COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARBLE FACTORY PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DYT 3009 MARBLE FACTORY PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 3

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR TURGAY GENÇ

Offered to

Natural Building Stones Technology

Course Objective

To give information about the properties and classification of natural stones, marble blocks production methods and equipments used in the guarry and plant.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Determination of a suitable location of a marble processing plant
2   Information on tile line
3   Information on various surface processing methods such as polishing
4   Labor safety, human health and environmental protection
5   Quality control

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determination of a suitable location of a marble processing plant
2 Organization and the preparation of marble blocks deposit area
3 Determination of settlement plan of marble machine
4 Detailed information on cutting process with gang saw
5 Detailed information on cutting and polishing lines of gang saw product
6 Detailed information on block cutter
7 Detailed information on cutting and polishing lines of block cutter product
8 Midterm
9 Detailed information on polishing machine
10 The abrasives used for polishing and selection criteria
11 Repair of the filling and crack, quality control and selection, and packaging
12 Labor safety on marble plants
13 Methods of waste water purification and means of using marble waste material are described
14 Regulation of marble product deposit area

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook1: Onargan, T., Köse, H., Deliormanlı, H., Mermer, TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası Yayını, 2006
Textbook2: Karaca, Z., 2001. Mermer Madenciliği, DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu Yayınları l, Izmir.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Discussion, Demonstration, Question-Answer

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 MTE * 0.50 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam=%25
Homework / Presentation=%25
Final exam=%50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hayati.yenice@deu.edu.tr - 02323017515

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 2 4
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51