PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
EEE4442	Electrical Drivers	Spring Fall	3	2	4	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CAVİT FATİH KÜÇÜKTEZCAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	Not available.
Course Objectives:	DC Drives: single-phase drives, three-phase drives, chopper drives. AC Drives: Induction motor drives, synchronous motor drives. Power control, regenerative brake control, rheostatic brake control.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Identify basic components of a variable speed drive system ,
2.Describe how variable speed operation of electrical machines differs from fixed speed operation,
3.Analyze induction machines operated from a variable frequency supply at steady state,
4.Describe the influence of drive type on the machine operation and the power system,
5.Construct design specifications for a drive system with a DC or AC machine.

Course Content

DC Drives: single-phase drives, three-phase drives, chopper drives. AC Drives: Induction motor drives, synchronous motor drives. Power control, regenerative brake control, rheostatic brake control.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Temel sürücü sistemlerinin ana parçaları.
2)	DC Drives: Review of DC machines and the speed and position control systems.
3)	DC Drives: Single-Phase Half-Wave Converter Drives, Single-Phase Full Converter Drives, Single-Phase Dual Converter Drives.
4)	DC Drives: Three-Phase Half-Wave Converter Drives, Three - Three -Phase Full Converter Drives, Three -Phase Dual Converter Drives.
5)	Principle of power control, Principle of regenerative brake control, Principle of rheostatic brake control, Principle of combined regenerative and rheostatic brake control,Two/Four-Quadrant choppers drives.
6)	Introduction to AC drives.
7)	Review of Induction Machines.
8)	Performance characteristics, Stator Voltage control, Rotor voltage control, Frequency control.
9)	Voltage and frequency control, Current control, Voltage-current-frequency control
10)	Review of Synchronous Machines.
11)	Control of Cylindrical rotor motors, Salient-Pole motors.
12)	Control of Reluctance motors, Permanent-Magnet motors.
13)	Introduction to vector control.
14)	Review of course material.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1. Power Semiconductor Drives, Dewan, Slemon and Straghen, Willey-Interscience Publication, John Wiley and Sons, New York, London Sidney, Toronto, 1975.
References:	1. Electric Drives, Ion Boldea and Syed A. Nasar, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2005

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Laboratory	8	% 20
Quizzes	3	% 15
Midterms	1	% 25
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Laboratory	8	16
Study Hours Out of Class	16	66
Midterms	1	10
Final	2	15
Total Workload		149

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.