COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCS 4010 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILKER ÖZKAN

Offered to

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Course Objective

The purposes of this course are to design a new product, to investigate the usage of new raw materials, to apply new techniques and to develop the current techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To collect necessary information about the new designed product.
2   To define the design of the body and glaze of the new product.
3   To list the necessary tests for the production of the new product.
4   To apply the necessary tests.
5   To prepare the technical report.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determination the resarch subject.
2 Selection the raw materials for body preparation, Preparation of the body.
3 Examination the preparation results. Decision of the shaping method.
4 Shaping the samples.
5 Corrections after the technical report.
6 Final decision about the body.
7 Mid-term exam.
8 Preparing the theoretical glaze calculations.
9 Preparing the theoretical glaze calculations.
10 Glaze applications.
11 Glaze applications.
12 Decoration and dye selection and application.
13 Correction studies.
14 Preparing the technical report.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Arcasoy A, Seramik Teknolojisi, Marmara Üniversitesi Yayınları,1983, Istanbul
Supplementary Book(s): Mete, Z., Tanışan, H.H., Seramik Teknolojisi ve Uygulamaları, 1988, Söğüt
Supplementary Book(s): Sacmi, Uygulamalı Seramik Teknolojisi-Cilt 1, 2008, Istanbul
Supplementary Book(s): Sacmi, Uygulamalı Seramik Teknolojisi-Cilt 2, 2008, Istanbul
Supplementary Book(s): Richerson, D.W., Modern Ceramic Engineering: Properties, processing and use in design, Marcel Dekker, 1992

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The theoretical lectures of the course will be taught in the classroom and the applications of the theoretical issues will be taught in the laboratory. The instructor will discuss the theoretical and applications of the course for better understanding.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 +PRC * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + PRC * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %25: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Application %25: To examine the application information.
III. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilker.ozkan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday between 13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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