School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Engineering
Course Code ME 403
Course Title in English Mechanical Engineering Laboratory
Course Title in Turkish Makina Mühendisliği Laboratuvarı
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom,Laboratory Work
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: none Recitation: none Lab: 4 Other: none
Estimated Student Workload 180 hours per semester
Number of Credits 7 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites ME 307 - Measurement Techniques
Expected Prior Knowledge Prior knowledge of strength of materials, machine design, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamics and system control and measurement techniques.
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To acquire skills in conducting mechanical engineering experiments, collecting and analyzing data.
Course Description Hands-on experience in dynamics, control, strength of materials, manufacturing, fluid mechanics and heat transfer is provided. Emphasis is on the understanding of fundamental principles as well as familiarity with modern experimentation. Lectures at the beginning of the course provide background information and theories of experimentation. Student groups perform ten experiments in dynamics, control, strength of materials, manufacturing, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Report writing is an integral part of the course, with focus on design of experiment, processing, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data, error analysis, and conclusions.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste dinamik, kontrol, mukavemet, imalat, akışkanlar mekaniği ve ısı transferi konularıyla ilgili deneyler yapılmaktadır. Bu deneylerde, temel prensiplerin anlaşılması ve modern deney tekniklerinin tanıtılması öne çıkmaktadır. Derslerin başlangıcında gerekli bilgiler ve deney teorileri sunulmaktadır. Öğrenci grupları dinamik, kontrol, mukavemet, imalat, akışkanlar mekaniği ve ısı transferi ana alanlarında on deney yapmaktadırlar. Deney raporlarının yazılması dersin önemli bir kısmını oluşturmakta ve deneylerin tasarımı, toplanan deney verilerinin işlenmesi, analizi, yorumu ve sunumu ile hata analizi üzerinde odaklanmaktadır.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) develop and conduct experiments, analyze experimental data, interpret the results and draw conclusions
2) report the results of experiments as technical documents
3) present the outcomes of a design experiment project verbally with a range of audiences
4) demonstrate the ability to work in a team
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date ALİ ÇINAR , March 2024
Course Coordinator ALİ ÇINAR
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. ALİ ÇINAR

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Course Description, Report Writing, Presentation Skills, Lab Safety, Forming Lab Groups. Description of Absorber Experiment. Description of Balancing Experiment.
2) Experiment 1 – Vibration Absorbers (Dynamics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
3) Experiment 2 – Static and Dynamic Balancing (Dynamics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
4) Introduction to Designing/Developing an Experiment (Homemade Experiments).
5) Experiment 3 – Thermocouples and Seebeck Effect (Heat Transfer): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
6) Experiment 4 – Fan Characteristics (Fluid Mechanics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
7) Experiment 5 – Additive Manufacturing (Manufacturing): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
8) Experiment 6 – Pressure and Velocity Profiles in Pipes (Fluid Mechanics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
9) Experiment 7 – Heat Conduction (Heat Transfer): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
10) Experiment 8 – Pressure Losses along a Pipe and in Fittings (Fluid Mechanics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
11) Evaluation of Homemade Experiments.
12) Experiment 9 – Venturi Effect and Bernoulli Theorem (Fluid Mechanics): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
13) Experiment 10 – Tensile Test (Strength of Materials): Theory and design consideration and Experimentation.
14) Evaluation of Homemade Experiments.
15) Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period.
16) Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period.
Required/Recommended ReadingsInstrumentation, Measurement and Analysis (ebook), B.C. Nakra and K.K. Chaudhry, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2016. Recommended: Theory and Design for Mechanical Measurements, R. S. Figliola and D. E. Beasley, John Wiley, 1991.
Teaching MethodsContact hours using “Flipped Classroom” as an active learning technique.
Homework and Projectsnone
Laboratory WorkExperiments in dynamics, strength of materials, manufacturing, fluid mechanics and heat transfer will be carried out by students.
Computer UseNeeded for analysis and evaluation of experimental data.
Other Activitiesnone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 14 % 0
Laboratory 10 % 80
Homework Assignments 1 % 20
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration cinara@mef.edu.tr
0536-704-0245
Instructor’s office and phone number: A Block-5th Floor, Room : 543 office hours: 13:00-14:00 Thursday & Friday email address: cinara@mef.edu.tr Rules for attendance: Minimum of 70% attendance required. Missing an experiment: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, each missed experiment by the student should be repeated afterwards (depends on the availability of the time, if not, student will be excused from that experiment ) A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Regulations.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Laboratory 9 3 4 10 153
Homework Assignments 1 9 9 9 27
Total Workload 180
Total Workload/25 7.2
ECTS 7