COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UĞUR MALAYOĞLU

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

Scope of the course is to get students acquainted with materials failures, the techniques to investigate the cause of failures and the measures to be taken to prevent the reoccurrence of failures in light of the findings reached. By considering the moral and materialistic losses occurring as a results of materials failures, help the students to develop their skills to conduct an investigation on failed parts and systems, to make the right choice for the test methods of investigation and to gain ability to use these methods. Enable students to draw a relation between the results and causes of the failures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook: Analysis of metallurgical Failures, Second Edition, by V.J. Colangelo, F.A. Heiser. John Wiley & Sons, Publication, 1987.
Reference book: Failure Analysis and Prevention, ASM Handbook V.11, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

To present an oral presentation of a case study in class room as a team or singly and follow the lectures regularly. Asses the students gains acquired in classroom studies in either writing or orally discussing.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture presentation will be provided in class room in line of the course content and discussion regarding topics presented will be held. Problem solving will be presented in relation to the appropriate subjects included in curriculum.

Assessment Criteria

Students performances will be assessed by exams, assignment and presentation according
to Learning Objectives LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Lecture presentation will be provided in class room in line of the course content and discussion regarding topics presented will be held. Problem solving will be presented in relation to the appropriate subjects included in curriculum

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ahmet ÇAKIR
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi,
Metalurji ve Malzeme Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Kampüsü, 35160 Buca / IZMIR
Tel+90 232 3017480
ahmet.cakir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Mondays between 9.00-10.00 O clock

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes