GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Body Design and Manufacturing/OM 335
Course Title: Body Design and Manufacturing
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Course Semester 5 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
know the structural properties of the vehicle.
know and use the legislation in automobile design and manufacturing.
design and analyze of the structural elements of the vehicle.
capable to make surface design of the cars
choice suitable materials for body manufacturing.
design and analysis of the chassis.
make aerodynamics, vibrational and noise analysis.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Face to face education, application
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Historical development of automobile, body and chassis types
2. Week  The manufacturing challenge for automotive designers
3. Week  Automotive legal regulations
4. Week  Automotive body structural requirements and Automotive body structural elements
5. Week  Bending and torsion of vehicle body
6. Week  Modern materials and their incorporation into vehicle design
7. Week  Vehicle body design: The styling process
8. Week  Midterm Exam, Vehicle body design: Aerodynamics
9. Week  Chassis design and analysis
10. Week  Crashworthiness and its influence on vehicle design
11. Week  Noise vibration and harshness
12. Week  Occupant accommodation: an ergonomics approach
13. Week  Suspension systems and components Transmissions and driveline
14. Week  The design of engine characteristics for vehicle use Future trends in automobile design
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
2
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 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
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
1
14
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Material Design and Implementation
12
1
12
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
2
3
6
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
7
7
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
7
7
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Capability of obtaining adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects in the automotive field; applying theoretical and practical knowledge for modeling and solving engineering problems in this field.X
2Capability of formulation and solving engineering problems; for this purpose selecting and appliying the appropriate analysis and modeling methods.X
3Capability of evaluation of engine and vehicle design projects, designing any engine and vehicle parts, to bring prototype and series production stage.X
4Capability of design of complex systems for specific needs, component or process in whole or in part.X
5Capability of development of modern methods and tools necessary for engineering applications, selection and effective use and to use of information technologies effectively.X
6Capability of analysis of the engineering problems and for the solution designing and performing experiments, collecting data, analyzing and interpretting the results.X
7Capability of work in team and individual and ability to work effectively with other disciplines.X
8Capability of effective communication both verbal and written in Turkish and at least one foreign language konwledgeX
9Capability of access to information in the framework of lifelong learning, to follow the developments in science and technology and self-improvement.X
10Resposibility of professional and ethical liability.X
11Awareness of leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development in business life.X
12Being competent in the engineering applications, legislations, legal consequences and in the field of occupational health and safety.X
13Capability of research and application in the subjects of noise, environment and emissions.X
14Capability of making education in the field.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Doç. Dr. Hamit SOLMAZ , Prof. Dr. H. Serdar YÜCESU)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/hsolmaz)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (hsolmaz@gazi.edu.tr , yucesu@gazi.edu.tr)