Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
SEC17720188113	THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	Elective	1	1	4

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle

Objectives of the Course

THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PULL THE ATTENTION OF THE STUDENTS THE DEFINITION OF THERMOELECTRIC AND THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS. PRODUCTION METHODS, PROBLEMS OCCUR DURING PRODUCTION, PRACTICES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED DURING THIS PROCESS WILL BE INFORMED ON ALL DEVICES.

Name of Lecturer(s)

DR. LECTURER NIHAL DERIN COSKUN

Learning Outcomes

1	WHAT THERMOELECTRIC? THE DISCOVER OF THE THERMOELECTRIC AND THEIR NECESSITY. THE BENEFITS OF THERMOELECTRICS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION
2	DETERMINATION OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS ADVANTAGES ON INDUSTRIAL SCALE AND INVESTIGATION OF THERMOELECTRICS
3	PRODUCTION OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND INVESTİGATİON OF THEİR AREAS OF USAGE. AND HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT FUTURE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

• WITH THIS COURSE, THE STUDENTS WILL BE INFORMED ABOUT THERMOELECTRIC, THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES AND THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, PRODUCTION METHODS, TO BE FOLLOWED IN FUTURE PROBLEMS OCCURRING DURING PRODUCTION METHODS AND MATERIALS WILL BE INFORMED ABOUT THE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION, THERMOELECTRICS IMPORTANCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THERMOELECTRICS’ ADVANTAGES FOR INDUSTRY.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	THERMOELECTRIC THEORY	-	-
2	THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES	-	-
3	THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE MATERIALS, BAND THEORY, ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES	-	-
4	SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
5	DETERMINATION OF MATERIALS ACCORDING TO THE THERMAL PROPERTIES	-	-
6	NANO THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
7	PRODUCTION METHODS OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
8	EXAMINATION	-	-
9	THE DEVICES USED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROPERTIES OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS IN POST-PRODUCTION	-	-
10	THE DEVICES FORMED BY THE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL	-	-
11	THE DEVICES FORMED BY THE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL	-	-
12	EFFICIENCY OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
13	AREAS OF USE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
14	THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTIONUSEFUL LIFE OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS	-	-
15	FINAL EXAMINATION	-	-
16

Recommended or Required Reading

THERMOELECTRİCS HANDBOOK MACRO TO NANO, D.M. ROWE, 2006. Recommended Reading THERMOELECTRİC NANOMATERİALS, KUNİHİTO KOUMOTO AND TAKAO MORİ, 2013. INTRODUCTİON TO THERMOELECTRİCİTY, H. JULİAN GOLDSMİD,2009. PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMOELECTRİC MATERİALS, THE NEW SEARCH FOR NEW THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES, VELJKO ZLATIC, ALEX C. HEWSON, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	10	10
Final Examination	2	10	20
Attending Lectures	15	6	90
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21	PO 22	PO 23	PO 24	PO 25	PO 26	PO 27	PO 28	PO 29	PO 30	PO 31	PO 32	PO 33	PO 34	PO 35
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
LO3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High