ECTS - Advanced Theory of Engineering Design

Advanced Theory of Engineering Design (MDES640) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Advanced Theory of Engineering Design MDES640 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will have an understanding of the theory and implementation of engineering design at advanced level. Basics of effective solution generation to engineering problems will be included in this course.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • The course will give all the necessary philosophical and implementation issues at advanced level for “System and Design” focus area of the MODES program. After taking this course, students may implement the design theory in any area of the engineering branches according to their own specialization.
Course Content Determination of the customer needs and the real design problem; engineering creativity; generation of innovative solution alternatives, and selection of the effective solution; modularity in design; collaboration in interdisciplinary design tasks; concepts of systems, models, and strategies for purposeful activities; design and control of design p

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Identification of customer needs, Systematic approach and models -
2 Engineering Philosophy -
3 Design and engineering design, Models of (engineering) design -
4 Design Process Models; Concepts, Models and Representation -
5 Design Types; Innovative Design, Adaptive Design, Axiomatic Design, Top-Down, Bottom Up Design -
6 Design Product Models; Concepts, Models and Representation -
7 Design Modeling Strategies -
8 Functional and Form Modeling -
9 Behavioral Modeling; Cellular Automata, Bond Graphs, Graph Tree Method, Petri Nets -
10 Multi-disciplinary Design -
11 Reverse Engineering and Modularity in Design -
12 Evolutionary Design -
13 Biologically Inspired Design -
14 System Engineering, Mass Customization in Design -

Sources

Course Book 1. Notlar / Lecture notes

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 4 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 2 40
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 20
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 20
Toplam 9 100
Percentage of Semester Work 80
Percentage of Final Work 20
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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.
2 Gains the competence to examine, evaluate, and interpret research topics through scientific reasoning.
3 Develops new methods and applies them to original research areas and topics.
4 Systematically acquires experimental and/or analytical data, discusses and evaluates them to reach scientific conclusions.
5 Applies the scientific philosophical approach in the analysis, modeling, and design of engineering systems.
6 Synthesizes knowledge in their field to create, maintain, complete, and present original studies at an international level.
7 Contributes to scientific and technological advancements in their engineering field.
8 Contributes to industrial and scientific progress to improve society through research activities.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory 2 20 40
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 8 16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 134