COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CERAMICS IN TURKEY AND IN THE WORLD

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCS 3009 CERAMICS IN TURKEY AND IN THE WORLD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKER ÖZKAN

Offered to

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Course Objective

To give the necessary technological knowledge about the status of the ceramic sector in the World and in Turkey, the countries that export or import ceramic products.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the production status of roofing tile and bricks industry.
2   To specify the status of porcelain industry.
3   To describe the status of tile industry.
4   To define the status of Çini industry.
5   To describe the status of Refractory and insulator industry.
6   To specify the status of technical ceramic industry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The status of the roofing tile and brick industry.
2 The status of the porcelain industry.
3 The status of the porcelain industry.
4 The status of the electro-porcelain industry.
5 The status of the floor and wall tile industry.
6 The status of the floor and wall tile industry.
7 Mid-term exam.
8 The status of the porcelain tile industry.
9 The status of the sanitary ware industry.
10 The status of the insulator industry.
11 The status of the Çini industry.
12 The status of the Çini industry.
13 The status of the technical ceramic industry.
14 New application fields of ceramics.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Ceramic World Review Journal
Supplementary Book(s): Seramik Federasyonu, Seramik Dergisi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The theoretical lectures of the course will be taught in the classroom and the applications of the theoretical issues will be taught in the laboratory. The instructor will discuss the theoretical and applications of the course for better understanding.

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 * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 +RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %25: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Homework %25: To examine the homework study.
III. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeliha.yayla@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday between 13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61