GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

POLYMER MIXTURES AND APPLICATIONS/PLT-118

Course Title:	POLYMER MIXTURES AND APPLICATIONS
Credits	0	ECTS	3
Course Semester	2	Type of The Course	Elective

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

Describe polymer mixtures
Explain mixing methods
Explain mixing equipment
Describe commercial polymer blends

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Definition of polymer mixture, historical development
2. Week	Objectives of preparing polymer mixture
3. Week	Mixing of polymers (Mixing methods, design of mixtures, preparation of mixtures)
4. Week	Miscibility of polymers
5. Week	Composition and copolymers used as compatibilizers
6. Week	Literature reviews (PE, PP, PS, NR alloys and mixtures)
7. Week	Literature reviews (PA, ABS, thermoplastic vulcanized mixtures and other)
8. Week	Mixing equipment (drum mixers, pedal-spoon type mixers)
9. Week	Mixing equipment (Band, Screw cone, Z type, plow mixers)
10. Week	Mixing equipment (Batch mixing equipment, banbury mixers, extruders)
11. Week	Some commercial polymer blends (Bayblend, macroblend, pulse)
12. Week	Some commercial polymer blends (Xenoy, cycoloy, norly, prevex)
13. Week	Uses of commercial polymer blends
14. Week	General evaluation
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	50
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		50
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		50

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	6	3	18
Searching in Internet and Library	5	2	10
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing			0
Preparing a Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	2	2	4
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	2	2	4
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			78
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.12
Course Credit (ECTS):			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Learns the subjects specific to the discipline of basic science.					X
2	Applies the methods and technologies related to the field in the workplace / field					X
3	Analyze problems related to the field.					X
4	Understand the polymer science at an advanced level.					X
5	Conducts experimental studies in the field.					X
6	It can independently design an original research process.					X
7	Make improvements on the existing method in the field.					X
8	Carry out an original research process independently and as a team.					X
9	Acts with ethical responsibility					X
10	Expresses original ideas related to the field in written and oral form.					X
11	Monitors and communicates with colleagues in a foreign language using at least A2 level of European Language Portfolio					X
12	Uses information technologies effectively					X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Saliha ÇETİNYOKUŞ )

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(-)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(salihakilicarslan@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University