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  Course Description
Course Name : Hydrogeology

Course Code : MMD420

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) : Instructor NİL DÖNDERİCİ YAPICI

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns about water drainage.
Understands the importance of groundwater in open and closed businesses.
Solves the problems that arise in well hydraulics problems.
Learns about all the features of groundwater.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To inform mining engineering students about hydrogeological conditions in surface and underground mining.

Course Contents : Introduction, development and geology of groundwater/ Hydrogeological circulation and origin of groundwater, distribution and existing of groundwater on ground/ Groundwater movement/ Groundwater table and its variation/ Aquifer and types/ Aquifer rock types/ Encountering of groundwater and solution problems in mining area, drainage system for water and groundwater in mining area.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : classrooms, Faculty


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Field of Hydrogeology and Development 1-10 lecture notes presentation
2 hydraulic circulation 11-30 lecture notes presentation
3 Types of Groundwater Occurrence 30-40 lecture notes presentation
4 Ground water movement 40-57 lecture notes presentation
5 Change in ground water level 57-63 lecture notes presentation
6 Well Hydraulics 64-80 lecture notes presentation
7 Effect of Groundwater Mining 81-103 lecture notes presentation
8 Water Drainage 105-120 lecture notes presentation
9 Water logging and application 121-132 lecture notes presentation
10 Open-pit mining, Water Problem 132-147 lecture notes presentation
11 Underground Mining, Water Problem 147-155 lecture notes presentation
12 Effect of Groundwater 155-162 lecture notes presentation
13 Encountering of groundwater and solution of problems in mining area 163-179 lecture notes presentation
14 Encountering of groundwater and solution of problems in mining area 163-179 lecture notes presentation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Note Hydrogeology course
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 50
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 Students gain adequate knowledge about the engineering fields in the branches of mathematics, physical sciences or their own branches 4
2 Students follow the current developments in their fields with a recognition of the need for lifelong learning and constantly improve themselves 4
3 Students use the theoretical and practical knowledge in mathematics, physical sciences and their fields for engineering solutions 3
4 Students choose and use the appropriate analytical mehtods and modelling techniques to identify, formulate, and solve the engineering problems 3
5 Students design and carry out experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret the results. 2
6 Students gain the capacity to analyze a system, a component, and desing the process under realistic constraints to meet the desired requirements; and the ability to apply the methods of modern design accordingly 4
7 Students choose and use the modern technical tools necessary for engineering practice. 2
8 Students gain the ability to work effectively both as an individual and in multi-disciplinary teams. 5
9 Students use the resources of information and databases for the purpose of doing research and accesing information. 5
10 Students follow the scientific and technological developments in recognition of the need for lifelong learning, and continuously keep their knowledge up to date. 5
11 Students use the information and communication technologies together with the computer software at the level required by the European Computer Driving Licence. 2
12 Students use a foreign language according to the general level of European Language Portfolio B1 to communicate effectively in oral and written form. 3
13 Students gain the ability to communicate using technical drawing. 2
14 Students become informed of professional and ethical responsibility. 5
15 Students develop an awareness as regards project management, workplace practices, employee health, environmental and occupational safety; and the legal implications of engineering applications. 5
16 Students develop an awareness of the universal and social effects of engineering solutions and applications, the entrepreneurship and innovation subjects and gain knowledge of contemporary issues 5
* 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) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 1 3
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 77
Total Workload / 25 (h): 3.08
ECTS Credit: 3