COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EED 1001 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 1 0 0 2

Offered By

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR METIN HÜSEYIN SABUNCU

Offered to

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Course Objective

1.The course aims to support the students to gain knowledge about the main subsectors, job areas, scientific disciplines and technological developments in the electrical-electronics engineering field.
2.The course aims to cultivate basic skills in career planning and to facilitate the students awareness of ethical and professional issues.
3. The course aims to deliver information on the educational aims and outcomes of the whole undergraduate program as well as the learning outcomes and subjects of the courses.
4. The course aims to facilitate the students awareness of cognitive levels
5. History of engineering education and electrical engineering

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students are expected to learn the main subsectors, job areas, scientific disciplines and technological developments in the electrical-electronics engineering field.
2   The students are expected to gain basic skills in career planning and to understand the importance of the ethical and professional issues.
3   The students are expected to recognize the importance of the educational aims and outcomes of the whole undergraduate program as well as the learning outcomes of the courses.
4   The students are expected to be aware of cognitive levels of learning and learning style differences.
5   The students are expected to learn the milestones of scientific&technological developments in electrical-electronics engineering.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing the department, faculty, university and the educational program.
2 Subsectors and job areas of electrical-electronics engineering
3 Subsectors and job areas of electrical-electronics engineering
4 Subsectors and job areas of electrical-electronics engineering
5 A brief history of electrical-electronics engineering
6 Basic circuit laws
7 Basic circuits
8 A brief history of engineering education and general university education.
9 Introducing career planning, ethical and professional issues.
10 Ethical and professional issues.
11 Discussion on educational aims and outcomes of the whole undergraduate program
12 Learning outcomes and subjects of the courses
13 Learning outcomes and subjects of the courses
14 Career aim

Recomended or Required Reading

Encyclopedia of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999 (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx direct=true&db=iih&jid=VK9&site=ehost-live ,18.02.2011 17:00)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homework

Assessment Criteria

Homework(assignment)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

metin.sabuncu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Final Assignment 1 8 8
Final Assignment 1 8 8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555