1. ME 101 INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Prof. Dr. Mehmet A. Akgün FALL 2014

2. OUR DEPARTMENT Mechanical Engineering Department was founded in 2001 9 professors (öğretim üyesi; does not necessarily imply rank) Currently 270 undergraduate* students 275 graduates* till now First graduates in 2005 6 laboratories One workshop (atölye) * Note on pronunciation! 2 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

3. DIGRESSION Ranks in academia: Instructor (öğretim görevlisi) Assistant professor (yardımcı doçent) Associate professor (doçent) Professor (“full professor”) (profesör) 3 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

4. 4 OUR GRADUATES (Based on a survey of 200 grads) ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

5. 5 OUR FACULTY Founded in 1996 (when 7tepe was first founded) Faculties are responsible for undergraduate education (lisans eğitimi) The name of our faculty: Until 26.8.2014:  FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE (MÜHENDİSLİK VE MİMARLIK FAKÜLTESİ, 10 DEPTS) After 26.8.2014:  FACULTY OF ENGINEERING MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ (9 DEPTS)  3000 undergraduate students in 9 departments (excluding the Preparatory School) ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

6. 6 FACULTIES AT THE UNIVERSITY There were 12 faculties at 7tepe until 26.8.2014 (now 13)  Some of the faculties: Arcitecture(Mimarlık, the last addition), Fine Arts (Güzel Sanatlar), Law (Hukuk), Medicine (Tıp), Communication (İletişim), etc. 6 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

7. 7 INSTITUTES (ENSTİTÜLER) Institutes are responsible for graduate education (lisansüstü eğitim): masters level(yüksek lisans) and doctoral (PhD) level There were 5 institutes at 7tepe until 26.8.2014 (now 6)  Some of the institutes : Institute of Science and Engineering (Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü), Institute of Social Sciences (Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü), Institute of Health Sciences (Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü), etc. ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

8. 8 ADMINISTRATORS Head of a department: chairman, chairperson, chair (bölüm başkanı) Head of a faculty: dean (dekan) Faculty Executive Board (Fakülte Yönetim Kurulu): authority to decide about daily issues about students  Course transfers (muafiyet / ders sayma), semesterly leaves of absence (kayıt dondurma), graduations (mezuniyet), etc. Head of an institute: institute director (enstitü müdürü) Head of a university: rector (Europe), president (USA), rektör (Turkish) Vakıf üniversitelerinde en üst düzeydeki yetkili birim / kişi: Mütevelli Heyeti / Mütevelli Heyet Bşk. 8 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

9. WEIGHT OF A COURSE Needed: a measure of the weight of a course One credit-hour (or, one credit) : one contact hour (50 min) per week.  contact hour: 50 min of lecture or 100 min of lab/practice work ECTS : European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (AKTS: Avrupa Kredi Transfer Sistemi)  More complicated: contact hours+time spent outside classroom,... 9 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

10. Credit Structure of ME 101 (1,0,2) 2   A two credit-hour course Shortly : A two credit course ECTS of ME 101 : 4 The total number of ECTS credits is 240 for all four-year undergraduate programs. 10 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

11. CONDUCT OF THE COURSE There will be one hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory (“lab”) work every week. The lectures are common to all four sections. The labs will be conducted by four different professors in computer labs. 11 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

12. CONDUCT OF THE COURSE Rule: at least 80 % attendance is required.  Don’t miss more than 20 %. You cannot miss more than two lab sessions. Miss more than 20 % total or more than 2 labs      you get FA, you cannot take the final exam, you have no right to the makeup exam (bütünleme)    You fail the course 12 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

13. CONDUCT OF COURSES IN ME DEPARTMENT Do not sign the attendance sheet on behalf of an absent friend Do not be late for the class  if the class-room door is closed, do not enter 13 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

14. IN-CLASS BEHAVIOR IN ME DEPARTMENT Bring the textbook to the class Make it a habit to take notes during the lecture  Bring to class a notebook, pen, pencil, eraser a calculator a mini ruler  Carry these in a small backpack 14 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014

15. IN-CLASS BEHAVIOR IN ME DEPARTMENT No cell phone use. Make sure your phone is turned off, or in silent mode. No exchange of pencils, erasers, calculators,etc. in exams. Bring your own! Do not attempt to cheat in exams:  the consequences may be grim; disciplinary action will be taken against you 15 ME 101, Mehmet A. Akgun, Fall 2014