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| ME2004 | Business English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin ARICI | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Arıcı | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide students with the necessary written and verbal communication skills to be successful in their relationships with foreign individuals and organizations in their careers |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | have the knowledge to understand and distinguish between technical and creative writing | 16,17 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | have the knowledge to create communication documents | 16,17 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | ave enough knowledge to prepare process definition documents | 16,17 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | have the knowledge to prepare oral and written presentations for technical information | 16,17 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Difference between technical writing and creative writing (literary writing), classification of technical writing, technical writing stages, writing memos, letters and resumes, presentations, job interviews, process definitions |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Engineering Materials | | | Week 2 | Vectors | | | Week 3 | Force | | | Week 4 | Friction | | | Week 5 | Levers | | | Week 6 | Levers (continue) | | | Week 7 | Stress and Strain | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Ideal and Practical Machines | | | Week 10 | The Four-Stroke Petrol Engine | | | Week 11 | Lubrication of Bearings | | | Week 12 | The Lathe | | | Week 13 | The Lathe (continue) | | | Week 14 | Aerofoil | | | Week 15 | Electrolysis | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Glendinning E.H., 1979, English in Mechanical Engineering, Oxford Univ. London | | | |
| 1 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering-channel.htm | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 16/04/2025 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 18/06/2025 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 18/06/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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