COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CERAMIC SUPERCONDUCTORS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4042 CERAMIC SUPERCONDUCTORS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR IŞIL BIRLIK

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is; to give information to the students about definition, general properties, teories and application fields of superconducting materials, to advance the general vision about the studies performed on ceramic superconductors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   List the historical development of superconductivity in order
2   Explain the main concepts about superconductivity
3   Explain the relationship between the theories of superconductivity
4   Compare and contrast between the superconductivity concept and thermodynamic rules
5   Define the materials which exhibit superconductivity and production methods of these materials
6   Investigate the measurement techniques of superconducting properties
7   Describe some of the applications of superconductivity

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Discovery and history of superconductivity
2 Tc, Jc and Hc concepts for superconductor materials
3 Theories of superconductivity
4 Explanation of Type I, type II and mixed state concepts
5 Thermodynamics of superconductivity
6 High temperature superconductors (HTS)
7 Mid-term exam I
8 Phase equilibrium of superconductor oxides
9 Production techniques of superconducting materials
10 Characterization of superconducting materials
11 Application fields of superconductors
12 Mid-term exam II
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Introduction to Superconductivity, Michael Tinkham, McGraw-Hill. Inc.
Introduction to High Temperature Superconductivity, Thomas P. Sheaden, Kluwer Academic Publishers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures with presentations, 2 mid-term and final exams, project preparation and presentation of students as group studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 QUZ QUIZ
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 and LO7 by mid-term exams and finalexam; LO6 by project preparation and presentation of students as group

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Işıl BIRLIK
Dokuz Eylul University Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department
Tinaztepe Campus 35160 Buca IZMIR
Tel: +90 0232 301 7487
E-Posta: isil.kayatekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced at the weekly program.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 2 1,5 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14
LO.2444
LO.34344
LO.44344
LO.55444
LO.6445534
LO.73444

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

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS