Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
8	ME403	PROTOTYPING	3+2+0	3	5	15.08.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Course objectives are: - Applying prototyping design principles to 2D sketching - Transfering 2D sketching into 3D models - Optimizing 3D models via design for additive manufacturing rules - Manufacturing prototypes using 3D manufacturing techniques
Course Content	This module is aimed to teach the students to the process of prototyping which includes the mechanical design and manufacture of a component or device. Students are expected to gain familiarity with prototyping planning, design for prototyping, and three-dimensional manufacturing techniques essential for the manufacturing of prototyping designs.
Course Methods and Techniques	In this course, student-centred and teacher-centred methods of instructions will be used together. The basic principles of various separation techniques will be covered in the lectures.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Instructor Dr. Gökhan Ateş gokhan.ates@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Additive Manufacturing Technologies, Ian Gibson, 2015 The 3D Printing Handbook
Course Notes	The course syllabus, course materials including lecture notes, links to related websites, assignments, articles will be accessed on CANVAS.
Documents	Dokumanlar ders notları ve ilgili kaynak paylasimi seklinde sağlanmaktadır
Assignments	Arastirma ödevi sunum becerileri ile birleştirilir
Exams	Quiz ve final ödeviyle dersin öğrenme ciktilari degerlendirilir

Course Category

Engineering	%100
Engineering Design	%10

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 10
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	1	% 10
Proje/Çizim	1	% 70
Laboratuar	2	% 0
Sunum/Seminer	1	% 10
Uygulama Çalışmaları (Laboratuar,Sanal Mahkeme,Stüdyo Çalışmaları vb.)	2	% 0
Total	8	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi	1	2	2
Grup Projesi	1	4	4
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi	1	1	1
Sunum	1	1	1
Proje	1	1	1
Kısa Sınav	1	1	1
Rapor	1	4	4
Teslim	1	1	1
Öğretici Sunum/Açıklama	1	1	1
Yüz Yüze Ders	45	3	135
Derse Devam	1	1	1
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 152

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of appropriate prototyping strategies and common processes used during the product design development process.
2	Develop a prototype design and assembly using two-dimensional sketching and three-dimensional modelling
3	Explain the importance of the intended design through the portfolio in terms of digital prototyping and its manufacturability
4	Create a physical prototype of the intended design

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to Prototyping	The relevant lecture notes were prepared and supported with video content and real-life examples.	The necessary books and other resources were added to the lecture presentation notes.
2	Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Technologies	The lecture notes are enriched with real-life examples and video contents	Books and articles
3	Additive Manufacturing Technologies- Part 2		Books and articles
4	Engineering Materials for 3D Printing		Books and articles
5	CAD & 3D Modelling for Mechanical Prototyping		Books and articles
6	Slicing & Print Optimization	Term project introduction
7	Hybrid Prototyping- 3D Printing + Traditional Manufacturing		Articles
8	Rapid Hardware Prototyping (Ardunio & IoT)
9	Active learning week (20-21.11.2025)
10	Usability Testing & Feedback in Prototyping
11	Post-Processing & Prototype Refinement
12	From prototyping to Mass Production
13	Final Project Development- Prototype Creation
14	Refinement & Testing of Final Prototypes	Term project report submission
15	Review

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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