 Creative process and gastronomy
Week - 11 Gastronomy-oriented creative project development
Week - 12 Gastronomy-oriented creative project development
Week - 13 Gastronomy-oriented creative project development
Week - 14 Gastronomy-oriented creative project development

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  • Open-Ended Test Project Homework Presentation

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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