COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CORROSION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NECMIYE FUNDA AK AZEM

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

Provide students with the basic principles of corrosion and equip them with the necessary knowledge and tools required to deal with the corrosion related problems in practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the basics of electrochemistry
2   To understand the thermodynamics of corrosion
3   To understand the kinetics of corrosion
4   To describe the types of corrosion
5   To have knowledge about corrosion testing methods
6   To have knowledge corrosion prevention methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, importance of corrosion: Economic, enviromental and safety impact of corrosion
2 Basics of Electrochemistry
3 Principle of electrochemical corrosion: Thermodynamic of corrosion
4 Principle of electrochemical corrosion: Kinetics of corrosion
5 Corrosion Cells: Galvanic, concentration
6 Principles of electrochemical corrosion: Types of polarization and passivity
7 Types of corrosion
8 Types of corrosion
9 1st Midterm
10 Enviromental Factors and corrosion
11 Corrosion Testing and control
12 Corrosion protection methos: protective coatings, cathodic protection, anodic protection, material selection, design
13 Students Presentations
14 Students Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Jones, D. A. Principles and Prevention of Corrosion, 2nd edn., 1996.
2. Roberge, P. R., Eng, P., & Eng, P. (2008). Corrosion Engineering Principles and Practice Pierre R. Roberge, Ph. D., P. Eng., 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
3. Kelly, R. G., Scully, J. R., Shoesmith, D., & Buchheit, R. G. (2002). Electrochemical techniques in corrosion science and engineering. CRC Press.
4. Mattsson, E. (1989). Basic corrosion technology for scientists and engineers (pp. 15-28). Chichester: Ellis Horwood.
5. Metalik Korozyon Ilkeleri ve Kontrolü, Ahmet ÇAKIR, , ,Bilesim Matbaacılık,975-
3950136,Ankara,1990

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Oral and visual lecture presentation, exam, laboratory implementation, homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRC PRACTICE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PRC * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be measured by exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Funda Ak Azem
funda.ak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course schedule at the door of the academic staff.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 9 2 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing report 8 3 24
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.5333333
LO.63

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