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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GIY 4111 FIBER SCIENCE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Textile Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

CANSIN KORKMAZ

Offered to

Textile Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to gain information about the properties, the production processes and the application areas of the natural and chemical fibers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify the natural and chemical fibers 2   To be able to understand the production processes of the natural and chemical fibers 3   To be able to define the properties of the natural and chemical fibers 4   To be able to learn the application areas of the natural and chemical fibers

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Definition and classification of textile fibers, production and consumption amounts of fibers in Turkey and the World 2 Molecular structure of textile fibers and the effect of fiber properties on the finished product 3 Cotton fiber; physical and chemical properties, cotton harvesting, gining and standardisation 4 Flax fiber and other vegetable fibers; physical and chemical properties 5 Wool fiber; physical and chemical properties 6 Other animal fibers; physical and chemical properties 7 Mid-Term Exam 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Definition of chemical fiber and general terms, polymers and their properties 10 Types of polymerization, principles and methods of fiber spinning 11 Take up units and drawing, cutting of fibers, definition and classification of regenerated fibers and their usage areas 12 Regenerated cellulosic and regenerated protein fibers; production methods and properties 13 Definition and classification of synthetic fibers and their usage areas 14 Classification of polyamide fibers. Production methods and properties of polyamide fibers. Polyester fibers; production methods and properties 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Elyaf Bilgisi, Başer Inci, Marmara Üniversitesi, Istanbul Kimyasal Lifler, Seventekin Necdet, Ege Üniversitesi, Izmir Materials: Academic papers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing 2. Practices

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FN Final 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The four learning outputs will be assessed by Midterm, Final and Make-Up Exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lec.PhD. Hande Gül ATASAĞUN Dokuz Eylül University Izmir Vocational School Textile Technology Program Campus of the Faculty of Education, Buca/IZMIR E-mail: handegul.yuksel@deu.edu.tr Phone: 0232 301 25 86

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1