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  Course Description
Course Name : Drinking Waters and Health

Course Code : ÇM-503

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. AHMET YÜCEER

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Has knowledge about the properties of drinking waters.
Has knowledge about the human health of drinking water.
Has knowledge about the treatment and disenfection for water treatment.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To inform students about the Importance the quaility of drinking water for human health, the design and properties for water treatment plants.

Course Contents : General characteristics of drinking waters, National and international drinking water standards. Basic human anatomy, Effect of some dissolved organic and inorganic matters on human health, variation of these effects with human factors and climate. Quality of drinking water removal of organic and inorganic matters from water. Bacteriological treatment and disinfection. Classification of water resources, pollution and preservation of water resources.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Properties of Drinking Water Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
2 Standarts of Drinking Waters Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
3 Research and Working on Water Quality Standarts Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
4 Research and Working on Water Quality Standarts Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
5 Impact of Human Health for Organic and Inorganic Matters in Waters. Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
6 Impact of Organic and Inorganic Solution Matters for Human Health in Water Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
7 Mid-exam Preparation of Mid-exam Written Exam
8 Quality of Drinking Waters Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
9 Quality of Drinking Waters Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
10 Treatment of Organic and Inorganic Matters in Drinking Waters Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
11 Treatment of Organic and Inorganic Matters in Drinking Waters Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
12 Bacteriological Treatment and Disinfection Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
13 Bacteriological Treatment and Disinfection Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
14 Classification of Water Resources, Pollution and Control Reading and Research Lecture and Discussion
15 Final Exam Preparation for Final Exam Written Exam
16/17 Final Exam Preparation for Final Exam Writing Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Drinking Water and Health, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, 1977
 Lesson Notes and Articles
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 80
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 8 20
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Has the command of a foreign language at a level to translate and understand an article written in. 3
2 Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with the required level of his computer software. 3
3 Improves and provides required information on the basis of the basic competencies gained at the undergraduate level in the field of Environmental Engineering. 5
4 Understands the interdisciplinary interactions related to their field. 4
5 Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field. 4
6 Combines and comments on the knowledge in their area with various scientific discipline and ability to produce new knowledge, to be able to solve the problems demanding expertise using scientific methods. 5
7 Describes the problem independently in their field, evaluates solving methods, comments on the results and applies of the results when necessary. 5
8 Develops new strategic methods in order to solve unexpected complex problems encountered related to their field and takes initiatives to formulate a solution. 4
9 Analyses the knowledge in his field in a critical way and and directs his learning and performs advanced level research independetly 4
10 Examines, develops social relationships and the norms which diverts these social relationships with a critical view of and acts to change them if necessary. 3
11 Transfers current developments in the field of his studies, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, systematically to the area outside of the field, written, orally and visually. 3
12 Develops plans of strategy, policy, and implementation issues related to their area and evaluates results obtained within the framework of processes of quality. 4
13 Uses knowledge in their field for problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies. 5
14 Teaches each and supervises scientific and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation related to their field. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 3 39
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 5 65
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 8 3 24
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 132
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.28
ECTS Credit: 5