COURSE SYLLABUS

PLASTIC MATERIALS

1	Course Title:	PLASTIC MATERIALS
2	Course Code:	MAK4420
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Hakan AYDIN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-mail: hakanay@uludag.edu.tr Tel: + 90 (224) 294 06 52 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi, Makine Mühendisliği Bölümü, 16059, Görükle-Bursa, Türkiye.
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	In this course for students; To emphasize the importance of plastics industry,the types of plastic materials used in engineering applications and giving information about plastic materials physical , chemical and mechanic properties is intended to introduce.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To know plastic materials used in engineering applications; To have knowledge about their chemical, physical and mechanical properties

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to sort of general properties, the advantages and disadvantages of plastic materials in the industrial areas.;
2	To be able define the structure of plastic materials and the manufacturing methods of them.;
3	To be able to classify plastics according to their structures.;
4	To be able define mechanical properties and deformation behavior of plastic materials.;
5	To be able to define hardness measurement methods in plastic materials.;
6	To able to compare the ability to keep the shape at temperature of the plastic material.;
7	To be able to compare physical and chemical properties of plastic materials.;
8	To be able to compare thermal and electrical properties of plastic materials;
9	To be able to classify the common processing techniques of plastic materials.;
10	To be able determine the direction in improvement works of material properties of plastics.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Course presentation and content. İndustrial importance of plastic materials. Basic concepts.
2	General properties of plastic materials, the advantages and disadvantages of industrial sense.
3	The structure of plastic material and obtaining Polymerization process.
4	The structure of plastic material and obtaining. Polycondensation processes. Polyaddition processes
5	Plastic material classification according to the structure of. Thermoplastics.
6	Plastic material classification according to the structure of. Elastomers. Duroplastics.
7	The mechanical properties of plastic materials.Deformation behavior.
8	Plastic material hardness and hardness measurement methods.
9	The ability to keep the shape at temperature of the plastic material.
10	Impact strength of plastics.
11	Physical and chemical properties of plastic materials.
12	The thermal and electrical properties of plastic materials.
13	General techniques for plastics processing.
14	Improving plastic material properties and development method of special plastic materials.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Material Information and Testing, Demirci, A. Halim, Alfa-2004. 2. Plastics Materials and Processing, Strong A.B., Prentice-Hall Inc. 2000. 3. Polimer Material Science, Schulz, J., Prentice-Hall-1974. 4. Material Information, Bind-II, Bargel, H.J., Schulze, G., Çevirenler: Güleç, Ş., Aran, A., Gebze-1987. 5. Handbook of Plastic Materials and Technology, Rubin, I.I., Hanser Puıblications, New York, 1990. 6. Plastics and Plastic Technology, Savaşçı Ö.T., Uyanık N. ve Akovalı G. Çantay Publishing House, İstanbul, 1998. 7. ASM HANDBOOK
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Achievement in a course during the undergraduate program is determined by the Relative Evaluation method.
Information	Achievement in a course during the undergraduate program is determined by the Relative Evaluation method.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High