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  Course Description
Course Name : ceramic technology

Course Code : MMD323

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. HÜSEYİN VAPUR

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows about what ceramics is.
Learns about the raw materials applied to ceramics.
Knows about killers and their features.
Knows about kaolin-albite and silicates.
Knows about sinteirng and glazing.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To train students in the production of raw materials used in the ceramic industry, prospecting, mining engineering and technological knowledge base about the contribution of ceramic production location.

Course Contents : Preparation techniques for ceramic raw materials and industrial ceramics, composite materials, and general characteristics of killler, ceramics, clay, kaolin, feldspar, quartz, and other raw materials, cooking, glazing, give basic information about porcelain production.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Department of mining engineering classrooms


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General properties of ceramics lecture notes presentation
2 General characteristics of clays and traditional ceramics lecture notes presentation
3 ceramic production potential of the country and the main plants lecture notes presentation
4 feldspar, quartz, kaolin lecture notes presentation
5 Other raw materials used in lecture notes presentation
6 firing and glazing lecture notes presentation
7 Ceramics physical, chemical and mechanical properties lecture notes presentation
8 porcelain production lecture notes presentation
9 midterm exam
10 Industrial ceramics lecture notes presentation
11 Nanotechnology lecture notes presentation
12 New techniques lecture notes presentation
13 composite materials lecture notes presentation
14 Repetition of subject, applications, and make-up examination lecture notes presentation
15 final exam
16/17 make up exam of final


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Shreve R.N.; Brink Jr. J.A., 1977,Chemical Process Industrıes (Fourth Edition), 138-198 pages.
 Sumer G., 1988, Ceramic Industry Handbook, AU Publications, No. 308, page 434,
 Toydemir N., 1991, Ceramics (Ceramics Building Materials, ITU Library, Issue: 1442, 192 pages
 Bengisu M., 2006, Ceramic Science and Engineering, Nobel Publishing, Distribution, 730 Pages
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
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 5
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. 3
8 Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 5
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. 5
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. 3
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 3
14 Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 3
15 Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 4
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 4
* 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) 16 2 32
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 2 32
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 68
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.72
ECTS Credit: 3