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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MMM 4044 POLYMER APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYLIN ZIYLAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce some special polymers to the sudents who might have to deal with polymer-based products in their future careers and gain the ability to predict the possible application areas of these polymers according to their structures and properties. Also, students will be asked to give two seminars in pairs and their evaluations will affect the success of the student.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Realize the importance of the use of polymeric materials in various fields. 2   Interpret the structure-property relationship of polymers. 3   Predict the possible application areas of polymers according to their structures and properties. 4   Explain and discuss the related topics via oral presentations. 5   Recognize the contributions of different disciplines on the success of the covered topics. 6   Discuss the impacts of various polymeric products on environment, economy and social life.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the Course, General Review 2 Introduction to Polymeric Foams 3 Application Areas of Polymeric Foams; Student Presentations 4 Introduction to Biopolymers 5 Application Areas of Biopolymers; Student Presentations 6 Introduction to Elastomers 7 Application Areas of Elastomers; Student Presentations 8 Introduction to Conductive Polymers 9 Application Areas of Conductive Polymers; Student Presentations 10 Introduction to Metal Chelating Polymers 11 Application Areas of Metal Chelating Polymers; Student Presentations 12 Polymer Coatings and Coating Methods 13 Application Areas of Polymer Coatings; Student Presentations 14 General Evaluation of the Topics

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary Book(s): Selected articles from the literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams and student oral presentations

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*0.30+PRC *0.20+FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE*0.30+PRC *0.20+RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6 Oral Presentation: LO4, LO5, LO6 Final: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO6

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: aylin.albayrak@deu.edu.tr tel: 0 232 3017483

Office Hours

Thursday 9:00-10:15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 1,5 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 2 2 3 LO.2 2 2 3 LO.3 2 2 3 LO.4 4 4 2 2 LO.5 3 2 LO.6 4