COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAK 4045 TRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Mechanical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET MURAT TOPAÇ

Offered to

Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

To give information about construction machineries, backhoe loaders, agricultural machineries that use internal combustion engines and providing that having an idea of where they use and operating mechanism to be useful to prospective engineers work on this issue in their professional life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It is expected that the learner will be able to classify construction machinery, backhoe loaders, agricultural machinery and describe their types.
2   Students will be able to compare operating mechanism of the machinery that used and explain them with examples.
3   Students will be able to show advantages and disadvantages of the machinery used.
4   Students will be able to analyze the operating parameters of the machines according to the present work.
5   At the end of the module, the learner will be expected to gain ability to identify encountered problems and determine proposed solution.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about construction machineries, backhoe loaders, agricultural machineries
2 Examining excavators and their operating mechanism
3 Examining draglines and their operating mechanism
4 Examining backhoe loaders, dozers and graders
5 Examining rippers, routers and scrapers
6 Examining the use of trucks and their operating parameters
7 Examination of the work safety
8 1. Mid-term exam
9 Examining types of tractors and classification
10 Examination of tractor mechanics
11 Examination of the general structure and operation parameters of agricultural machineries
12 Construction and mechanics of agricultural machineries
13 2. Mid-term exam
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): BIRECIKLI B.M., Earthwork and Heavy Equipment (construction technology), Birsen Yayınevi
Supplementary Book(s): KUT T., Agricultural Machinery, ITÜ Makine Fakültesi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation is made within course to increase recognize and define better.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Needs and parameters of system design within the course is evaluated by two mid-term exams and a final exam with schematic and numerical questions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation to the lecture

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

+90 (232) 301 9248 murat.topac@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555

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