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 | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Demonstrates the ability to conduct advanced research activities both individually and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the competence to examine, evaluate, and interpret research topics through scientific reasoning. | X | ||||
| 3 | Develops new methods and applies them to original research areas and topics. | X | ||||
| 4 | Systematically acquires experimental and/or analytical data, discusses and evaluates them to reach scientific conclusions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Applies the scientific philosophical approach in the analysis, modeling, and design of engineering systems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Synthesizes knowledge in their field to create, maintain, complete, and present original studies at an international level. | X | ||||
| 7 | Contributes to scientific and technological advancements in their engineering field. | X | ||||
| 8 | Contributes to industrial and scientific progress to improve society through research activities. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||