COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLYMER APPLICATIONS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4044 POLYMER APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ZIYLAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce some special polymers to the sudents who might have to deal with polymer-based products in their future careers and gain the ability to predict the possible application areas of these polymers according to their structures and properties. Also, students will be asked to give two seminars in pairs and their evaluations will affect the success of the student.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Realize the importance of the use of polymeric materials in various fields.
2   Interpret the structure-property relationship of polymers.
3   Predict the possible application areas of polymers according to their structures and properties.
4   Explain and discuss the related topics via oral presentations.
5   Recognize the contributions of different disciplines on the success of the covered topics.
6   Discuss the impacts of various polymeric products on environment, economy and social life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MME 4713 - POLYMERS
MMZ 4001 - POLYMERS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course, General Review
2 Introduction to Polymeric Foams
3 Application Areas of Polymeric Foams; Student Presentations
4 Introduction to Biopolymers
5 Application Areas of Biopolymers; Student Presentations
6 Introduction to Elastomers
7 Application Areas of Elastomers; Student Presentations
8 Introduction to Conductive Polymers
9 Application Areas of Conductive Polymers; Student Presentations
10 Introduction to Metal Chelating Polymers
11 Application Areas of Metal Chelating Polymers; Student Presentations
12 1st Midterm
13 Polymer Coatings and Coating Methods
14 Application Areas of Polymer Coatings; Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Book(s): Selected articles from the literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams and student oral presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.30+PRC *0.20+FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.30+PRC *0.20+RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6
Oral Presentation: LO4, LO5, LO6
Final: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: aylin.albayrak@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0 232 3017483

Office Hours

Thursday 9:00-10:15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 6 3 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 91

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1223
LO.2223
LO.3223
LO.44422
LO.532
LO.64

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