COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRACTICE OF FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES IN ENGINEERING (PBL)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MDN 2020 PRACTICE OF FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES IN ENGINEERING (PBL) COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Mining Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TURGAY ONARGAN

Offered to

Mining Engineering

Course Objective

Development of professional skills important to the practice of mining engineering. Topics include; ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals, written and oral communication skills, understanding ethical responsibility and appropriate ethical conduct, real-world problem formulation and solution skills, exercise of abilities important to life long learning, knowledge of contemporary issues important to mining engineering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering fundamentals
2   Be able to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
3   Be able to solve the problems with the profesional knowledge and ethics
4   Be able to for effective oral and written communication
5   Function on multi-disciplinary teams

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course presentation, the transfer of science and engineering relationships. Information about our planet, and geoscience
2 The structure of the world, identification of rocks and minerals and the relevant facts. Chemical problems related geological structures.
3 Chemical and mathematical analyzes of engineering problems and practices with
4 Physics and mathematics- based engineering problems and sample solutions in mining
5 Physics-based integrated problem identification, analysis and discussion of the results of teamwork with
6 Simple transport problems in mining
7 The substance is used for analyzing the basic properties of matter integrated problem-solving
8 Fluid mechanics and mining-based engineering problems (solutions and discussion
9 Solving sample porblems using basic and engineering sciences
10 Engineering mechanics problems in engineering and / or mining
11 Team working on engineering mechanics
12 Mining and / or engineering problems of industrial application, with the introduction of an integrated
13 Integrated solutions to the problem discussed in class between the groups
14 Report delivery and presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):

References:
Arıoğlu, E. (1998), Çözümlü Madencilik Problemleri , Maden Mühendisleri odası Yayını, ISBN 975* 395-007-1, Ankara.
Hartman, H.L., Introductory Mining Engineering , John Wiley & Sons, 1987
Hartman, H.L. (Ed.), SME Mining Engineering Handbook , 2nd Edition, Vol:1-2, Colorado, 1992
Onargan, T. (Ed.), Mining Methods, In Tech Publisher, ISBN 978-953-51-0289-2, March 2012, Rijeka, Croatia.
Stout, K.S., Mining Methods & Equipment , McGraw Hill Inc., 1980
Weiss, N. L., SME Mineral Processing Handbook , Vol.1 and 2, SME; AIME; 1985

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoratical instructions + Homework + Team work

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MID-TERM (%30): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
HOMEWORK (% 20): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5,
FINAL (%50): LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turgay.onargan@deu.edu.tr, 0232-3017511

Office Hours

FRIDAY, 10:30-12:00

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 midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 6 4 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.154221
LO.245241
LO.3345252
LO.412511
LO.51512