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| ME2004 | Business English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin ARICI | | Co-Lecturer | Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurhan GÜRSEL ÖZMEN | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To develop the ability to read and comprehend technical texts in the field of Mechanical Engineering. vocabulary building through the study of word construction, ability to write formal definitions of technical terms and expression, ability to analyze information presented in graphs, charts, tables, etc. , remedial grammar; i. e. , recognizing various grammatical structures that will aid the student improve his/her rhetorical knowledge. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | review and implement technical documents | 7 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | edit an evaluate research paper | 7 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | improve verbal and visual communication skills by discussing technical paragraphs | 7 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | speed up reading and understanding of the articles | 7 | 1 | | LO - 5 : | understand the main idea of a short conversation or presentation on a familiar topic | 7 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| The design symbols and terms used in Mechanical Engineering. Translation of engineering related articles. Organization of a Formal Proposal. Engineering Materials, Vectors, Force, Friction, Levers, Stress and Strain, Ideal and Practical Machines, Four-Stroke Petrol Engine. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Engineering Materials | | | Week 2 | Vectors | | | Week 3 | Force | | | Week 4 | Friction | | | Week 5 | Levers | | | Week 6 | Levers (continue) | | | Week 7 | Stress and Strain | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Ideal and Practical Machines | | | Week 10 | The Four-Stroke Petrol Engine | | | Week 11 | Lubrication of Bearings | | | Week 12 | The Lathe | | | Week 13 | The Lathe (continue) | | | Week 14 | Aerofoil | | | Week 15 | Electrolysis | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Glendinning E.H., 1979, English in Mechanical Engineering, Oxford Univ. London | | | |
| 1 | http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering-channel.htm | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 10/04/2014 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 03/05/2014 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2014 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 7 | 1 | 7 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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