COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRE- GRADUATION PROJECT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4709 PRE- GRADUATION PROJECT COMPULSORY 0 2 0 6

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ZIYLAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to theoretically examine the subject of the Graduation Project by the student team, conduct literature research, make preliminary preparations for the project design, prepare a project report, and present and defend it in written and oral form. The Graduation Project Preparation course also aims to inform students about project preparation and management in order to prepare them for engineering life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to use the knowledge and skills acquired in classes in the project studies
2   Having access to accurate information and appropriate resources for the project
3   To be able to design a complex system, a component of a system or a process
4   To be able to prepare and submit a project (including the work to be done, work-time sheet, contents of the work packages, necessary experiments, equipment needed, expected outcomes, criteria of success, and B plan) in order to carry out the Graduation Project work effectively
5   To be able to analyze the necessary process stages and parameters for the project topic
6   Ability to carry out project preparations by working as a team
7   To be able to examine the project topic by taking into account realistic criteria
8   Ability to effectively defend project preparation studies and results both verbally and in writing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Formation of the student teams, handing out the Project topics. First meeting of the teams
2 Coordination meeting Presentation 1: How to conduct a literature review and prepare a report
3 Coordination meeting Presentation 2: Experimental Design Methods-1
4 Coordination meeting Presentation 3: Experimental Design Methods-2
5 Coordination meeting Presentation 4: How to prepare and deliver an oral presentation
6 Coordination meeting Presentation 5: Project proposal preparation and project management
7 Coordination meeting Presentation 6: Laboratory Rules and Safety
8 Coordination meeting
9 Coordination meeting
10 Interim report submission
11 Interim report evaluation meeting
12 Coordination meeting
13 Coordination meeting
14 Project proposal submission

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Callister, W.D. (2007) Materials Science and Engineering: Introduction. 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
2-Students are required to conduct a literature survey on their project topic.
3-Lecture notes of Materials Laboratory course
4-Lecture notes of Material Characterization course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Scientific discussions, presentations regarding the project process, report preparation, project proposal preparation and oral presentation, exams.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Within the scope of the Pre-Graduation Project course, all information about what is expected from students, student evaluations, and application principles are provided on the Department website.

Assessment Criteria

Attendance to project meetings, completion of the weekly tasks and answers given to the questions in the meetings will be taken into account in the evaluation (Assignment grade).
At the end of the semester, each team will prepare a project proposal and project proposals will be evaluated by a designated committee (Project grade).
Project proposal oral resentations will be evaluated (Presentation grade).
The midterm exam will be an evaluation of the presentations made to students during the semester.
The basic knowledge of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering required for the Graduation Project course will be measured by the final exam.
The details of the graduation project preparation course evaluation criteria are provided on the Department website.


Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attend the weekly Project meetings, and they are expected to be well prepared for the discussions and completed the weekly tasks of the Project. The course is run accordingly to the rules of Graduation Project course of the department.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Serdar Yıldırım (Course Coordinator of 2023-2024)
e-mail: serdar.yildirim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting dates will be arranged by the project coordinator and student team.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing oral and poster presentations 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3533
LO.455553
LO.55554
LO.65
LO.7554
LO.85