COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4264 POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ELIF IŞGIN

Offered to

Chemistry (Evening)
Chemistry

Course Objective

To give basic information about the science of Polymer Technology to the students. In order to increase the level of students' knowledge, following the scientific literature related the Technologies of Polymers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After undergraduate studies specialize in polymer technology.
2   Students who wish to obtain more in-depth information about polymer technology infrastructure can be provided on the subject.
3   Knowledge gained in course of passing the application's ability to earn an academic or industrial use.
4   Polymer technology is able to cope with the problems faced in the implementation phase.
5   Polymer synthesis methods of the technology, gain the knowledge and skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts
2 Inputs used in the production of polymer
3 Physical and Chemical Properties of Polymers
4 Polymer Films and Polymer Coatings
5 Using Additives Compounds in Polymers
6 Polymer Processing Factories in Turkey
7 Mechanical Properties of Polymers(Student Presentation)
8 Mid-term exam
9 Practice in Legal Institutions
10 Thermoplastics(Student Presentation)
11 Thermosets(Student Presentation)
12 Elastomers(Student Presentation)
13 Polymerization Techniques (Student Presentation)
14 Polymer Composites(Student Presentation)

Recomended or Required Reading

1. B. Baysal, Polimer Kimyası, Cilt 1, ODTÜ, Ankara (1981).
2. Mehmet Saçak, Lif ve Elyaf Kimyası, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara (2005).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Question and answer technique of narration, Presentation, Interactive

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

midterm exam, final exam and presentations.

Assessment Criteria

Student will be assessed with questions which will be asked in midterm exam, final exam and presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student responsibilities: Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behaviour that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Practice in Legal Institutions 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.153
LO.22
LO.35
LO.43
LO.555