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INS1005 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Temel TÜRKER | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. TEMEL TÜRKER, PROF. DR. YAPRAK ITIR ÖZDEMİR | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | This course introduces new students to the profession of Civil Engineering, basic teamwork skills, basic computer skills that will be useful during their academic careers. Also, the students will learn technical interim report writing, presentations, and project management skills. It is intended as an interactive course. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | understand how civil engineers impact lives. | 8,9,11 | 1,6 | LO - 2 : | provide a comprehensive overview of the component fields within civil engineering. | 8,9,11 | 1,6 | LO - 3 : | have an idea about the courses. | 8,9,11 | 1,6 | LO - 4 : | get team building and the requirements for team participation. | 8,9,11 | 1,6 | LO - 5 : | learn state of the art technologies that are used in Civil Engineering practice. | 8,9,11 | 1,6 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | |
introducing commercial and ethical responsibility awareness, civil engineering education process, grading system, internship, information about disciplinary rules, introducing exchange programs such as Erasmus+, introducing departments and course contents |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Department Head Speech and orientation | | Week 2 | Information about KTU regulations (education-training and examination regulations, discipline regulations, internship system) | | Week 3 | Course plan (information about departments, course schedule, prerequisite courses, exam schedule | | Week 4 | Introduction of programs such as Müdek, Double major - minor, Erasmus, Farabi etc.,
Information about BAP, TTO, TUBITAK student project supports | | Week 5 | Professional Introduction (study subjects, work done, institutions/organizations worked etc.) | | Week 6 | engineering ethics | | Week 7 | Library use (literature scanning, referencing, researching in the library,
Giving homework regarding report writing, technical report, thesis, petition, official-email writing rules | | Week 8 | Introduction of Departments - Mechanics | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | Week 10 | Introduction of Departments - Structure | | Week 11 | Introduction to Departments - Materials | | Week 12 | Anabilim Dalları tanıtımı-Geoteknik | | Week 13 | Introduction of Departments - Hydraulics | | Week 14 | Introduction of Departments - Construction Management | | Week 15 | Introduction of Departments - Transportation | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | |
1 | Cimilli, Tayfun. 1981; İnşaat Mühendisliğine Giriş, Ders Notları KTU , Trabzon | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 30 | Practice | 15 | | 3 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | Total work load | | | 58 |
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