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| ME2003 | Technical English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Fall 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 | Doç. Dr. Nurhan GÜRSEL ÖZMEN | | Co-Lecturer | Assistant.Prof. Nurhan GÜRSEL ÖZMEN, | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To develop the ability to read and comprehend technical texts in the field of Mechanical Engineering. vocabulary building through the study of word construction, ability to write formal definitions of technical terms and expression, ability to analyze information presented in graphs, charts, tables, etc. , remedial grammar; i. e. , recognizing various grammatical structures that will aid the student improve his/her rhetorical knowledge. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | review and implement technical documents | 7 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | edit an evaluate research paper | 7 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | improve verbal and visual communication skills by discussing technical paragraphs | 7 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | speed up reading and understanding of the articles | 7 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | understand the main idea of a short conversation or presentation on a familiar topic | 7 | 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 | | |
| The design symbols and terms used in Mechanical Engineering. Translation of engineering related articles. Engineering Materials, Vectors, Force, Friction, Levers, Stress and Strain, Ideal and Practical Machines, Portable generator, refrigerator, lasers, central heating |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Engineering, What's it all about? | | | Week 2 | Engineering Materials | | | Week 3 | Mechanisms, Forces in Engineering | | | Week 4 | The Electric Motor | | | Week 5 | Central Heating | | | Week 6 | Washing machine | | | Week 7 | Racing Bicycle | | | Week 8 | Ideal and Practical Machines | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Lasers | | | Week 11 | Refrigerator | | | Week 12 | Scales, strain gauges | | | Week 13 | Portable generator | | | Week 14 | Wave power | | | Week 15 | Road braker | | | 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 | 9 | 25/11/2023 | 1 | 50 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 14,15 | | 2 | | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 23/01/2024 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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