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  • Technical English
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Course Introduction Information

Code - Course Title RAY234 - Technical English
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 3.0
Course Instructor(s) DOKTOR ÖĞRETİM ÜYESİ İBRAHİM KOCABAŞ
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended
Required or Recommended Resources
Recommended Reading List
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm exam and 1 Final exam
Work Placement Not Applicable
Sustainability Development Goals Quality Education

Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 EN: Basic technical English introduction
Week - 2 EN: Giving directions in technical environments
Week - 3 EN: Cardinal and ordinal numbers. Basic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
Week - 4 EN: Fractions and decimals in engineering.
Week - 5 EN: Shapes: circle, triangle, rectangle, square. Area and perimeter.
Week - 6 EN: Metric system. Measurement tools: caliper, ruler, gauge meter, thermometer, barometer.
Week - 7 EN: Basic components of railway systems. Vocabulary: infrastructure, rolling stock.
Week - 8 EN: Locomotives, passenger coaches, freight wagons. Basic structure of rail vehicles.
Week - 9 EN: Wheel profile and rail contact. Adhesion and friction basics. Vocabulary: wheelset, flange, rail head.
Week - 10 EN: Rails, sleepers, ballast structure. Track geometry basics. Vocabulary: alignment, fastener, track bed.
Week - 11 EN: Types of railway signals. Safety and control systems. Vocabulary: signal, block section, control system.
Week - 12 EN: AC/DC electrification systems. Overhead lines and pantographs. Vocabulary: voltage, current, traction power.
Week - 13 EN: Preventive maintenance and inspection. Safety rules in railway systems.
Week - 14 EN: Technical report writing. System description and presentation. Final review of vocabulary.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Question & Answer
  • Drill - Practise
  • Report Preparation and/or Presentation
  • Competences
  • Effective use of a foreign language

Assessment Methods

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100
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