COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 1009 INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GONCA BALCI KILIÇ

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

Aim of the course is giving general information to students at their first year of Textile Engineering about the structure of university education, features and organization, textile engineering education in Türkiye and at Dokuz Eylül University. In the context of the course it is aimed to introduce working areas and working positions of textile engineers in textile industry. It is also aimed to give brief information about textile products, raw materials and textile production processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain awareness and information about qualifications and specifications of education in university in general, in textile engineering in detail.
2   To recognize textile materials and to learn general specifications of these materials.
3   To gain awareness of usage areas of textile products.
4   To obtain basic information about manufacturing methods of textile products.
5   To gain knowledge about working areas and positions of a textile engineer in textile industry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course. Information about textile engineering education and textile sector. Working areas of textile engineers.
2 Information about qualification and organization of university education. Textile engineering education at Dokuz Eylül University Textile Engineering Department.
3 Definition and classification of textile raw materials.
4 Definition of yarn and basic principles of yarn production
5 Cotton yarn production methods and production stages
6 Fabric production technologies (woven fabrics)
7 Fabric production technologies (knitted fabrics)
8 Fabric production technologies (nonwoven fabrics)
9 Textile finishing and technologies
10 Textile finishing and technologies
11 Workflow for apparel industry and basic principles of garment production
12 Technical visit to textile companies
13 Seminar by a experienced graduate
14 Information about textile materials for non-garment applications

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Textile Engineering an Introduction,Yasir Nawab and Khubab Shake, De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2023
2. Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Menachem Lewin, 3rd Edition, 2006, CRC Press
3. Tekstil Üretim Yöntemleri, Burkhard Wulfhorst, Ali Demir, San Ofset,975-97055-1-6, Istanbul, 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course presentations, midterm and final exam, technical visit

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

One midterm and one final exam are scheduled during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

"Introduction of Textile Engineering" is the first course that students are informed about basic principles of their professions and met with academic staffs in department. It is aimed not only to give basic and descriptive information about textile materials and productions, but also to acquire awareness information about department, examination regulations, students rights and obligations in the scope of this course. In the context of the course it is also aimed to encourage and guide the students to come together with the lecturers of department whenever they need.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gonca BALCI KILIÇ
Dokuz Eylul Univ. Faculty of Eng. Textile Engineering Dept.
Tinaztepe Campus
35397 Buca - Izmir Turkey
Tel: +90 232 301 77 11

Office Hours

It will be determined in the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.221
LO.32
LO.421
LO.51

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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