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  Course Description
Course Name : Drilling Technique

Course Code : MMD318

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Instructor TAYFUN YUSUF YÜNSEL
Prof.Dr. ADEM ERSOY

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Recognizes drilling equipment and technology.
Gains the ability of the mining and water well drilling.
Specifies the role of the mineral exploration and production drilling.
Understands the factors affecting drilling.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To explain the drilling equipment and technology, drilling practices, mining, water, oil, injection, geotechnical, geothermal and oil drillings.

Course Contents : The importance of the mining drilling process, its history, applications, and classification methods.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Faculty rooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Development and history of drilling lecture notes presentation
2 Development and history of drilling lecture notes presentation
3 Percussion drilling method lecture notes presentation
4 Rotary drilling equipment and functions lecture notes presentation
5 Drills lecture notes presentation
6 Drill drilling parameters and construction work lecture notes presentation
7 Midterm exam lecture notes, links Written exam
8 Drilling mud tasks, features, and types, and the uses in drilling lecture notes, links presentation
9 Mining (core) drilling equipment and functions, construction lecture notes, links presentation
10 Water drilling equipment and functions, construction, water tests lecture notes, links presentation
11 drilling fluid lecture notes, links presentation
12 Geothermal drilling lecture notes, links presentation
13 injection drilling lecture notes, links presentation
14 geotechnical drilling lecture notes, links presentation
15 final exam lecture notes, links Written exam
16/17 final exam lecture notes, links Written exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  
 
 
 
 
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 13 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Students gain adequate knowledge about the engineering fields in the branches of mathematics, physical sciences or their own branches 4
2 Students follow the current developments in their fields with a recognition of the need for lifelong learning and constantly improve themselves 4
3 Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, physical sciences and their fields for engineering solutions 4
4 Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 4
5 Students design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results. 4
6 Students gain the capacity to analyze a system, a component, and desing the process under realistic constraints to meet the desired requirements; and the ability to apply the methods of modern design accordingly 3
7 Students choose and use the modern technical tools necessary for engineering practice. 4
8 Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 4
9 Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 3
10 Students follow the scientific and technological developments in recognition of the need for lifelong learning, and continuously keep their knowledge up to date. 3
11 Students use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the European Computer Driving Licence. 3
12 Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 2
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 4
14 Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 4
15 Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 5
16 Students develop an awareness of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications, the entrepreneurship and innovation subjects and gain knowledge of contemporary issues 5
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 2 26
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 2 26
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 13 2 26
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 4 4
    Final Exam 1 4 4
Total Workload: 86
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.44
ECTS Credit: 3