ENGR 200 / PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES FOR ENGINEERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 4Days: TUES THURSTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00Ön Koşullar: MATH. 106 or consent of the instructor

Introduction to probability, sets, conditional probability, total probability theorem and Bayes rule; Independence, counting; Discrete random variables, functions of random variables, expectation, mean and variance; Continuous random variables, probability density functions, and cumulative distribution functions; Multiple random variables; Sums of random variables; Limit theorems; Covariance and correlation; Introduction to Stochastic Processes

ENGR 201 / STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 4Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: MATH. 106 or consent of the instructor

Descriptive statistics; measures of association, correlation, simple regression; probability theory, conditional probability, independence; discrete and continuous random variables; probability distributions; functions of random variables; sampling distributions; estimation; inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing). Topics are supported by computer applications and specific examples from engineering applications.

ENGR 400 / CORPORATE DYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: THURSTimes: 14:30:00-17:15:00Ön Koşullar: MATH. 203 or consent of the instructor

Overview of corporate dynamics, including career paths, organizational structure and behavior in large organizations, corporate culture, decision-making process (organs, levels of authority, meetings, crisis and stress management), customer-focused organization and engineering ethics. There will be several case studies. There will also be high profile speakers from the corporate world to convey their real world experiences.

ENGR 401 / INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: FRITimes: 14:30:00-17:15:00

Entrepreneurship is creating something new and innovative with potential financial success in return. This course provides applied entrepreneurship know-how on the foundation, priorities, financing, finding the right employees, getting the word out, business development as well as entrepreneurial attributes such as commitment, determination, perseverance, goal oriented problem solving, team building. Teams of students will work on transforming an idea into a company which is ready for financing. Part of business success depends on understanding how relationships lead to other things. Hence, the course will also feature guest speakers from entrepreneurs and investors so that they share their successful as well as unsuccessful experiences which are often more valuable.

ENGR 500 / APPLIED OPTIMAL CONTROL
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Optimization problems for dynamical systems. Pontryagin?s Maximum Principle. Optimality conditions for nonlinear dynamical systems. Linear Quadratic Optimal Control of continuous and discrete linear systems using finite and infinite time horizons. Stability and performance analysis of the properties of the optimal feedback solutions. Moving horizon optimal control of constrained systems using Model Predictive Control formulation. Applications from different disciplines and case studies.

EQUR 101 / QUANTITATIVE REASONING USING COMPUTERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Effective assessment of data by applying statistics and computing techniques. Introduction of major data descriptors. Applying spreadsheet tools to facilitate data analysis and consequent decision making. Introduction to flowcharts and algorithms. Algorithmic reasoning for computer programming. Emerging information and computing technologies and the future of computing.

EQUR 101 / QUANTITATIVE REASONING USING COMPUTERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Effective assessment of data by applying statistics and computing techniques. Introduction of major data descriptors. Applying spreadsheet tools to facilitate data analysis and consequent decision making. Introduction to flowcharts and algorithms. Algorithmic reasoning for computer programming. Emerging information and computing technologies and the future of computing.

EQUR 102 / MATHEMATICS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Introduction to basic mathematical concepts (including sets, counting, permutations, combinations, graph theory, basic probability and statistics) and simple problem solving methods using the following interesting examples: Hilbert Hotel, pigeonhole principle, Fibonacci numbers, stable marriage problem, four color theorem, traveling salesman problem, art gallery problem, schoolgirl problem, seven bridges problem, three prisoners problem, mathematical ideas in magic tricks, mathematics of gambling.

EQUR 121 / INTRODUCTION TO SYMBOLIC LOGIC
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 10:00:00-11:15:00

The fundamental concepts of logic such as statement, argument, premise, conclusion, inference, truth, falsity, validity, and invalidity; elements of propositional and predicate logic; conjunction, disjunction and negation of statements; truth tables for complex statements; logical equivalence; tautologies and contradictions; universal and existential quantifiers; truth trees; proof methods.

ERUD 306 / ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE, UROGENITAL DISEASES
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00

Multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis of reproductive, urogenital and endocrine diseases: Mechanisms of diseases, pathologic findings, clinical presentations, physical examination, symptomatology, laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging and treatment. Topics include synthesis, metabolism and clinical effects of hormones, normal puberty and sexual differentiation, obesity, diseases and tumors of adrenal glands, thyroid glands, parathyroid glands and pituitary gland; endocrine pancreas and diabetes mellitus, diseases and tumors of kidney, dialysis and transplantation, urinary tract infection and obstructive uropathy, menstrual cycle, contraception, pregnancy, diseases and tumors of vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus and ovary; male infertility, sexually transmitted diseases, diseases and tumors of the breast.

ERUS 206 / ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS
Term: Spring 2015Units 4Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00

Anatomy and histology of organs related to the urinary system, male and female reproductive systems, the pelvic floor, blood vessels and nerves of pelvic viscera, embryonic development of urinary and genital systems and their abnormalities, morphology and functions of the kidney, glomerular filtration, reabsorption, and secretion, regulation of volume and composition of body fluids, transport in the urinary tract, mechanisms and disorders of erection and ejaculation, structure and functions of the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, pineal and adrenal glands, biosynthesis of hormones, mechanisms of hormone action.

ETHR 103 / HUMAN RIGHTS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 10:00:00-11:15:00

Problematic issues concerning human rights in Türkiye; the European Convention on Human Rights; the substantive rights laid down in the Convention (right to life, prohibition of torture, right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, protection of private life, freedom of expression); recent legal and political developments in Türkiye from the viewpoint of human rights; current topics of debate.

ETHR 103 / HUMAN RIGHTS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Problematic issues concerning human rights in Türkiye; the European Convention on Human Rights; the substantive rights laid down in the Convention (right to life, prohibition of torture, right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, protection of private life, freedom of expression); recent legal and political developments in Türkiye from the viewpoint of human rights; current topics of debate.

ETHR 103 / HUMAN RIGHTS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00

Problematic issues concerning human rights in Türkiye; the European Convention on Human Rights; the substantive rights laid down in the Convention (right to life, prohibition of torture, right to liberty and security, right to a fair trial, protection of private life, freedom of expression); recent legal and political developments in Türkiye from the viewpoint of human rights; current topics of debate.

ETHR 105 / ETHICS AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Understanding how we experience freedom, justice, equality, rights, good&evil, judgments, and discrimination in our everyday life from the corner of a grocery store to a doctor's office, to a court-house or to a class at the university. Analyzing the various ways of ethical reasoning already happening in our everyday interactions in order to enrich and sometimes to challenge the philosophical theories of ethics. Analyzing the already existing theories of ethical reasoning in the history of philosophy to challenge our at times non-reasoning habits. Connections between theory and practice in everyday life through very open discussion of everyday examples in connection to our readings of ethical reasoning from Plato, Aristotle, Mill, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, Sartre, Arendt, De Beauvior, etc.

ETHR 105 / ETHICS AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00

Understanding how we experience freedom, justice, equality, rights, good&evil, judgments, and discrimination in our everyday life from the corner of a grocery store to a doctor's office, to a court-house or to a class at the university. Analyzing the various ways of ethical reasoning already happening in our everyday interactions in order to enrich and sometimes to challenge the philosophical theories of ethics. Analyzing the already existing theories of ethical reasoning in the history of philosophy to challenge our at times non-reasoning habits. Connections between theory and practice in everyday life through very open discussion of everyday examples in connection to our readings of ethical reasoning from Plato, Aristotle, Mill, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, Sartre, Arendt, De Beauvior, etc.

ETHR 105 / ETHICS AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Understanding how we experience freedom, justice, equality, rights, good&evil, judgments, and discrimination in our everyday life from the corner of a grocery store to a doctor's office, to a court-house or to a class at the university. Analyzing the various ways of ethical reasoning already happening in our everyday interactions in order to enrich and sometimes to challenge the philosophical theories of ethics. Analyzing the already existing theories of ethical reasoning in the history of philosophy to challenge our at times non-reasoning habits. Connections between theory and practice in everyday life through very open discussion of everyday examples in connection to our readings of ethical reasoning from Plato, Aristotle, Mill, Kant, Marx, Nietzsche, Sartre, Arendt, De Beauvior, etc.

ETHR 109 / ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00

A growing area of philosophy focusing on issues about the value of nature and other living beings and our responsibility towards them. Primary questions dealing with issues of moral responsibility of human beings towards other life forms and on the relative value of nature. Various topics focus on economic and technological development, pollution, the preservation of species, and the uses and abuses of life.

ETHR 111 / THE ETHICS OF HAPPINESS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00

Introduction to the different conceptions of happiness with reference to the history of moral philosophy and the main ethical schools. Examination of the main sources of happiness: from pleasure and satisfaction to virtue and morality. The role of the state in defining and protecting happiness: the politics, psychology, and economics of happiness. Our moral duty to secure and promote the happiness and wellbeing of non-human beings. Evaluating the moral necessity and the political significance of happiness.

ETİK 400 / HEALTH CARE ETHICS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00

The course aims to introduce students to basic normative ethical theories, and some of the most basic ethical concepts, and their applications in analysis and evaluation of ethical problems of everyday life, and Medicine.

EXCH 301 / TURKISH CULTURE AND HISTORY
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

The aims of this course are to introduce the cultural and social issues which are significant in the making of modern Türkiye. The course will cover the period from the early nineteenth century with specific emphasis on the cultural and social transformations in major moments and turning points. To give an overview of the history of Türkiye, the first weeks of the lecture will cover the leading issues in the history of the Ottoman Empire and Turkish Republic. Then, the course will proceed with selected topics that are important in understanding the Turkish society.

FELS 201 / CRITICAL THINKING
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00

Using, improving and sharpening critical reasoning skills in everyday life. Leaning to understand and evaluate arguments in a variety of scientific and non-scientific texts. Also, the study of common reasoning fallacies which hinder good reasoning skills.

FREN 201 / FRENCH I : BEGINNERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00

An introduction of beginners to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing and to the French culture in order to develop basic communication in the target language. Common European Framework of Reference for Language: first half of level A1.

FREN 201 / FRENCH I : BEGINNERS
Term: Spring 2015Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00

An introduction of beginners to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing and to the French culture in order to develop basic communication in the target language. Common European Framework of Reference for Language: first half of level A1.