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Undergraduate Program’s Educational Objectives The mission of the Department of Chemical Engineering is to educate students to become graduates equipped with the knowledge and abilities required by the Chemical Engineering profession, who will be able to take effective roles at national and international levels in order to use their knowledge and abilities with professional and ethical responsibility for the improvement of human welfare, and to contribute to the development and dissemination of science and technology in the country and in the world through basic and applied research. This mission statement is in line with the mission of the university. The educational objectives of the Chemical Engineering Program are to produce graduates who have
General Information According to the regulations of ITU, those students who complete their undergraduate requirements successfully in the engineering departments are awarded the title “Engineer” and a diploma on which the faculty, department and program names are stated. The requirements that a student must fulfill in order to graduate from the Department of Chemical Engineering are:
The normal period of undergraduate education is four years. Students are allowed to complete the requirements for graduation in a shorter time period by taking courses offered in the summer school. A maximum coursework of 12 credits is permitted during the summer school. Seven academic years (excluding the English preparatory class) is the maximum allowable time for the completion of graduation requirements. Major Program in Chemical Engineering: Students who complete their undergraduate education successfully in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Faculty are awarded the title of “Chemical Engineer” which is stated on their diplomas. Double Major Program in Chemical Engineering: In line with the university policies and procedures, students are allowed to pursue double major programs, upon the successful completion of the requirements of which, they are awarded, in addition to the “Chemical Engineer” degree (and diploma), a second degree (and diploma), most commonly from another engineering program. The purpose is to provide the successful students with the opportunity of receiving a second undergraduate degree from another department. Double-major program basically consists of all the courses in the undergraduate curriculum. Program Modes There is only the day program, where all students are full-time. ITU operates on a semester system where each academic year consists of fall and spring semesters and summer school. Fall and Spring semesters are of 14 weeks each, excluding the final exams. Limited number of courses are offered, generally upon demand from the students and based on the planning of the departments, during the summer school of seven weeks at a doubled speed in terms of the number of class hours per week. Professional ComponentThe Chemical Engineering Program provides the students with a strong foundation in mathematics, basic sciences and engineering, and a major design experience that is built on knowledge and skills learned in prior coursework. Mathematics and Basic Sciences Two mathematics courses, Calculus I (MAT 103E) and Calculus II (MAT 104E), two physics courses, Physics I (FIZ 101) and Physics II (FIZ 102), and two chemistry courses, General Chemistry I (KIM 101) and Organic Chemistry (KIM 104) are compulsory in the first year. The compulsory mathematics and basic science courses offered later are Differential Equations (MAT 201), Numerical Methods (MAT 202E), Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis (KIM 206), and Physical Chemistry (KIM 202). There are also two restricted basic science electives in the second year. The mathematics and basic science component consists 29.1% (44 credits) of the undergraduate credit requirement. Even when only the compulsory courses are considered, mathematics and basic science courses are seen to be equivalent to one year of coursework (25% of the credit requirement). Engineering Topics Courses on engineering topics also consist of departmental and non-departmental contributions. Technical Drawing (RES 103), Introduction to Computers and Information Systems (BIL 101E), Introduction to Scientific and Engineering Computing (BIL 106E), and Material Science (MAL 201) are compulsory non-departmental courses. Students also have to choose one of the Statics and Strength of Materials (STA 204) and Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (MET 211) for the Restricted Elective I. The compulsory courses in this category taught by the faculty members of the department are Introduction to Chemical Engineering (KMM 112), Mass and Energy Balances (KMM 211), Thermodynamics I (TER 201), Fluid Mechanics (AKM 204), Thermodynamics II (KMM 311E), Heat Transfer (KMM 321E), Mass Transfer (KMM 331), Chemical Reaction Engineering I (KMM 312E) and II (KMM 421E), Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (KMM 322), II (KMM 441), and III (KMM 432), Separation Techniques (KMM 332), Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering (KMM 342E), Process Control (KMM 411), Chemical Engineerig Design I (KMM 431) and II (KMM 422E), Chemical Technology (KMM 412), and the Graduation Project (KMM 492 or KMM 492E). Students take two technical electives in this category. Engineering topics consist 49.7% (75 credits) of the undergraduate credit requirements. This is equivalent to almost two years of coursework. General Education Component Compulsory non-technical courses which contribute to the general education component of the curriculum are Turkish I (TUR 101) and II (TUR 102), History of Turkish Revolution I (ATA 101) and II (ATA 102), Economics (EKO 201), and English III (ING 201). Students are also required to take four non-technical (social sciences and humanities) elective courses, which contribute to the general education component of the undergraduate curriculum, during the junior and senior years. The general education component consists 21.2% (32 credits) of the undergraduate credit requirement. StudentsThe total number of the students (excluding the approximately 50 students remaining from the old program in Turkish) in the department was 285 in the 2001-2002 academic year, 11 of whom were foreign students. Additionally, 47 students were in the English preparatory class in the same period. Female students comprised 47.5% of the student population. This is the second highest percentage of female students among the engineering departments of ITU. The numbers of graduates in 2001 and 2002 were 69 and 50, respectively. The procedures used in the admission, evaluation, advising and monitoring of the students are described below: Admission The students are mainly admitted to the Department of Chemical Engineering according to their preferences and to the placement data obtained from the results of a one-stage nation-wide University Entrance Examination (ÖSS), corrected in order to take the high-school performances of the students into account. The exam is administered by the National Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). Approximately 70 students are admitted each year. The students admitted to the department rank in the top 10,000 students according to their verbal, analytical and quantitative abilities and their background in mathematics, natural and social sciences. Foreign students are admitted to the department according to the results of a similar central exam (YÖS), also administered by the National Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM). The Board of Admissions at ÖSYM evaluates the YÖS-exam results to determine eligibility for enrollment. All students, in order to start their education in the freshman class, have to either submit evidence (standard test results recognized by the University Senate) regarding their knowledge of English, or to demonstrate sufficiency in the English Proficiency Exam administered by the School of Foreign Languages. Otherwise, they are required to attend the intensive English Preparatory Class, where their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills are developed. Only those who succeed in the exam administered at the end of the preparatory class are allowed to continue their education as freshmen. Limited number of transfer students are accepted from the chemical engineering departments of other universities and from the other departments of ITU, according to the policies and procedures of the university. A special case of transfer students that the department accepts, applies to those who come from 2-year institutions, according to the results of a central exam, also administered by ÖSYM. The number of students, in this case, is determined centrally by the Higher Education Council (YÖK) and generally does not exceed one student per year. These students are required to take and complete the necessary courses in the curriculum of the first two years, in a minimum of two and a maximum of three semesters, in order to be allowed to continue their education from the junior level on. The Department of Chemical Engineering also accepts students with a minimum GPA of 3.00 from other Departments of ITU to receive a second undergraduate diploma in the Double Major Program (DMP). The department determines the number of students, who will be accepted to the program. 5 students were accepted to the DMP program in the 2001-2002 academic year. Evaluation A grading system based on 4.0 is used for the evaluation of the students in the courses. 70% attendance to the classwork and 80% attendance to the laboratory work is required, in order for the students to be allowed to take the final exam. FF is the failing grade. Those students, who are not allowed to take the final exam due to their lack of attendance during the term, fail with VF. Students who receive a CC or a higher grade from a course are considered to have satisfactorily completed that course. DC or DD received from any course may only be considered successful if the student is not on the probation list. The grade-point equivalents of the letter grades used throughout the university are given below.
Students who receive an FF in a course have to repeat that course the next time it is offered. Courses for which the obtained grades are DC or lower may be repeated by the students in order for the GPA’s to be improved. Students who obtain a GPA between 3.00-3.49 at the end of a semester, while carrying a normal course load, are referred to as “Honors” students. Those earning an average of 3.50 and above, under the same conditions, are awarded with "High Honors". Students who have taken less than 75 credits are put on the “probation” list if their GPA’s fall below 1.80 at the end of any semester. Similarly, those who have taken 75-110 credits are put on probation if their GPA’s fall below 1.90. A student must earn a GPA above the mentioned limits in order to be removed from the probation list. Those students who are still on probation after two consecutive semesters are dismissed. Advising Students receive academic advice throughout their undergraduate education. Each student receives an advising package containing information about the undergraduate regulations, undergraduate curriculum, contact information (name, office number, phone number and e-mail address) of the faculty members and information about the orientation activities. An academic advisor, who is a full-time faculty member, is assigned by the Department of Chemical Engineering, to each student, in the first week of the first semester. The advisor generally remains unchanged until the student graduates. Monitoring A computer-based registration and monitoring system, Banner 2000, was established in ITU in 1998.
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