COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MEE 1003 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇINAR EMINE YENI

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

Introducing the students of mechanical engineering English as a foreign language to be used throughout their career. Providing the students an English introduction to a brief history of engineering and the main topics in mechanical engineering and improving the student's use of English as a foreign language. Presenting a broad introduction to the language and terminology of mechanical engineering. To enhance the capabilities of students in translation between Turkish and English.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify the development of the engineering profession, the process of the emergence of the basic engineering branches and the stages of engineering education.
2   To interpret the development of machines, basic machines, engineering materials and the difference between the types of movement.
3   To examine the operation principles of the machine components.
4   To compare the basic concepts commonly used in engineering with the work done.
5   To evaluate the components and functions of complex machines and structures.
6   To correlate the engineering branches emerged from basic engineering branches with the branch of mechanical engineering.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The Engineering Profession
3 Machines and Work, Basic Machines
4 Design, Measurement
5 Measurement
6 Measurement
7 Materials Technology
8 Materials Technology
9 Materials Technology, Manufacturing and Assembly
10 Manufacturing and Assembly
11 Midterm
12 Static and Dynamic Principles
13 Energy and Temperature, Fluids
14 Mechanisms

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Mark Ibbotson, Professional English in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
2) Eugene J. Hall, The Language of Mechanical Engineering in English, Prentice-Hall, 1977.
3) Uday Shanker Dixit, Manjuri Hazarika, J. Paulo Davim, A Brief History of Mechanical Engineering, Springer, 2017.
4) Emilio Bautista Paz, Marco Ceccarelli, Javier Echavarri Otero, Jose Luis Munoz Sanz, A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and Mechanisms, Springer, 2010
5) David Macaulay, The Way Things Work, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.
6) Peter Kahan, Motion, Forces and Energy, Prentice Hall, 2002.
7) Michael Woods, Mary Woods, Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels, Runestone Press, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students attend classes prepared to the subject beforehand. The class is mostly carried out by students by translating texts or answering questions / doing exercises, with the lecturer explaining the necessary items. Students are graded according to their midterm and class participation performance.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.35+QUZ *0.15+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.35+QUZ *0.15+RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Çınar Yeni, cinar.yeni@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Seçgin, abdullah.secgin@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Turgut, alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Can Özgür Çolpan, ozgur.colpan@deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Office Hours

Lecturers will inform their suitable office hours on their weekly schedule on the office door.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 8 16
Preparation for Final Exam 1 8 8
Final 1 1,2 1
Mid-term 1 1,3 1
Task-end progress evaluation (TEPE) 4 0,4 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1211233225
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LO.332233412
LO.432314212
LO.5323144412
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