Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3İHA 243Sensors and Transducers2+1+03411.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Drone Technology and Operations
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To teach students the physical and electrical properties of the sensors used in Electronics, Control and Automation systems, enabling them to carry out electronics and automation applications.
Course Content Students who take this course will know the definitions, properties and application areas of the sensors and actuators used in automation systems.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture (direct instruction), question-answer, discussion, practice, and design techniques are used.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor Canan EREN canan.eren@hku.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers Instructor CANAN EREN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Engin, D., Sensörler ve Dönüştürücüler, Ders Notları, Ege Üniversitesi, İzmir, 2014.
T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı, Elektrik-Elektronik Teknolojisi: Sensörler ve Transdüserler, MEGEP (Mesleki Eğitim ve Öğretim Sisteminin Güçlendirilmesi Projesi) Öğrenme Modülü, Ankara, 2012.
Course Notes [1] Engin, D., Sensörler ve Dönüştürücüler, Ders Notları, Ege Üniversitesi, İzmir, 2014.
[2] T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı, Elektrik-Elektronik Teknolojisi: Sensörler ve Transdüserler, MEGEP (Mesleki Eğitim ve Öğretim Sisteminin Güçlendirilmesi Projesi) Öğrenme Modülü, Ankara, 2012.
Documents [1] Engin, D., Sensörler ve Dönüştürücüler, Ders Notları, Ege Üniversitesi, İzmir, 2014. [2] T.C. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı, Elektrik-Elektronik Teknolojisi: Sensörler ve Transdüserler, MEGEP (Mesleki Eğitim ve Öğretim Sisteminin Güçlendirilmesi Projesi) Öğrenme Modülü, Ankara, 2012.


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
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 10 3 30
Mid-terms 1 8 8
Practice 10 3 30
Final examination 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 120

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Defines sensors and transducers.
2 Installs sensors.
3 Defines the process control system.
4 Defines the transistor.
5 Knows the applications of the transistor.
6 Classifies sensors.
7 Designs sensor circuits.
8 Designs transducer circuits.
9 Knows the properties of semiconductor materials.
10 Performs microprocessor-based applications with sensors and transducers.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Semiconductor Materials
2 Diode Ders Notları
3 Transistor Ders Notları
4 Transistor Ders Notları
5 Basic concepts of Sensors and Transducers Ders Notları
6 Sensors, Signals, Systems, Their Ders Notları
7 Classifications, Units of Measurement Ders Notları
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Sensor Characteristics Ders Notları
10 Heat/Temperature concepts and related sensors and transducers Ders Notları
11 Heat/Temperature concepts and related sensors and transducers Ders Notları
12 Proximity sensors Ders Notları
13 Pressure sensors Ders Notları
14 Position sensors Ders Notları
15 General Review
16 Final

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 4
C2 4
C3 4
C4 4
C5 4
C6 4
C7 4
C8 4
C9 4
C10 4

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