COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SMALL BOAT BUILDING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 3147 SMALL BOAT BUILDING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The course concentrates heavily on wooden boat construction and repair but also gain practical experience and knowledge in fitting out both GRP and steel hulls.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the proper use of wood and G.R.P. (glass reinforced plastics)
2   To cost work, how to plan and control cash flow
3   Using basic boatbuilding hand and power tools and woodworking machines competently and safely
4   To make the students aware of their ability
5   To help students develop skills in planning a substantial, long-term project, deal with the concomitant frustrations and develop patience.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Materials and Tools, Making a wide variety of straight and angled joints and scarphs
2 Cut out shapes accurately
3 Correctly identify woods used in boatbuilding
4 To Recognise and to use appropriate screws and fastenings
5 Matching appropriate woods to make straight and curved items of boat joinery, including skylights, ladders and angled steps
6 Producing glass fibre mouldings
7 Mid-Term Exam
8 Recognising faults in GRP laminating
9 Making small glass fibre mouldings
10 Shaping and fitting wood cupboards, galley units, chart tables, bunk fronts etc. into position in boat hulls
11 Building small rowing and sailing dinghies
12 Planning, setting out, and laying new and replacement decks in teak and other woods, on both new and old boats
13 Joining both natural, synthetic and wire ropes, recognising, selecting and making up appropriate rope to suit specific purposes on a boat
14 Understanding paint properties and types - filling, rubbing down and preparing surfaces - applying one and two-pack paints and varnishes - applying paints and coatings to produce the highest quality of finishes.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Building Small Boats, Greg Rössel, A WoodenBoat Publication, 2000, Maine, USA
Boat Building Manual, Robert M. Steward, McGraw-Hill Books Co., USA
Buehler s Backyard Boatbuilding, George Buehler, Rugged Maintain Press, 1991, USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review , Presentation and discussion , Case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RPT REPORT
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RPT * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Erdem Kan
erdem.kan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 1 2 2
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2331311553
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LO.413
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