COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÜMIT CÖCEN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with cast irons, important casting materials, to give relationships between solidification of metals and alloys and cast structures, and to introduce molding materials used in industry, molding techniques, casting methods, probable casting defects and relation of casting and environment, and to enable students to design risering and gating system.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Foundry Technology, Peter Beeley, Butterworth-Heinemann, 0-7506-4567-9, Ingiltere, 2001
2. Castings, John Campbell, Butterworth-Heinemann, 0750616962, Ingiltere, 2002
3. Principles of Metal Casting, Richard W. Heine, Carl R. Lopez, Philip C. Rosenthal, McGraw-Hill, Tokyo, 1967
4. Döküm ve Katılaşma Tekniği, Merton C. Flemings, Çeviren: Metin Başaran, ITÜ Matbaası, Istanbul, 1976

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral and visual lecture presentation, discussions, homework.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exams, quizzes, and final exam will be performed as classical written exams with closed book-notebook. Assessment criteria and assignments related to homework and reports which requested from students will be announced on the Web and linked from the department home page.

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, attendance and discussion, are important and expected, and will be included in overall evaluation. Learning outcome LO3, will be assessed by means of homework. Other learning outcomes will be assessed by means of exam questions. Two quizes will be held, and the means of their scores will be taken as quiz score.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to be in the classroom before the instructor!s presence, not to interrupt the lecture, be prepared with the lecture material, as well as to contribute to scientific discussions during the lecture and to participate efficiently in every assignment. Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ümit CÖCEN
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department,
Floor:2 Room:288
phone: +901(232) 301 74 58
e- mail: umit.cocen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays: 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes