COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TCS 3011 MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILKER ÖZKAN

Offered to

Industrial Glass and Ceramics

Course Objective

Introduction of material characterization techniques and defining materials by realizing analysis results

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify materials
2   To decide equipments need for material characterization
3   To infer from analysis results by material characterization
4   To compare analysis results by material characterization
5   To identify materials by material characterization

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General consideration for material characterization techniques
2 Remarkable matters for choosing analysis method
3 Preparing samples for microstructural investigations by optical microscopy
4 Microstructural investigations by optical microscope
5 Microstructural and morphological investigations by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
6 Elemental analysis in Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
7 Commenting sample analysis in Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
8 Mid-term exam
9 Working mechanism of X-ray Difraction (XRD) device
10 Phases analysis and commenting by X-ray Difraction (XRD) device
11 Differantial Thermal Analysis method and equipment
12 Commenting the Differantial Thermal Analysis results
13 Thermo Gravimetric Analysis technique
14 Commenting Thermo Gravimetric Analysis results

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Malzeme Karekterizasyonu Ders Notları, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi 2007 (Türkçe)
Supplementary Book(s): D.D.Brandon, W.D.Kaplan, Microstructural Characterization of Materials, John Wiley & Sons 1999 (In English)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture will be processed theoritically in class. Teaching staff will give the subjects by using slides, will discuss with students by asking and answering and will give term works for a better understanding of subjects.

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 * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam %50: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilker.ozkan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.41
LO.51

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