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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
		ELECTIVE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SEZAI ŞEN

Offered to

Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing
Mineral Processing

Course Objective

This course will focus on protective equipment (level measurements, temperature measurements, pressure measurements, other protective devices), data-collecting instrumentation (weighers, on-stream analyzers, on-line sensors pulp density gauges, flowmeters etc. recording instruments. controllers), control loops and computers

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Use the basic concepts and terms related to the scope of the course,
2	Focus on protective equipment
3	To recognize data collection and control devices of mineral processing plants and explain the working principles
4	To evaluate the data-collecting instrumentation, control loops and computers
5	To develop the ability of giving a presentation to an audience and making comments on student's work

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to process control; sampling and control of ore and products at different stages of the process
2	Types of control systems
3	Automatic mineralogical analysis and liberation analysis in ore preparation processes
4	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in sampling and stockpiling
5	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in on-site transportation equipment
6	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in comminution processes
7	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in classification processes
8	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in separation processes based on density difference
9	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in other physical separation facilities
10	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in flotation
11	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in leaching plants
12	Automatic measurements and instrumentation in dewatering systems
13	Presentations
14	Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
SME Mineral Processing Handbook by Mular and Barrat . Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. USA, 2002
Emerging Automatic Control Approaches in Mineral Processing , D.J. McKEE & A.J. THORNTON, UK, 1986.
Mineral Processing at a Crossroads, B.A. WILLS & R.W. BARLEY, NATO ASI Series, Netherlands, 1986.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lesson will be made in the form of oral presentations, visual expressions in the class.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	ASG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-5: Assignments and Final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

: Prof. Dr. Üner Ipekoğlu
Uner.ipekoglu@deu.edu.tr / office phone: (232) 3017506

Office Hours

It will given after starting the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparation for final exam	1	25	25
Preparing assignments	1	30	30
Preparing presentations	1	20	20
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	2
LO.2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
LO.3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
LO.4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
LO.5									4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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