GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DRIVING TECHNIQUES (OPT4)/OM-413
Course Title: DRIVING TECHNIQUES (OPT4)
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Dr. Mesut Düzgün
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/mduzgun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mduzgun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
After completing this course, the student can; explain the fundamentals of vehicle systems.
understand physical and engineering principles applied during driving.
understand the effect of vehicle and human factors on driving safety.
comprehend proper driving rules and explain their reasons.





 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Road Traffic Laws and regulations
2. Week  Traffic rules and legislations and inspection of violations.
3. Week  Control of the vehicle, analysis of the route, defensive manevours
4. Week  Overtaking, lane changing, driving out conditions, control of the slip
5. Week  Cornering. Oversteering and understeering and their control
6. Week  Effect of the tire pressure on performance, manevour during tire inflation
7. Week  Techniques avoiding anomalities during panic brake
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Damage lessening techniques befor and after an accident
10. Week  Variousdriving conditions, Summer, Winter and night driving
11. Week  Defensive driving: Attitudes, knowledge and skills.
12. Week  Driving safety: active and passive safety
13. Week  Vehicle maintenance.
14. Week  Vehicle inspection and report on anomalies if present.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  • Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques, Ross Bentley, MBI Publishing Company; 1st edition, August 13, 1998. • Ross Bentley
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
12
2
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
1
5
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
75
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3
 ECTS: 
3
 -- 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 konwledge
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.
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