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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Geographical Information Systems and Natural Resource Management |
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| Course Code |
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TYP356 |
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| Course Type |
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Optional |
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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. MAHMUT ÇETİN
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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1. Learns fundamental information on mapping.
2. Gains basic knowlşedge on global positioning systems (GPS).
3. Knows how to apply GIS in the natural resource management, and GIS analysis functions; puts GIS into practice.
4. Applies basic geographical analysis to spatial data and interprets outputs;then, gains ability to use GIS in projects.
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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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None |
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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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To analyse spatial or geographical data sets; to produce alternative projects in the management of environmental and natural resources throug utilising geographical information technologies. |
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| Course Contents |
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Fundamentals of cartography; common projection systems and rectification; global posistionimng systems (GPS) and data acquisition; basics of Geographic information systems (GIS), GIS Analysis Functions and Operations for spatial data management and analysis, GIS data types and structure; commercail and public domain GIS Software; GIS data integration; GIS Analysis Functions and Operations: Spatial Data Capture and Maintenance, Geometrics and Measurements, Spatial and Aspatial Queries; Classification, Neighborhood Operations, Spatial Arrangement and Connectivity Functions, Surface Operations, Overlays and Map Algebra, Spatial Statistics, Image Processing. Some application in resources engineering,
environmental science, drainage, soil salinity, and related disciplines. |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Class |
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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 |
Basics of mapping: Map, scale and projections.
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Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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2 |
Geo-referenced data, global positioning systems (GPS), geographical rectification. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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3 |
Global positioning systems (GPS): Data acquisition fromGPS, system settings, usage and data transfer techniques. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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4 |
Definition of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), purpose and applicatiins to natural resource management issues. GIS Analysis Functions and Operations. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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5 |
Components of GIS |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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6 |
Structure of GIS and GIS design. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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7 |
Data, data structure and data formats in GIS. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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8 |
Commercial and public domain GIS Software: Features and challebnging issues. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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9 |
ArcGIS/ArcView software and its usage |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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10 |
Mid-term exam |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Traditional mid-term exam including all subjects lectured |
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Data integration in GIS, data visualisation and output. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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12 |
Data integration in GIS, data visualisation and output (continued) |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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13 |
Basic GIS Analysis Functions and Operations: Geographical querry |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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14 |
Basic GIS Analysis Functions and Operations: Spatial analyssi, network analysis, digital terrain analysis, measuring and counting. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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Applications to hydrology, water resources, groundwater, soil salinity and relevant issues. |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Expression and examples |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Sections from different chapters relevant to the subject |
Final exam including all subjects lectured |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Lecture notes prepared by using English and Turkish literature are taught in the class; theoritical parts are supported with practical and solved problmes.
2. Tutorail of ArcGIS 9 Software, www.islem.com.tr, 218 s., Ankara.
3. Mitchell, A., 1999. The ESRI Guide to GIS Analysis Volume I: Geographic Patterns and Relationships. ESRI Press, pp. 186, California, USA.
4. Burrough, P. A., McDonnel, Rachael, 1998. Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford University Press Inc., pp. 333, ISBN: 0-19-823365-5. New York.
5. Johnson, Lynn E., 2009. Geographic information systems in water resources engineering. Taylor & Francis Group, 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742, pp. 286.
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| Required Course Material(s) |
1. Geographical Information Systems
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Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria |
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Semester/Year Assessments |
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Contribution Percentage |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
1 |
90 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
4 |
10 |
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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. |
4 |
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2 |
Developes and implements irrigation programmes using the soil-plant-water relations and soil engineering properties |
4 |
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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. |
4 |
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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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3 |
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8 |
Designs and projects small dams, ponds. Prepares and implements flood action plans within the scope of integrated watershed management. |
4 |
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9 |
Works independently and takes responsibility |
4 |
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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 |
4 |
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12 |
Prepares land consolidation projects and applies. Provides farm developing systems. Prepares and implements rural development projects. |
3 |
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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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4 |
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15 |
Has the ability to analyze problems ,make decisions and solve about professional subjects |
4 |
| * 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 |
1 |
14 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
4 |
4 |
16 |
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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: | 92 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 3.68 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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