COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRE- GRADUATION PROJECT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4709 PRE- GRADUATION PROJECT COMPULSORY 0 2 0 6

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 objective of the course is that the Graduation Project team acquires the theoretical background of the project topic, carries out a literature survey and preparations for the design work, and finally writes a report of intended work, presents and defends the work orally. Preparation to Graduation Project course also aims to give information on project writing and project management in order to prepare student to enginering practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to use the knowledge and abilities acquired previously in the project work,
2   be able to obtain right sources and correct information for the project,
3   be able to design a complicated system, a component of a system or a process,
4   be able to prepare and submit a project(including the work to be done, work-time sheet, contents of the work packages, necessary experiments, equipment needed, expected outcomes, criteria of success, and B plan) in order to carry out the Graduation Project work effectively,
5   be able to evaluate the stages and parameters of the work,
6   be able to complete the Preparation to Graduation Project carrying out a team work,
7   be able to carry out the work on the topic accordingly to realistic criteria,
8   be able to defend the Preparation to Graduation Project work and the expected outcomes effectively in the written and oral form

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Formation of the student teams, handing out the Project topics , First meeting of teams General information on expectations, rules and work schedule
2 Coordination meeting (a) Presentation 1: Project management and project proposal preparation (a) The meeting of the student team and the coordinator lecturer.
3 Coordination meeting Presentation 2: Project management and project proposal preparation
4 Coordination meeting Presentation 3: Literature research and use
5 Coordination meeting Presentation 4: Presentation thecniques
6 Coordination meeting I. Midterm report (b) (b) The report is to be written in the usual thesis format and three copies are handed in by 12:00 on the last workday of the week. of the week.
7 Midterm exams
8 Coordination meeting Project evolution meeting (c) (c) Coordinator lecturer and two other lecturers make the evaluation of I. midterm report
9 Coordination meeting
10 Coordination meeting
11 Coordination meeting II. Midterm report (b)
12 Midterm exams
13 Coordination meeting
14 Coordination meeting Project proposal report and file

Recomended or Required Reading

The students must carry out a literature survey on their project topic.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Scientific discussion, oral presentation, written report, laboratory or industrial plant work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ Project
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ*1


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Information related to the Pre-Graduation Project course such as student responsibilities, evaluation of the Project work, the components of the final grade, and all other information on the running of the course is given in detail in the web site of the department.

Assessment Criteria

Attendance to project meetings, completion of the weekly tasks and discussions in meetings will be taken into consideration in the assesment of the Project work. Final Project report and oral by Pre-Graduation Project Evaluation Committee will be considered to see how far the learning outcomes are met by the Project work. The evaluation criteria of the course are given the web site of the department.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attend the weekly Project meetings, and they are expected to be well prepared for the discussions and completed the weekly tasks of the Project. The course is run accordingly to the rules of Graduation Project course of the department.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ümit CÖCEN
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,
Floor:2 Room:288
phone: +90 (232) 301 74 58
e- mail: umit.cocen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting dates will be arranged on agreement by the project coordinator lecturer and student team.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 10 120
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing oral and poster presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3533
LO.455553
LO.55554
LO.65
LO.7554
LO.85

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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