ECTS - Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory

Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory (ME390) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Mechanical Engineering Systems Laboratory	ME390	6. Semester	1	3	0	2	4

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Experiment.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Yağmur NALBANT ATAK
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	To provide students with practical knowledge in thermal and fluid-mechanical systems, develop skills in experimental setup, calibration, and data collection, teach error and uncertainty analysis methods, improve technical reporting and presentation abilities, encourage teamwork, safety awareness, and independent experimentation.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Apply fundamental principles of heat transfer and fluid mechanics to set up and conduct laboratory experiments. Operate and calibrate laboratory equipment for measuring thermal conductivity, convection coefficients, pump characteristics, flow losses, and tensile properties. Analyze experimental data using appropriate statistical and error-analysis methods and compare results with theoretical predictions Prepare clear, concise, and well-structured laboratory reports, including introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions. Demonstrate adherence to laboratory safety protocols and effective teamwork in group settings. Design and execute an independent experiment: develop a hypothesis, plan procedures, collect data, and interpret findings. Develop and evaluate thermal system designs by integrating engineering principles and computational tools.
Course Content	Heat conduction in solids, natural and forced convection, pump performance in series and parallel, internal flow losses, tensile testing of materials. Design and execution of an independent experiment. Thermal system design project with computational analysis and presentation

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction and Laboratory Safety
2	Basic Measurement Techniques and Calibration
3	Measurement Devices
4	Designing a Measurement System
5	Heat Conduction Experiment: Thermal Conductivity Measurement
6	Treatment of Experimental data
7	Convection Experiment: Forced Convection
8	Convection Experiment: Natural Convection
9	Fluid Mechanics: Pump Characteristics
10	Fluid Mechanics: Pipe Flow and Losses
11	Material Testing: Tensile Test
12	Design and execute an independent experiment
13	Preliminary Studies for Thermal System Design Project
14	Thermal System Design Project
15	Thermal System Design Project
16	Presentation of Thermal System Design Projects

Sources

Course Book	1. Ders Notları, Laboratuvar Kılavuzları ve Sunumlar/Class Notes, Lab Manuals and Presentations
Other Sources	2. Ölçüm cihazları katalogları/Measurement devices catalogues

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	6	50
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	1	50
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	7	100

Percentage of Semester Work	100
Percentage of Final Work	0
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Knowledge of mathematics, natural sciences, engineering fundamentals, computing, and topics specific to the relevant engineering discipline; the ability to use this knowledge in the solution of complex engineering problems.
2	The ability to identify, formulate, and analyze complex engineering problems using knowledge of basic sciences, mathematics, and engineering, and considering the UN Sustainable Development Goals relevant to the problem.
3	The ability to design creative solutions for complex engineering problems; the ability to design complex systems, processes, devices, or products to meet current and future requirements, considering realistic constraints and conditions.
4	The ability to select and use appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling, for the analysis and solution of complex engineering problems, with an awareness of their limitations.
5	The ability to use research methods for the investigation of complex engineering problems, including literature search, designing and conducting experiments, collecting data, and analyzing and interpreting results.					X
6	Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on society, health and safety, the economy, sustainability, and the environment within the scope of the UN Sustainable Development Goals; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
7	Acting in accordance with engineering professional principles, knowledge of ethical responsibility; awareness of acting impartially without discrimination on any grounds and being inclusive of diversity.
8	The ability to work effectively individually and in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams (face-to-face, remote, or hybrid) as a team member or leader.					X
9	"The ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing on technical topics, considering the various differences of the target audience (such as education, language, profession).					X
10	Knowledge of practices in business life such as project management and economic feasibility analysis; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.
11	The ability to engage in life-long learning, including independent and continuous learning, adapting to new and emerging technologies, and thinking inquisitively regarding technological changes.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	6	1	6
Laboratory	6	3	18
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	52	52
Report	6	4	24
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			100