ECTS - Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces and Interfaces (MFGE561) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
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| Surfaces and Interfaces | MFGE561 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
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| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
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| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) | 
                        
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to acquaint the students with surface, near surface and interface phenomenon since many everyday situations concerning manufacturing engineering are very much dependent on interfacial processes. | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | 
                        The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Interfacial forces, thermodynamics of interface, study of solid surfaces, interfaces between liquid and solid, surface cleaning methods, surface wear, plating and coating methods, marine biofouling, advances in anti-fouling marine and biomaterial surfaces, smart surfaces. | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interfacial Forces | |
| 2 | Thermodynamic description of an Interface | |
| 3 | The description of solid surfaces, surface free energy, surface tension, surface imperfections, surface roughness | |
| 4 | The description of solid surfaces, surface free energy, surface tension, surface imperfections, surface roughness | |
| 5 | Interface between a liquid and a solid, wetting and capillarity | |
| 6 | Industrial surface cleaning processes | |
| 7 | Surface wear, friction and characterization | |
| 8 | Surface wear, friction and characterization | |
| 9 | Plating and related processes | |
| 10 | Vapor deposition processes | |
| 11 | Vapor deposition processes | |
| 12 | Organic coatings, adsorption and surface active species | |
| 13 | Marine and biomaterial anti-fouling coatings, smart (functional) surfaces | |
| 14 | Marine and biomaterial anti-fouling coatings, smart (functional) surfaces | |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | 
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Surface Coatings for protection against wear, B. G. Mellor, Woodhead Publishing limited, 2006 | 
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| 2. Chemisty of Interfaces, M. J. Jaycock, G.D. Parfitt, Ellis Horwood Limited, 1981 | |
| 3. Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Karlheinz Graf, Michael Kappl, Wiley-VCH, 2006 | |
| Other Sources | 4. Principles of Modern Manufacturing, Mikell P. Groover, John Wiley and Sons, 2011 | 
| 5. Advances in marine anti-fouling coatings and technologies, Claire Hellio, Diego Yebra, Woodhead Publishing, 2009 | 
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 30 | 
| Presentation | - | - | 
| Project | - | - | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 
| Toplam | 4 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 | 
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X | 
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses | 
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to apply advanced computational and/or manufacturing technology knowledge to solve manufacturing engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develops the ability to analyze and define issues related to manufacturing technologies. | X | ||||
| 3 | Develops an approach for solving encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments. | X | ||||
| 4 | Designs and manufactures a comprehensive manufacturing system —including method, product, or device development— based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, under constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability. | X | ||||
| 5 | Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 6 | Conducts scientific research in the field of manufacturing engineering and/or plans and carries out a project involving innovative manufacturing technologies. | X | ||||
| 7 | Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret results, and make sound decisions. | X | ||||
| 8 | Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and organizational skills required. | X | ||||
| 9 | Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English. | X | ||||
| 10 | Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself. | X | ||||
| 11 | Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, occupational safety, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering. | X | ||||
| 12 | Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | X | ||||
| 13 | Gathers knowledge about the health, environmental, social, and legal impacts of engineering practices at both global and local levels when making decisions. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 2 | 32 | 
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 40 | 40 | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 | 
| Total Workload | 167 | ||
