COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLYMER APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 4044 POLYMER APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ZIYLAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce students some special polymers and to gain the ability to predict the possible application areas of polymers according to their structures and properties. In addition, the students are asked to make presentations about the applications of the polymers where they are expected to discuss the properties of these commonly used materials as well as their effects on the environment, economy and social life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge about the usage areas of polymeric materials
2   Predict the possible application areas of polymers by interpreting the structure-property relationship
3   Have knowledge about the production methods of some special polymeric products
4   Explain and discuss the related topics via oral/poster presentations
5   Discuss the impacts of polymeric products on environment, economy and social life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MME 4713 - POLYMERS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Couse introduction Introduction to biopolymers
2 Application areas of biopolymers
3 Biodegradable polymers
4 Introduction to conductive polymers
5 Application areas of conductive polymers
6 Metal chelating polymers and their applications
7 Introduction to shape-memory polymers
8 Introduction to self-healing polymers
9 Application areas of shape-memory and self-healing polymers
10 Polymeric foams, their productions and application areas
11 Polymer coatings and coating methods
12 Current topics about polymer applications - Student presentations
13 Current topics about polymer applications - Student presentations
14 Current topics about polymer applications - Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Book(s): Selected articles from the literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams, presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, 2, 3 and 5 will be evaluated by exams.
LO1 and 4 will be evaluated by oral presentations.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: aylin.albayrak@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 3017483

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course schedule at the door of the academic staff.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Exam 1 15 15
Preparing Presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.12
LO.2433
LO.3224
LO.424423
LO.545