COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 1107 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 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

This course aims ı) to increase our students' knowledge of English technical terms related to mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology and to improve their ability to read and understand technical texts, ıı) to provide students with the ability to communicate effectively on a topic in the field of metallurgy and materials through oral presentation, and ııı) to raise awareness of our students about the impact of engineering and production activities on the environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Increase the English technical terminology knowledge in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.
2   Develop the ability to comprehend technical texts.
3   Remember important English grammar rules.
4   Gain the ability to communicate with oral presentation.
5   Gain teamwork skills with oral presentation.
6   Gain awareness of the impact of engineering and production activities on the environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, Technical terms related to mathematics
2 Technical texts on mathematics-I Passive voice
3 Technical texts on mathematics-II Imperatives
4 Technical terms related to chemistry Can, should, must, need + passive voice
5 Technical texts on chemistry-I
6 Technical texts on chemistry-II
7 Midterm 1
8 Oral presentation techniques
9 Laboratory experiments
10 Technical terms related to physics Adjectival Clauses
11 Technical texts on physics
12 Technical terms related to biology
13 Impact of engineering and production activities on environment-I
14 Impact of engineering and production activities on environment-II

Recomended or Required Reading

A Course in Intermediate Scientific English, Frank Chaplen, Evans Brothers Limited 1981.
Selected readings related to mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams, assignments (oral presentation, listening-comprehension)

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + 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 6 will be measured by midterm and final exams.
LO4 and 5 will be evaluated with an oral presentation assignment.
LO6 will be evaluated by a listening-comprehension assignment.

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".
If the homework and reports are cited without reference directly from another source or quoted directly from other students, the relevant study is excluded from the evaluation.

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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1222
LO.222
LO.32
LO.45
LO.552
LO.642