COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE ENGINEERING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKS 1005 INTRODUCTION TO TEXTILE ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Textile Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYŞE OKUR

Offered to

Textile Engineering

Course Objective

Aim of the course is giving general information the students at their first year of Textile Engineering about the structure of university education, features and organization, textile engineering education in Turkey and at Dokuz Eylül University. In the context of the course it is aimed to introduce working areas and working positions of textile engineers in textile industry. It is also aimed to give brief information about textile products, raw materials etc. and textile production processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To gain information about qualifications and specifications of education in university in general, in textile engineering in detail.
2   To recognize textile materials and to learn general specifications of these materials.
3   To acquire awareness about area of usage of textile products.
4   To obtain basic information about manufacturing methods of textile products.
5   To gain awareness textile engineering s working areas and positions in organization at textile industry.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Orientation week for first-year students
2 Giving information about qualification and organization of university education, textile engineering education in Turkey and at Dokuz Eylül University Textile Engineering Department. Working areas and positions of textile engineers.
3 Introduction and Classification of Textile Raw Materials
4 Yarn Definition and Properties, Basic Principles of Yarn Production
5 Cotton Yarn Production Methods and Production Stages
6 Yarn Production Processes: Cleaning, Carding, Drafting, Combing, Roving and Spinning
7 Introduction to Fabric Production Methods
8 Basic Principles of Woven Fabric Production
9 Basic Principles of Knitted Fabric Production
10 Midterm exam
11 General information about the finishing processes
12 General information about the finishing processes
13 Workflow for apparel industry and basic principles of garment production
14 The area of usage of textile production except garment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Fibre Properties, Peter Carty, Pentaxion Limited, 1-874430-88-8, UK, 1996.

2. Tekstil Üretim Yöntemleri, Burkhard Wulfhorst, Ali Demir, San Ofset,975-97055-1-6,Istanbul, 2003

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

One midterm and one final exam are scheduled during the semester. And also, one make-up exam is scheduled at the end of the semester.
The passing grade of the course: 50% of midterm grade+ 50% of final grade
The passing grade of the course (after make-up exam): 50% of midterm grade+ 50% of make-up grade

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

"Introduction of Textile Engineering is the first course that students are informed about basic principles of their professions and met with academic staffs in department. It is aimed not only to give basic and descriptive information about textile materials and productions, but also to acquire awareness information about department, examination regulations, students rights and obligations in the scope of this course. In the context of the course it is also aimed to encourage and guide the students to come together with the lecturers of department whenever they need.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ayşe OKUR
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tekstil Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi 35160 BUCA/IZMIR
Tel: 0232 3017702

Office Hours

Tuesday (10:00 -12:00)
Wednesday (15:00 - 17:00)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 26

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.2121
LO.31212
LO.4121
LO.5211

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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