COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 1003 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUBA ALPYILDIZ

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

To provide basic English knowledge on the definitions and properties of textile raw
materials (fibre, yarn, fabric, etc.) and textile products, manufacturing methods,
applicaiton areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the english terms on textile engineering
2   To be able to comprehend any technical text (machinery manuals, scientific articles, etc.) on textiles
3   To be able to communicate and make explanations in English on technical subjects o textiles
4   To be able to prepare any written text on technical subjects related with textiles
5   To widen the vocabulary knowledge of technical terms on textiles

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to textile engineering
2 Tasks of the textile industry: origin and clasification of textile materials, general properties of the fibres (definitions)
3 Cotton : cultivation and use
4 Wool fibres: preparation and properties
5 Flax : cultivation and uses
6 Silk: origin,properties and uses
7 1. intermediate exam
8 Manufactured fibres: outline of fibre manufcature and uses
9 Definitions and types of yarns, count numbers
10 Outline of yarn manufacturing
11 Basic processes in yarn manufcaturing
12 2. intermediate exam
13 Basics of spinning
14 Twisting, wiinding and doubling of yarns

Recomended or Required Reading

Clothing Technology, H. Eberle,H. Hermeling, M. Hornberger, Verlag Europa,3-8085-6224-2, Ingiltere, 2004

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

presentation + scientific arguments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.25 + MTE 2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The presentations performed during the course are evaluated by two midterm exams and one final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

email:arif.kurbak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:00-17:00
Thursday 9:00 - 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Course presentations 12 2 24
Preparation before/after the course 12 1 12
Preparation for the midterm exams 2 7 14
Preparation for the final exam 1 6 6
Midterm exams 2 2 4
Final exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11124535455
LO.21124535455
LO.31124535455
LO.41124535455
LO.51124535455

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