COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MECHANISM TECHNIQUE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISM 2016 MECHANISM TECHNIQUE ELECTIVE 2 1 0 3

Offered By

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR HARUN ŞEN

Offered to

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students the ways of identifying, formulating, solving and analyzing the geometry-motion relation in mechanical systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Compares the concepts of mechanism and machine.
2   Explains the degree of freedom.
3   Finds the degrees of freedom of mechanisms.
4   Makes vector analysis of mechanisms.
5   Can make position and speed analysis.
6   Defines the basic mechanisms in machines.
7   Analyzes the basic mechanisms in work machines.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts
2 Concept of degrees of freedom
3 Classification of mechanisms
4 Mechanisms in heavy equipment
5 Vectors
6 Vectors
7 Middle Exam
8 Basic Kinematics
9 Basic Kinematics
10 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms
11 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms
12 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms
13 Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of mechanisms
14 Gear Mechanisms
15 Gear Mechanisms

Recomended or Required Reading

Mechanisms, Eres Söylemez, Middle East Technical University, Ankara.
Lecture notes.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. DVD, video etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT MIDTERM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+FINS*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+RST*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outputs are to be measured by assignments and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2. All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Harun ŞEN
harun.sen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 2 4 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Project Assignment 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15445
LO.25445
LO.35445
LO.45445
LO.55445
LO.6
LO.7