COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Multidisciplinary Engineering Projects
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
FENG 497
Fall
2
2
3
6
Prerequisites
 To be a senior (4th year) student
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to conduct a project (interdisciplinary or related discipline) within teams of 3 to 5 members by using the background that the students have gathered during the first three years of their education.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Work within a team
  • Embrace professional ethics
  • Perform a project analysis
  • Prepare a business plan and workflow
  • Acquire project management skills
  • Use state-of-the-art project development tools
Course Description The design, analysis and business-plan development of a project by teams of students by using engineering techniques; preparation of project reports and presentation by using state-of-the-art tools and methods.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Essentials of teamwork and professional ethics, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
2 Essentials of teamwork and professional ethics, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
3 Essentials of teamwork and professional ethics, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
4 How to conduct a literature review, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
5 Project components and report writing, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
6 Deciding on project subject, building teams, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
7 Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
8 Project analysis, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
9 Project analysis, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
10 Preparation of project workflow and plan, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
11 Midterm Presentation (Project report midterm evaluation)
12 Elaboration, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
13 Elaboration, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
14 Elaboration, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
15 Project review, Team meeting with supervisor Senior projects’ policy http://cs.ieu.edu.tr/SeniorProj/SeniorProjectPolicy.htm
16 Project presentation
Course Notes/Textbooks

Senior projects policy http://fecs.ieu.edu.tr/tr

Suggested Readings/Materials

Software Project Management, A Real World Guide to Success, Joel Henry, 2004, ISBN 032122342X

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
10
Laboratory / Application
16
40
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
10
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
36
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
8
Presentation / Jury
1
8
Project
1
80
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Being able to transfer knowledge and skills acquired in mathematics and science into engineering, X
2 Being able to identify and solve problem areas related to Food Engineering, X
3 Being able to design projects and production systems related to Food Engineering, gather data, analyze them and utilize their outcomes in practice, X
4

Having the necessary skills to develop  and use  novel technologies and equipment in the field of food engineering,

X
5

Being able to take part actively in team work, express his/her ideas freely, make efficient decisions as well as working individually,

X
6

Being able to follow universal developments and innovations, improve himself/herself continuously and have an awareness to enhance the quality,

X
7

Having professional and ethical awareness,

X
8 Being aware of universal issues such as environment, health, occupational safety in solving problems related to Food Engineering, X
9

Being able to apply entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainability in the profession,

X
10

Being able to use software programs in Food Engineering and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use information and communication technologies that may be encountered in practice (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level),

X
11

Being able to gather information about food engineering and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

X
12

Being able to speak a second foreign language at intermediate level.

13

Being able to relate the knowledge accumulated during the history of humanity to the field of expertise

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest