ACADEMIC CATALOG

MECH420 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LAB. III

Course Code:	3650420
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	2 (0.00 - 4.00)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:
Offered Semester:	Spring Semesters.

To get the senior mechanical engineering students familiarized with the experimental approach in various fields of mechanical engineering while focusing on the fundamental concepts of measurement techniques
To provide a hands-on environment to the students for their familiarization with some common instrumentation as well as their use in conducting a series of predesigned experiments
To make students to work as a team collectively on conducting experiments, processing experimental data obtained and presentation of the results of their experiments in a formal technical reporting format

Experiments on a number of engineering systems. Preferably interdisciplinary team work. Report writing. Written and oral presentation

To be acquainted with experimental approach to a system in mechanical engineering in general
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on a fluids engineering system and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on a thermal engineering system and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on a renewable energy system and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on experimental mechanics and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on experimental manufacturing engineering and metrology and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To be acquainted with laboratory practice on an energy system and to practice experimentation and measurement techniques.
To have practice on team work
To have knowledge and practice on report writing
To have knowledge and practical experience on basic instrumentation and measurement techniques

Level of Contribution
#	Program Outcomes	0	1	2	3
1	Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications				✔
2	Ability to find and interpret information				✔
3	Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest				✔
4	Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession			✔
5	Possession of written and oral communication skills				✔
6	Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary)				✔
7	Ability to produce original solutions		✔
8	Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs			✔
9	Openness to all that is new			✔
10	Ability to conduct experiments				✔
11	Ability to do engineering design		✔
12	Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements			✔
13	Ability to take societal, environmental and economic considerations into account in professional activities				✔
14	Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession			✔

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution