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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Applied Hydrology |
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| Course Code |
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TYP306 |
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| Course Type |
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Compulsory |
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| Level of Course |
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First Cycle |
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| Year of Study |
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3 |
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| Course Semester |
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Spring (16 Weeks) |
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| ECTS |
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4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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Prof.Dr. FATİH TOPALOĞLU
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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At the end of the lecture, students learn how to apply hydrology to engineering problems.
Distinguishes the difference between data and knowledge. Summarizes and presents the subject. Learn how to decide and elicit from statistical methods.
Determines the cause and effect relationship.Gains engineering notion and self confidence.
Iinterpretes a scientific paper in terms of hydrology.
Learns to analyse ,synthesize and critisize hydrological problems and make the necessary choices from the resultes
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| Mode of Delivery |
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Face-to-Face |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites |
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TYP351 Hydrology
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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None |
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| Aim(s) of Course |
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Acquisition, analysing and interpreting of hydrometeorological data. |
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| Course Contents |
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Non parametric statistics, frequency analysis, flood frequency analysis, multi purpose reservoir analysis |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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3C |
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Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities |
| Week | Subject | Student's Preliminary Work | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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1 |
Usage ,Introduction and application of parametric and non-parametric statistics in hydrology |
Power point presentation |
Documents |
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2 |
Frequency analysis, histogram, some statistical concepts, probabilistic distributirons, normal-lognormal-Gumbel distributions, goodness-of-fit test |
Pages 1-40 |
Documents |
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3 |
Analysing probabilistic distributions to the real data of Seyhan river basin flow data at different sites. |
Pages 40-98 |
Documents |
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4 |
Analysing probabilistic distributions to the real data of Seyhan river basin flow data at different sites. |
Pages 40-98 |
Documents |
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5 |
Preparing rainfall data, applied depth-area-duration analysis |
Pages 160-194 |
Documents |
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6 |
Analysing flow data, flow duration curve, total flow curve |
Pages 195-204 |
Documents |
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Projecting multipurpose reservoirs, analysing river mass curve, preparation of elevation-area-volume curves, demand curve, determination of net and gross storage capacity |
Pages 205-234 |
Documents |
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8 |
An application of multipurpose reservoirs |
Pages 205-234 |
Documents |
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9 |
Midterm Exam |
Preparation for the Exam |
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10 |
Flood routhing |
Pages 235-257 |
Documents |
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11 |
Flood frequeny analysis, regional analysis |
Pages 258-283 |
Documents |
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12 |
1st part: an application of regional flood frquency analysis to gauged stations in the Seyhan river basin |
Pages 284-298 |
Documents |
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13 |
2st part: an application of regional flood frquency analysis to gauged stations in the Seyhan river basin |
Pages 284-298 |
Documents |
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14 |
Synthetic hydrographs and its applications |
Pages 299-313 |
Documents |
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15 |
Synthetic hydrographs and its applications |
Pages 299-313 |
Documents |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Preparation for Final Exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 1. Tülücü, Kazım. 2002. Applied Hydrology. Ç.Ü. Ziraat Fak. Ders Kitapları No:A-43, 315s.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
2. Power point presentations
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
Number |
Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
100 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
6 |
0 |
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Total |
100 |
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Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success |
40 |
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Final Assessments
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100 |
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Rate of Final Assessments to Success
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60 |
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Total |
100 |
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| Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes |
| # | Key Learning Outcome | Contribution* |
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1 |
Plans activities related to operation, maintenance and repairs irrigation network,developes project formulations in monitoring and evaluations, operates the irrigation networks. |
1 |
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2 |
Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties |
1 |
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3 |
Developes and implements strategies for wastewater, drainage water, runoff water such as treated waste water re-use of non-conventional water without adversely affecting the environment, makes laboratory analysis about saline alkali soils and water suitability to irrigation and reports. |
3 |
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4 |
Prepares project about soil and water structures, animal houses, storage structures and crop production structures. Analyzes in terms of static and strength. Determines the properties of materials used in construction and makes the relevant tests.
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4 |
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5 |
Designs crop production systems, controls environmental domestic conditions and operates, makes the selection of materials to be used, tests and prepares a report. |
0 |
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6 |
Etudes drainage of agricultural lands, plans drainage systems,prepares projects and makes aplications, selects materials to be used, tests and prepares a report
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3 |
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7 |
Exposes the problems about soil and water conservation (erosion) and water harvesting, prepares and implements the project.
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5 |
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8 |
Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. |
5 |
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9 |
Works independently and takes responsibility |
0 |
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10 |
Developes and implement s strategies of sustainable water management for the purposes of protecting water resources and agricultural production. |
5 |
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11 |
Makes aplication of engineering design of irrigation systems and conducts tests about the materıals used ın these systems and preapares reports |
1 |
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12 |
Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. |
2 |
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13 |
Creates effective solutions for sustainable agricultural production |
4 |
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14 |
Developes projects to protect natural resources like water,and offers the benefit to society, using the information of basic engineering, basic agricultural engineering and agricultural structures and irrigation engineering .
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5 |
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15 |
Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
3 |
| * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum). |
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| Student Workload - ECTS |
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Related Works |
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Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
6 |
2 |
12 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Total Workload: | 102 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.08 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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