GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TECHNICAL ENGLISH I/MEM-349
Course Title: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning the technical terms related to material and metallurgical engineering discipline
To be able to translate texts related to material and metallurgical engineering discipline into English-Turkish

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction, Historical Background
2. Week  Materials Science versus Materials Engineering, Selection of Materials
3. Week  Some Phrases for Academic Presentations, Case Study: The Turbofan Aero Engine
4. Week  Abbreviations for Academic Purposes, Characteristics of Materials, Structure
5. Week  Structure, Some Phrases for Academic Writing
6. Week  Case Study
7. Week  Some Phrases for Describing Figures, Diagrams and for Reading Formulas, Grammar: Comparison,
8. Week  Processing and Performance ,Classification of Materials
9. Week  Grammar: Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns followed by Prepositions, Metals
10. Week  Introduction ,Mechanical Properties of Metals Important Properties for Manufacturing
11. Week  Metal Alloys, Case Study: Euro Coins
12. Week  Grammar: Adverbs I, Case Study: The Titanic
13. Week  Grammar: The Passive Voice, Case Study: The Steel-Making Process
14. Week  Translation of some scientific paper from English into Turkish
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
1
14
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
0
0
 Material Design and Implementation
14
0
0
 Report Preparing
14
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
14
0
0
 Presentation
14
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
14
1
14
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
14
1
14
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
70
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.8
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Professional and ethical responsibility gains knowledge.X
2Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the results of experiments.X
3The project-based work culture adopts workplace practices, awareness of employees health, environment and work safety; To train graduates with an awareness of the legal consequences of their engineering practices.X
4Ability to select and use the techniques and modern tools necessary for engineering applications and computer software, information and communication technologies.X
5To be aware of the problems of the age and awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.X
6Knowledge of the necessity of using information resources and lifelong learning, including developments in science and technology.X
7The breadth of education required to understand the effects of engineering solutions on universal and social dimensions.X
8Ability to communicate effectively with oral and written and technical drawings in Turkish and English.X
9Professional and ethical responsibility.X
10Defining and formulating engineering problems, and selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose.X
11Ability to work in their own discipline and in multi-disciplinary teams.X
12The ability to design a system, part, or process that meets the desired requirements by considering realistic constraints and conditions.X
13Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the results of experiments.X
14Knowledge of mathematics, science and own branches and having sufficient knowledge in engineering subjects and knowledge of application skills.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Mehmet ERDOĞAN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmeter)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (mehmeter@gazi.edu.tr)