Course descriptions for ERASMUS students
2nd semester, academic year 2010/2011

Faculty of Engineering

Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Logistics

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce the logistics, basic definitions and terminology. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Introduction to logistics: Setting the scene; Job in logistics; Regular activities
Logistics services: Logistics acronyms; Product ranges; 3PL providers; Value-added services
Inventory management and procurement: Inventory management; Continuous replenishment; Job advertisements
Modes of transport: Transport and handling equipment; Container types, Types of goods
Planning and arranging transport: Transport options, Measurements, Quotations
Shipping goods: Marking, Loading, Advice of shipment, Shipping instructions
Warehousing and storage: Handling equipment, Warehouse areas, Warehousing today
Documentation and finance: Documents in foreign trade, Import instructions, Payment methods

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Automobile Industry

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce the automobile industry, management, design, safety, basic definitions and terminology. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Introduction to the car: Factors involved in buying a car; Types of car; Car sales
The exterior: Exterior car parts; Car production; A quality problem; 8D report
The interior: Interior car parts; The instrument panel; A delivery problem; A car configuration
Under the bonnet: The engine; A technical support hotline; An international car show
Performance and technical specifications: Launching a new model; A road test; Materials and their properties; A meeting role-play
Safety: A magazine article; Active and passive safety features; Choosing safety features; Car recalls
Design: Describing car design; The design process; Constraints; Expanding the product range
Future trends: The car of the future; Environmental awareness; Making a presentation; Fuel cells

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Aviation

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce the aviation. Students learn about airport technology, passenger safety, ground movements and flying. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Introduction to air communications: Setting the scene; Basics of radio communications; Introduction to non-routine situations
Pre-flight: Pre-flight checks; Delays and problems; Local conditions
Ground movements: Airport markings and airside vehicles; Taxiing and holding; Weather problems
Departure, climbing and cruising: Take-off; Encountering traffic; Warnings about hazards
En route events: Operational situations, Unusual events, Medical situations
Contact and approach: Descent; Circuit joining Approach and landing problems
Landing: Landing incidents; Runway conditions; Landing hazards
On the ground: Taxiing; Getting to the gate; Clear communication

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

In Flight and on Board Services

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce in flight and on board services. Students learn about airport technology, passenger safety, ground movements and services during flight. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Introduction to cabin crew: Career path, Responsibilities, People and places
Pre-flight: Pre-flight briefing, Introductions, Aircraft features
Boarding: Greeting passengers, Boarding and loading, Solving seating problems
Cabin services and amenities: Meal service, On board sales, Classes of service
Health and medical issues: Health issues, Remedies, Attending sick passengers
Safety and emergencies: Safety equipments, Emergency procedures, Air rage
Descent, landing and layover: Preparations for landing, Checking the cabin, Checking into a hotel

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Organization and Logistics of Tourism

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce European tourism. We focus on Central and Eastern European part of the continent. To know some rules and financial aspects. Students plan a journey and make a tourist guide for travel agencies and a short film.

Module Subject

Europe and tourism, The history of tourism in Europe, The history of modern tourism in Europe, Tourist regions in Europe, The European Union, Tourism policy in the European Union, Regional policy and tourism in the European Union, Tourism and euro, Transportation in Europe and its impact on tourism, Environmental and social concerns in European tourism, Business tourism in Europe, Marketing Europe as a tourist destination, Tourism in Central and Eastern Europe, New trends in the European tourist industry

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Sales & Purchasing

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce in sales and purchasing in engineering. Students learn about how to buy and sell, manage trade in engineering. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Job and responsibilities: Job titles and tasks, A sales meeting, A sales meeting, A requisition
New contacts: At a trade fair, Relationship building, Fellow-up emails
Offers: A sales pitch, The AIDA approach to sales, A request for proposal, An offer letter
Negotiations: Tips for successful negotiations, A company visit, Negotiating styles, Win-win negotiations
Orders: Telephone orders, An online order, A change to an order, Numbers and figures, Contract term and phrases
Customer care: Dealing with problems over the telephone and in writing, An online complaint form

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Marketing & Advertising

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to learn more about marketing and advertising. Students have exercises how to use marketing tools in practice. Marketing and engineering.

Module Subject

Introduction to marketing and advertising: Jobs and responsibilities, Corporate identity, logos, Branding
Finding the customer: Market research, Customer profiles, Data collection, A telephone survey
Planning a marketing strategy: The marketing plan, The four Ps, Pricing and positioning strategies
Creating ads: The AIDA model for advertising, Working with an ad agency, Advertising channels, Rate sheets
Marketing tools: Distribution channels, Types of discount, Types of retailer, Telemarketing, Direct marketing
Presenting your public face: Public relations, Websites as a marketing tool, Sponsoring, Effective press releases
Marketing through trade fairs: Giveaways, Organizing events, Attending a trade fair

Number of Credits

4

Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Customer care

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce in flight and on board services. Students learn about airport technology, passenger safety, ground movements and services during flight. Some practical aspects are also part of the subject.

Module Subject

Introduction to customer care: Customer care success, Customer care business and jobs, Surprising facts about customer care
Face to face with customers: Body language, A company visit, Meeting do’s and don’ts, At a trade fair, The invisible customer
Dealing with customers on the phone: General telephoning, The ‘customer care’ phone call, What the customers really hear
Call center success: Taking an order, Hotline (Troubleshooting), Customer-centered call centers
Delivering customer care through writing: Effective letters and emails, Format and informal writing styles, The five Cs of customer care writing, A case study
Dealing with problems and complaints: Complaint strategies and policies, The letter of apology, Explaining company policy, Some opinions about complaints and apologies

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

English for Business

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to learn terminology of business English. Students have exercises how to write emails and letters. We focus on everyday-used situations.

Module Subject

Foreign trade relations, Government control of foreign trade, International finance, Business Environment, International economic organizations, Trade promotion, Foreign trade in Hungary, The contract of sale, Commercial terms, Documents in foreign trade, Payment in foreign trade, Transport, Business letters, Inquires, Offers, Orders, Complaints and replies to complaints, Personal letters and invitations, Urgent messages

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Biotechnology

Teacher:

Miklós KÁLMÁN

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of biotechnology.

Module Subject

Definition of biotechnology, fundamentals of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology, mutagenesis, enzyme technology, biosensors, techniques of product recovery, factors affecting the fermentation and their controls, fermenter design and its control, biotechnological applications in food industry.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Sensory Analysis

Teacher:

Katalin A. HORVÁTHNÉ

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of sensory analysis.

Module Subject

Principles of sensorial analysis, structure and roles of sensorial organs, selection and training of panelist, selection and application of sensorial methods for various foods, determination of sensory thresholds, statistical evaluation of sensorial data, descriptive analysis and application on food product design, innovation of sensorial analysis.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Business & Management

Teacher:

József GÁL

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce terminology and most important parts of business & management.

Module Subject

Industrial plant, enterprise, enterpriser and manager, subject of business, administration and scientific administration, selection of profession, enterprising and management, market conditions and production factors, production costs, plant sizes, plant location, juridical organization of plants, internal organization of plants, order, supervising and functional authority, centralization and delegation of authority, principles of organization, financial policies and sources.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Food Preservation Techniques

Teacher:

Cecilia HODÚR, Zsuzsanna LÁSZLÓ

Contact:

,

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of food preservation techniques.

Module Subject

Principles of food protection, protection of food by heating, evaporation, chilling, freezing, chemical preservation techniques, bio-preservation, new techniques used in food protection such as pulsed electric field, high pressure processing, x-rays, pulsed light, ozone, microwave, radio waves, and applications.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Meat and Meat Products Technology

Teacher:

Ferenc ESZES

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of meat products technology.

Module Subject

Physical, chemical, microbiological and histological characteristics of meat, conversion of muscle to meat, preservation methods; meat refrigeration and freezing technologies, meat processing technologies; curing, smoking, emulsification, fermentation, canning, restructured meat products, meat packaging technology, quality control analysis in meat and meat products.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Molecular Biology and Genetic

Teacher:

József SOÓS, Miklós KÁLMÁN

Contact:

,

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of molecular biology and genetic.

Module Subject

Introduction to molecular biology, structure and organization of DNA and RNA, evaluation and replication of plasmid, virus, chromosomal DNA's, Protein synthesis, Role of genes on protein synthesis, natural genetic recombination systems, applications of recombinant DNA techniques and protein engineering, introduction to genetic engineering, development of industrial properties of microorganisms by genetic manipulation, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and foods.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Cereal and Cereal Products Technology

Teacher:

Erzsébet MARKOVICS, Balázs P. SZABÓ

Contact:

,

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of cereal production.

Module Subject

Physical and chemical properties of cereal, cereal quality criteria, storage of cereal, milling of cereal, flour quality criteria, rheology and chemistry of dough, bread making technology, macaroni production technology, biscuit production technology, bulgur production technology, breakfast cereals and snack food technology, quality control analyses in cereals and cereal products.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Cheese Technology

Teacher:

József CSANÁDI

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce most important parts of cheese technology.

Module Subject

History, cheese production in world and Turkey, nutritional aspects of cheese, cheese varieties, introduction to cheese making, cheese operations, cheese ripening, cheese faults and grading, whey processing, mechanization of cheese making, selected cheese recipes.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Mechanisms

Teacher:

István BÍRÓ

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

For students the main aims of the education of this module:
- to know different methods of kinematical investigation of planar closed moving kinematical chains (having basic knowledge at Physics and Mechanical constructions);
- to be able to compare the expected motion state with motion state realized by the investigated mechanism (moving structure).

Module Subject

- Kinematical investigation of mass point (position, velocity, acceleration, coordinate systems);
- Velocity and acceleration state of planar moving rigid bodies;
- Degree of freedom of mechanisms, constructions, classification;
- Kinematical investigation of planar four-bar moreover centric and eccentric slider crank mechanisms;
- Kinematical investigation of cam-drive mechanisms;
- Kinematical analysis of complex closed planar mechanisms containing more revolute and prismatic joints.

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Modeling and Programming

Teacher:

József SÁROSI

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce the modeling and programming in LabVIEW and Matlab environment with some practical aspects of measurement and control and to introduce the ladder logic programming of programmable logic controller (PLC).

Module Subject

Simple averaging and temperature conversion in LabVIEW.
Acquisition, storage and registration of measured data with software and DAQ devices.
Configuring and testing DAQ devices.
Trivial calculations and vector algebra, plotting, making script and function files, logical applications in Matlab.
Investigation of a simple model and spring-mass-damper system in Matlab Simulink.
Investigation of pneumatic artificial muscle in LabVIEW and Matlab.
Ladder logic programming of programmable logic controller (PLC).

Number of Credits

4


Course Code

 

Module

 

Title:

Renewable energy

Teacher:

Róbertné KOVÁCS

Contact:

Level

BSc

Termin

FALL (2 lessons a week)

Module Aims

Aim of the course is to introduce renewable energy.

Module Subject

Introduction to energetics: What is energy? What kind of energy do we know? What kind of energy do we use? Energy sources
Nonrenewable energy, producing electricity, power plants
Renewable energy: What kind of energy do we call renewable?
Hydropower, solar energy, geothermal energy, wind power, biomass

Number of Credits

4