COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS ENGINEERING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 1113 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IŞIL BIRLIK

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

To explain Metallurgical and Materials Engineering students how materials have been historically used and developed, to make them understand the issues they will encounter during their education and in their working life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the development and use of materials through the history
2   To explain Metallurgical and Materials Engineering study subjects
3   To explain the reasons for the existence of material and test standards
4   To specify the basic properties of engineering materials
5   To understand the production and forming processes of materials
6   To define basic concepts related to ethics in engineering

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Why people use materials
2 Materials and ages in history
3 Concepts of Materials Science and Engineering
4 Classification and properties of materials
5 Unit systems, introduction to material standards
6 Material Characterization
7 Material Characterization
8 Material testing, Material testing standards
9 Presentation of material test results
10 Production methods of basic engineering materials
11 Shaping processes of materials
12 Application areas of materials
13 Application areas of materials
14 Engineering ethics

Recomended or Required Reading

Callister Jr, W. D., & Rethwisch, D. G. (2020). Callister's Materials Science and Engineering. John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams, assignment/presentation

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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 evaluation.

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be measured by the exams and 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".

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isil.kayatekin@deu.edu.tr
esra.dokumaci@deu.edu.tr

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 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1
LO.23
LO.33
LO.433
LO.53
LO.63