ME400 SUMMER PRACTICE II

Course Code:5690400
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):0 (0.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:5.0
Department:Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. ALİ EMRE TURGUT
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the students will

  • be familiar with various types of organizations in which they are likely to work after graduation,
  • get acquainted with practical and applied aspects of their theoretical mechanical engineering background,
  • be able to have studied non-engineering departments and their relations with technical departments.

Course Content

Students are required to do a minimum of four weeks (twenty working days) summer practice in a suitable factory, a power station, or an engineering design and consultancy office. They are expected to get acquainted with a real business environment by studying various managerial and engineering practices through active participation. A report is to be submitted to reflect the students contributions.


Course Learning Outcomes

  • Ability to analyze administrative and organizational structure.
  • Gain practice in a real working environment.
  • Ability to study various aspects of an organization.
  • Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in engineering projects.
  • Ability to compare theory against practice.
  • Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in assessing the organization.
  • Ability to assess the functioning of nonengineering departments.
  • Ability to assess interdepartmental relations.
  • Acquire knowledge about data management and information flow systems used in practice.

Program Outcomes Matrix

Contribution
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1Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications.
2Ability to find and interpret information
3Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest
4Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession
5Possession of written and oral communication skills
6Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary)
7Ability to produce original solutions
8Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs
9Openness to all that is new
10Ability to conduct experiments
11Ability to do engineering design
12Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements
13Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities
14Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession