INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME111

Course Code: ME111
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Levent Çolak

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs with inrealistic
Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Introduction to university, faculty and department, administrative directives and university WEB page. History, development and future of mechanical engineering in the development process of science and technology. Working areas of mechanical engineering, relations with other sciences. Job opportunities of mechanical engineers in Turkey and in the world. Unit systems, conversions and calculating techniques. Basic courses, concepts, problems and applications in mechanical engineering. Library and internet researches and project presentations of the students about basic subjects, techniques and methods of various mechanical engineering fields.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1st Week Aim and scope of course. Introduction to Faculty and Department
2^nd Week	2nd Week Regulations, instructions and procedures of Faculty and Department
3^rd Week	3rd Week Knowledge, Science and Profession: Agricultural revolution and its influences
4^th Week	4th Week Industrial revolutions and its influences
5^th Week	5th Week Introduction to mechanical engineering
6^th Week	6th Week Main subjects of mechanical engineering
7^th Week	7th Week Guest lecturer about mechanical engineers
8^th Week	8th Week Guest lecturer about work areas in industry for mechanical engineers
9^th Week	9th Week Student Presentations
10^th Week	10th Week Student Presentations
11^th Week	11th Week Student Presentations
12^th Week	12th Week Student Presentations
13^th Week	13th Week Student Presentations
14^th Week	14th Week Student Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Ders sunumları
Alvin Toffler, Üçüncü Dalga, Altın Kitaplar
Jean Gimpel, Ortaçağda Endüstri Devrimi,Tubitak, 1997
P.H. Wright, A Koblasz, W.E. Sayle, Intrduction to Engineering, John Wiley & Suns, 1989
J. Wickert, Intrduction to Mechanical Engineering, Thomson, 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Assignment	1	25
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	14	1	14
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	6	2	12
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	2	14
Laboratory (including preparation)		1
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	4	2	8
Quiz	6	0.5	3
Total Work Load			109.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.65
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7
K1	X
K2	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7		X
K8			X
K9				X
K10
K11				X