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  Course Description
Course Name : Water Contaminant and Controls

Course Code : JM-565

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ŞAZİYE BOZDAĞ

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows how to protect the water resources.
Knows the contamination and pollution types.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To provide information about the contamination / pollution of the water bodies and teach the methods to protect the water resources.

Course Contents : Contamination types, concentration and measurement criteria, inorganic- organic compounds and contaminants and analysis, radioactive isotopes, geochemical zonation, site remediation.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Engineering -Architecture Faculty classroom.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Occurences and distribution of water on the earth Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
2 Hydrologic cycle and water quality relations Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
3 Contaminant matters Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
4 Water resources Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
5 Inorganic contaminants Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
6 Organic contaminants and photosynthesis effect Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
7 Microbial pollution/contamination Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
8 Mid-term exam Exam and Project preparation Written exam and project presentation
9 Hydrolic criterias at the pollution/contamination controls Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
10 Groundwater pollution/contamination Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
11 Surface water pollution/contamination: river Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
12 Surface water pollution/contamination: sea-lake Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
13 Works of water pollution controls Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
14 Water quality criteria and standarts Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
15 Site remediation works Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Oral presentation and discussion
16/17 Final exam Exam and Project presantation preparation Written exam and project presentation


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Sularda Kirlilik ve Kontrolü. O. Uslu ve A. Türkman
 Contaminant Hdrogeology, Fetter, C. W.,1993
 Water Analysis, Fresenius, W., Quentin, K.E., Schneider, w., 1988
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 2 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 Know how to use mathematics, science and engineering knowledge gained at undergraduate level to solve advanced geological engineering problems 4
2 Have the ability to define the problems of geological engineering in advanced level, formulate and solve them 4
3 Have advanced hypothetical and applied knowledge in geological engineering fields 4
4 Have the ability to prepare and evaluate projects in geological engineering 4
5 Have the ability to evaluate scientific and social values for societies and to transfer them to others at every level 3
6 Have the ability to do research independently in his/her field as well as in other fields and present the results effectively 3
7 Have the ability to be aware of life-long learning and follow the innovations in his/her field and to be able to use them efficiently 4
8 Have the ability to work individually, in a team, and in multidisciplinary fields. 4
9 Have the ability to use modern technologies and computer simulation to develop new projects and solve advanced engineering problems 4
10 Have the ability to use advanced knowledge in geological engineering field to think systematically and solve problems in multidisciplinary approaches 4
11 Have ethical responsibility to understand universal and social effects for applications of geological engineering and efficient usage of natural resources 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 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 10 20
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 150
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6
ECTS Credit: 6