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  Course Description
Course Name : Solid Waste Management

Course Code : JM-572

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows the disposal sysytems.
Knows the changes occured in the disposal systems.
Selects and manages the environmental friendly systems.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : To teach solid waste disposal system and to teach how to manage it.

Course Contents : Decription of waste, waste properties and classications, waste minimisation and recycling, types of waste degradation, site selection of waste deposition, energy production from waste and financial appraisal.

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 Decription of waste and types Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
2 Solid waste classification Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
3 Introduction of of waste degradation types Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
4 Open systems Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
5 Recycling methods Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
6 Compost and anaerobic degradation Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
7 Combusting system Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
8 Mid-term exam Exam preparation Written exam
9 Sanitary landfilling methods Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
10 Site selection for sanitary landfill Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
11 Geological criteria for site selection Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
12 Design and management of sanitary landfill Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
13 Controls of waste disposal sysytems Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
14 Environmental effects of disposal systems and research methods Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
15 Energy production from wastes Reading the related sources, web research and article studies Lecture, Oral presentation and discussion
16/17 Final Exam Exam preparation Written Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Landfill wastes-its a gas. Clay. T ve Norman,T.
 Landfill technology. CrawfordJ.F ve Smith, P.G
 Solid waste management Technology Assessment. General Electric Company
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 4 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 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 4 10 40
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 2 2
Total Workload: 156
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6.24
ECTS Credit: 6