GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY/5181328
Course Title: CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst.Prof.Dr.Dilek Varisli
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/dilekvarisli
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  dilekvarisli@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Ability to use technical/modern materials to be required in her/his work,
Ability to present oral and written forms in her/his field,
Ability to work on interdisiplinary studies,
Ability to rapidly distinguish the true an required knowledge,
Ability to do analyze of results.
 -- 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  Ceramics, Importance of Ceramic Industry, Historical development
2. Week  Traditional ceramics, technical ceramics
3. Week  Properties and Preparation of ceramic powders by conventional methods,
4. Week  Preparation of ceramic powders by new techniques
5. Week  Properties and Preparation of ceramic in needle form by conventional methods and application of new technology
6. Week  Classification of traditional ceramic products
7. Week  Properties of traditional ceramic products
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Investigation of manufacturing stages of ceramic. Raw materials, additives, their properties,
10. Week  Methods of forming; moulding, pressing, plating etc.
11. Week  Methods of forming; moulding, pressing, plating etc. Application of new methods
12. Week  Baking, Furnaces of sintering. classification
13. Week  Glazing, Preparation of glaze. Raw materials, properties, additives, classification
14. Week  Projects
15. Week  Projects
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1) Sentence, B., Ceramics: A World Guide to Traditional Techniques, Thames& Hudson, 2004 2) Nelson, G.C., and Burkett R., Ceramics: A Potter's Handbook, Wadsworth, 2001
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
35
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
25
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
12
3
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
7
7
 Preparing Presentation
1
7
7
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
25
25
 Other
1
14
14
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Ability of comprehension and using of necessary information to identify and solve advanced problems in the field.X
2Ability of supervising and teaching in the stages of collection, implementation, interpretation and dissemination of data related with the field by considering social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.X
3Ability of accessing to information related with scientific and technological developments and continuous renewal.X
4Ability of transmitting of knowledge, skill and experiences in the field to interdisciplinary practice.X
5Evaluation, data analysis and written/oral presentation skills in scientific works.X
6Ability of research topics determination that contributes the literature according to needs of society and industry.X
7Ability of determination of goal and objective, creation of roadmap, planned work for a scientific study.X
8Ability of using the research findings in technological application and/or in directing scientific research subjects.X
9Awareness of legal rights in execution and dissemination of research findings.X
10Effective working skill in disciplinary teams and doing leadership in such teams.
11Ability of doing original research that contributes to the literature.
12Ability of bringing innovation in science, application of known method to a new field.
13Ability of submitting national project proposal and designing of works.