COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇINAR EMINE YENI

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

Introducing the students of mechanical engineering English as a foreign language to be used throughout their career. Providing the students an English introduction to a brief history of engineering and the main topics in mechanical engineering and improving the student's use of English as a foreign language. Presenting a broad introduction to the language and terminology of mechanical engineering. To enhance the capabilities of students in translation between Turkish and English.

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

1) Mark Ibbotson, Professional English in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
2) Eugene J. Hall, The Language of Mechanical Engineering in English, Prentice-Hall, 1977.
3) Uday Shanker Dixit, Manjuri Hazarika, J. Paulo Davim, A Brief History of Mechanical Engineering, Springer, 2017.
4) Emilio Bautista Paz, Marco Ceccarelli, Javier Echavarri Otero, Jose Luis Munoz Sanz, A Brief Illustrated History of Machines and Mechanisms, Springer, 2010
5) David Macaulay, The Way Things Work, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988.
6) Peter Kahan, Motion, Forces and Energy, Prentice Hall, 2002.
7) Michael Woods, Mary Woods, Ancient Machines: From Wedges to Waterwheels, Runestone Press, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students attend classes prepared to the subject beforehand. The class is mostly carried out by students by translating texts or answering questions / doing exercises, with the lecturer explaining the necessary items. Students are graded according to their midterm and class participation performance.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

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)

Prof. Dr. Çınar Yeni, cinar.yeni@deu.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Seçgin, abdullah.secgin@deu.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Alpaslan Turgut, alpaslan.turgut@deu.edu.tr
Prof. Dr. Can Özgür Çolpan, ozgur.colpan@deu.edu.tr
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Office Hours

Lecturers will inform their suitable office hours on their weekly schedule on the office door.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes