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  Course Description
Course Name : Metallurgy

Course Code : MMD404

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEHMET YILDIRIM

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has an understanding of the importance of primary processing in metallurgical methods.
Knows about the pyrometallurgical extraction methods.
Knows about the hydrometallurgical extraction methods.
Knows about fuels.
Knows about refractories.
Knows about copper metallurgy.
Understands Iron and steel metallurgy.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To inform students about primary preparation in metallurgical treatments (drying, calcination, roasting, agglomeration), pyrometallurgical extraction methods (melting, reduction, fire-refining, evaporation, metallurgy of hallogens), hydrometallurgical extraction methods (leaching, solid/liquid seperation, ion-exchange, solvent extraction, electrowining, electrorafination, cemantation), fuels, refractories, copper and iron-steel metallurgy.

Course Contents : Primary preparation methods 1 Primary preparation methods 2 Pyrometallurgical extraction methods 1 Pyrometallurgical extraction methods 2 Hydrometallurgical methods 1 Hydrometallurgical methods 2 Hydrometallurgical methods 3 Fuels Reftactories Pig iron production 1 Pig iron production 2 Steel production Copper metallurgy

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom and laboratories of the department.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Primary processing methods 1 Literature research Lecture
2 Primary processing methods 2 Literature research Lecture
3 Pyrometallurgical extraction methods 1 Literature research Lecture
4 Pyrometallurgical extraction methods 2 Literature research Lecture
5 Hydrometallurgical methods 1 Literature research Lecture
6 Hydrometallurgical methods 2 Literature research Lecture
7 Hydrometallurgical methods 3 Literature research Lecture
8 First exam
9 Fuels Literature research Lecture
10 Reftactories Literature research Lecture
11 Pig iron production 1 Literature research Lecture
12 Pig iron production 2 Literature research Lecture
13 Steel production Literature research Lecture
14 Copper metallurgy Literature research Lecture
15 Final exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  J.J. Moore, Chemical Metallurgy, Butterworths&Co Publishers, London, 1981
 W. J. Moore, Physical Metallurgy, Lowe&Brydone(Printers) Ltd., Thetford, Norfolk, U.K., 1976
 J.H. Chesters, Refractories: Production and Properties, The Iron and Steel Institute, U.K., 1973
 G.A. Davies and J.B. Scufham, Hydrometallurgy, A Symposium held at the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester,U.K., 1975
Required Course Material(s)  A. Butts, (Tercüme-Çeviren : Prof. Dr. Veli AYTEKİN), Metalurji Problemleri, I.T.Ü. Kütüphanesi, 1978 (in Turkish)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 90
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 1 10
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 1
3 Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, physical sciences and their fields for engineering solutions 5
4 Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 5
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 2
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. 1
9 Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 4
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. 1
12 Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 1
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 1
14 Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 2
15 Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 3
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 3
* 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 3 39
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 1 13
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 1 1
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
    Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload: 71
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.84
ECTS Credit: 3