The purpose of this course is to provide to the students a detailed knowledge of the basic hardware elements of computer systems. Specifically, starting from the basic concepts of binary logic and logic circuits, students shall learn to use the building blocks of digital systems, as well as design and analyze both combinational and sequential digital circuits.

The course "Greek Economy", seeks to understand the temporal situation of key sectors of Greek economy, development and prospects. The course is a basic introductory course on the situation, developments and prospects of the Greek economy. This course aims to introduce students to the back of the key stations of the Greek economy, the data and the situation of the Greek primary sector (features, problems and development prospects) in the Greek industry characteristics and issues, the problems of the Greek SMEs, in the characteristics of entrepreneurship in the country, the strategic directions for the future. Also prepare students to the economic importance of Greek shipping and tourism, detailing the characteristics, issues encountered and the importance to the economy, the per capita domestic product, state budget and training, the Government Deficit and Debt, the management of public debt and the Greek balance of payments. Instructs students in employment, unemployment and its characteristics and long-term labor market trends in the unequal distribution of income in Greece, the black economy and corruption. Reference is made in R & D and innovativeness of the country. An outline of the international relations of the Greek economy, business and investment with the countries of Southeast Europe and the characteristics of the current economic crisis, the issues that have emerged and the support mechanism for the Greek economy by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund .

The lesson of « Economic Mineral Deposits – Ore Geology» contains the key concepts, categories, forms, ways and processes of formation and occurrence in nature of different kinds of ore deposits. Potential -Possible -Certain deposits of mineral raw materials. Energy and non-energy mineral raw materials. Critical and strategic minerals in Greece and developmental potential of the mining sector in Greece. Metallic and industrial minerals and aggregates in Greece. Macroscopic observation and microscopic examination of metallic minerals in metallographic microscope. The role of local communities in identifying and mining ores. Sustainable development in the mining sector of our country.

Authentic ESP texts with specialized lexical, grammatical and discourse elements with a view to enhancing students’ comprehension of Mechanical Engineering topics, and, therefore, develop linguistic skills necessary for: a) students’ participation in postgraduate courses and various European programmes (e.g. Erasmus programme etc.), and b) future professional career. Students are exposed to a collection of Manufacturing & Energy Engineering-related texts focusing on content rather than grammar, and they practise their skills via CALL-based exercises in the language laboratory.

Basic introductory concepts and learning of Computer Programming using the programming language C. Algorithms, variables, constants, data types. Input and output commands, examples. Operators (relational, logical), logical expressions. Control commands (if-then-else, switch) examples. Repeat commands (for, while), examples. Tables: one dimension and two dimensions, examples. Functions. Examples in real situations problems.