TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learns smart material and structures, basic mechanical and electrical concepts, piezoelectric materials, shape memory alloys 2) Learns passive and semi active damping, passive and semi active damping using SMA. 3) Learns electroactive polymers and ER and MR fluids
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Basic view to smart material and structures, basic mechanical and electrical concepts, Piezoelectric materials, Shape memory alloys, Passive and semi active damping, Passive and semi active damping using SMA, Electroactive polymers, ER and MR fluids.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic view to smart material and structures 2nd Week Basic mechanical and electrical concepts 3rd Week Basic mechanical and electrical concepts 4th Week Piezoelectric materials 5th Week Piezoelectric materials 6th Week Shape memory alloys 7th Week Shape memory alloys 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Passive and semi active damping 10th Week Passive and semi active damping 11th Week Passive and semi active damping using SMA 12th Week Passive and semi active damping using SMA 13th Week Electroactive polymers 14th Week ER and MR fluids
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Smart Structures and Materials, B. Culshaw, Artech House
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 100 100 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 100 100 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 302 Total Workload / 30 10,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No