Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Textile engineering is the engineering branch which provides education and performs researches on processing textile raw materials by various techniques and the development of new techniques in this field. Graduates work in textile-clothing industry, which is largest of the country in terms of workforce.

The Textile Engineering Department of Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1997 and has achieved to become one of the important educational and scientific institutions of Turkey with its academic staff, continuously renewed academic study program in accord with the scientific developments and feed backs from industry with the department s research infrastructure developing correspondingly by the modern technology.

MSc program was initiated in 1998 and the department has been continuing its education in Tinaztepe since 2008. The academic staff consists of 6 professors, 1 associate professor, 3 assistant professors, 3 lecturers, 1 specialist and 11 research assistants. The department contributes to meeting the need of qualified engineers for the industry and scientific society by providing MSc and PhD programs on Textile Engineering

The standart period of MSc program is 2 years. First graduates of the program were in the year 2000. By the academic year, a total of 58 students have graduated from MSc program and 19 students are continuing their education.
The graduate programs of the department provide important opportunities for the successful and skilful students to further their education and to move to upper level programs.

Qualification Awarded

Ph. D. in Textile Engineering

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) diploma; minimum 80/100 or 3/4 Cumulative Grade Point Average, minimum score of 60 from the National Central Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related field; a minimum score of 70 from the graduate school entrance exam; a minimum score of 60 from the nation-wide Foreign Language Exam ( YDS ) or equivalent score from an exam accredited by YÖK.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students may be accepted for graduate transfer with the approval of the Department Directorate and decision of the Board of Directors of the Graduate School in case the student fulfills the graduate transfer regulations decided by the General Council of the Graduate School. Previously taken courses at another graduate programme with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes with the written request of the students including course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the Department Directorates and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students may have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective by the decision of the Board of Directors.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

4 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 240 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

With the program, it is aimed to educate engineers with PhD degree who have assimilated knowledge on textile engineering, follow technological and scientific innovations, design textile products and processes, and who can contribute to multidisciplinary team works.

In addition to its educational activities, Dokuz Eylül University Textile Engineering Department gives great importance also to the research activities. The department, which performs its research activities as project based researches on textile related various subjects, among which Technical Textiles is the major, carries out projects sponsored by EU, TUBITAK Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, Dokuz Eylül University and different Industrial Organizations. Within the department, there are physical/chemical textile testing laboratories, microscopy, comfort and CAD laboratories, knitting and weaving workshops.

The students enrolled in graduate programs have the opportunity to spend one term abroad in the European Universities, with which the department has bilateral agreements.

Percentage of Courses Taught in English: %30

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Ability to apprehend and implement mathematics, science and basic engineering knowledge at high level
2	Have extended and in-depth knowledge on Textile Engineering
3	Have the knowledge of the methods and the capability at high level in order to reach up-to-date information and to apprehend these information for research in the expertise field.
4	Being able to perform a study on a genuine method/product which brings innovation to science/technology or a comprehensive study on a known method but applied in a brand new field.
5	Ability to comprehend, design, implement and evaluate an original research procedure independently
6	Being able to perform multidisciplinary studies
7	Ability to contribute to the science and technology literature by publishing academically the results of the studies.
8	Being able to evaluate and then convey the scientific, technologic, social and cultural developments to the community with the consciousness of scientific objectiveness and ethical responsibility.
9	Ability to critically analyze, synthesise and asses the ideas and developments in his/her expertise area.
10	Being able to communicate effectively in mother tongue and at least in one foreign language with his/her colleagues and scientific community in his/her expertise area

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

96% of the graduates of the program are employed and the rest (4%) is still continuing their education. Among the employed ones, 40% of the graduates work in the textiles and clothing industry as production engineer, planning engineer, product designer, quality control specialist, work safety specialist, marketing and sales specialist, consultant, auditor, managers and manager assistants at different levels. 8% of the graduates are employed in state institutions, 4% of them work as research and development engineers, production and development engineers, 2% of them work as research and development managers and the rest (46%) are employed as research assistants and academicians in the universities.

Access to Further Studies

May apply to post doctorate programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
In addition to the compulsory courses of the programme, students register to elective courses appropriate for their thesis topic, on the consent of their supervisor. If necessary, on the consent of their supervisor, they can also register to courses from other programmes (from DEU or other universities). It is obligatory to register MAT5002 Numerical and Approximate Methods (3 0 0) with approval of the supervisor. In the case of one of these courses taken during the M.Sc. education, these are not obligatory. The registration must be noticed to the Institute during course registration period by the supervisor. For Ph. D. students it?s obligatory to take minimum 2 non-credit courses among "Ph. D. Programs Common Elective Courses" and be successful with grade (B) within 4 semesters of course taking period.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year

1 .Semester:
G	1	STA 6043	OPTIMIZATION THEORY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
G	2	TKS 6098	PH.D. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	13
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	MAT 5002	NUMERICAL AND APPROXIMATE METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
B	2	TKS 6098	PH.D. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	14
TOTAL:								30

3 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	TKS 6098	PH.D. RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	9
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	21
TOTAL:								30

4 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	TKS 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

5 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	TKS 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

6 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	TKS 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

7 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	TKS 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

8 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	TKS 6099	PH.D. THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

FLEXIBLE ELECTIVE COURSE ACCORDING TO ECTS
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Course Unit Type	T	P	L	ECTS
Z	1	TKS 5025	DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN TEXTILE ENGINEERING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	2	TKS 6001	ENGINEERING DESIGN OF TEXTILES	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	3	TKS 5029	TEXTILE APPLICATIONS OF NANO AND MICRO ENCAPSULATION	ELECTIVE	1	2	0	7
Z	4	TKS 6007	COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGNS OF TEXTILE STRUCTURES	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	5	TKS 5015	FIBER DEGRADATION AND ASSESSMENT METHODS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	6	TKS 5001	FIBRE AND YARN MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	7	TKS 5007	SPINNING OF THE SYNTHETIC FIBERS IN COTTON SYSTEM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	8	TKS 5019	TEXTILE COMPOSITES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	9	TKS 5021	VALUE ANALYSIS AS A PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TOOL IN TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY	ELECTIVE	2	1	0	8
Z	10	TKS 5031	PROTECTIVE TEXTILES AND TEST METHODS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
Z	11	TKS 6005	WEAK POINT ANALYSES	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	12	TKS 5013	UNEVENNESS AND FAULT ANALYSIS IN TEXTILES	ELECTIVE	2	1	0	8
Z	13	TKS 6009	FABRIC OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	14	TKS 6011	HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBERS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	15	TKS 6013	SURFACE MODIFICATION APPLICATIONS ON FIBERS AND TEXTILE STRUCTURE	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	16	TKS 5017	PRODUCTIVITY CRITERIA FOR TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	17	TKS 6014	ENZYME CHEMISTRY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	18	TKS 6002	DYNAMICS OF TEXTILE PROCESSES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
Z	19	TKS 5004	PROCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES IN YARN AND FABRIC PRODUCTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	20	TKS 5012	FURTHER ANALYSIS OF TEXTILE MECHANISMS	ELECTIVE	4	0	0	9
Z	21	TKS 5006	ADVANCED WORK STUDY TECHNICS	ELECTIVE	2	1	0	8
Z	22	TKS 6008	COLOR PHYSICS AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	23	TKS 6004	STRUCTURE OF FIBERS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	24	TKS 5010	CAD/CAM IN CLOTHING INDUSTRY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	8
Z	25	TKS 5008	COMPLEX KNITTED STRUCTURES	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	8
Z	26	TKS 5018	GARMENT COMFORT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
Z	27	TKS 5016	FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	28	TKS 6016	ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF WORK IN TEXTILE & CLOTHING INDUSTRY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	7
Z	29	TKS 5022	COATING AND LAMINATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE TEXTILE MATERIALS	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7
Z	30	TKS 5024	FABRIC MECHANICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
Z	31	TKS 5014	INVESTIGATION OF LONGITUDINAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL PROPERTIES OF FIBERS USING MICROSCOPE TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	8
Z	32	TKS 5020	SMART CLOTHING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Related items of Dokuz Eylul University Regulations of Graduate Education and Exams and related items of Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences Regulations of Education and Code of Practicing Exams are applied for the exams and course grades. The course evaluation criteria are defined for each course by the instructor(s) of the corresponding course and are given in the Course Description Form found in the information package.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctor of Philosophy) Programme is comprised of courses (at least 63 ECTS), Ph. D. Research (27 ECTS) / Ph. D. Thesis (150 ECTS) courses, thesis proposal, doctoral qualifying examination and thesis examination with a total credit of 240 ECTS. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50 / 4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB / S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Prof. Dr. Sevil YEŞİLPINAR
Head of Department
Dokuz Eylül University
Engineering Faculty
Textile Engineering Department
Tınaztepe Campus
35397 Buca İZMİR/TÜRKİYE
Tel: +90 232 301 77 01
Faks: +90 232 301 77 50 e-posta: sevil.yesilpinar@deu.edu.tr

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