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| Course Description |
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| Course Name |
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Water Quality and Control |
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| Course Code |
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SUF206 |
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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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2 |
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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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Assoc.Prof.Dr. FATMA ÇEVİK
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course |
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Knows the physicochemical structure and important properties of water.
Understands how the water quality is affected as a result of natural and human intervention.
Describes and classifies the water quality criteria.
Understands sources of pollution and makes comments on refinements.
Understands the effects of the changes in water quality in the ecosystem.
Makes the measurement and analysis of water quality criteria.
Has consciousness on source control for protecting natural resources.
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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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The aim of the course is to create awareness on the importance of water, to examine the physico-chemical and biochemical characteristics, environmental factors affecting water quality, to understand pollution sources and treatment methods in general, understanding the importance of the fisheries sector and related water quality analysis to make. |
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| Course Contents |
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Characteristics of water, composition of water varieties, hydrological cycle, biological mechanism in surface water, physical and chemical characteristic of natural water, sources of pollution, biochemical cycle of nutrient and their pollution, thermal pollution, organic matter pollution, solid matter pollution, oil pollution and its effects on the ecosystem, pesticides and fertilizer pollution, detergent pollution and its effects, heavy metal pollution and its effects, microbial pollution, water pollution treatment methods, physical, chemical and biological treatment, water framework directive, physico-chemical analyses of water (Dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide-bicarbonate-carbonate, equivalent of chloride, active chlorine, the organic substance, and suspended solids of ammonium, phosphate, cadmium). |
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| Language of Instruction |
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Turkish |
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| Work Place |
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Classroom of Fisheries Faculty, Analytic lab and student lab no:2 |
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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 |
İnyroductio, the importance of water, our country and the world´s water potential, properties of water molecule
Instruments and materials used in water quality laboratories |
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Lecture and discussion; presentation |
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2 |
Hydrological cycle and Changes in the water quality during the cycle, the biological mechanisms of surface waters.
Concentration units used in the water analysis, and solution preparation. |
Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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3 |
Physical and chemical properties of natural waters.
Measuring devices (oxygen meter, pH meter, etc.), and calibration, maintenance. |
Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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4 |
Physical and chemical properties of natural waters.
Analysis of suspended solids, the measurement of the secchi disc depth. |
Reading relevant section in books and other sources, preparing homework |
Lecture and discussion; practice, homework presentation |
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Sources of pollution, classification.
Oxygen, analysis of dissolved oxygen.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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Biochemical cycles and pollution of nutrients.
Analysis of pH, carbon dioxide, carbonate, bicarbonate. |
Reading relevant section in books and other sources, preparing homework |
Lecture and discussion; practice,homework presentation |
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Termal pollution, organic matter pollution.
Analyses of total hardness.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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8 |
Sınava hazırlık |
Study for midterm exam |
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9 |
Salts are dissolved in water, electrical conductivity,
heavy metal pollution and its effects, MID-TERM
Analysis of salinity.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice
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Oil and oil pollution and its effects on the ecosystem.
Analysis of organic matter.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources, preparing homework |
Lecture and discussion; practice, homework presentation |
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Pesticides and fertilizer pollution.
The principle of the spectrometer and the standard solution preparation.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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12 |
The solid matter pollution, detergent pollution and its effects, microbial contamination.
Nitrite analysis.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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13 |
Water pollution treatment methods; physical, chemical and biological treatment.
Phosphates analysis.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; practice |
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14 |
Water quality criteria for aquaculture.
Analysis of active chlorine.
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Reading relevant section in books and other sources, preparing homework |
Lecture and discussion; practice, homework presentation |
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Water framework directive, water quality control criteria and standards.
Lab exam. |
Reading relevant section in books and other sources |
Lecture and discussion; oral lab exam |
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16/17 |
Final exam |
Studying for final exam |
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Required Course Resources |
| Resource Type | Resource Name |
| Recommended Course Material(s) |
 Uslu, O., Türkman, A., 1992. Su Kirliliği ve Kontrolü, Çevre Müsteşarlığı Yayını, Ankara
Egemen, Ö., 2006. Su Kalitesi. Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, Su Ürünleri Fakültesi Yayın No:14
Göksu, M.Z.L., 2003. Su Kirliliği Ders Kitabı, Ç.Ü. Su Ür Fak. Yay. No:7
Yanık T., Çiltaş, A., Aras, M., 2001. Balık Yetiştiriciliğinde Su Kalitesine Giriş. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları No:225
Çevik, F., 2011. Notes of Water Quality and Control, and power point presentation
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| Required Course Material(s) |
Internet
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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.) |
2 |
60 |
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Homeworks/Projects/Others |
4 |
40 |
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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 |
Using the informatics and communicating technology |
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Gaining competence to determine the current status of aquatic resources and its sustainable use, water pollution and control, and biotechnology areas. |
5 |
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3 |
Ability to act in accordance with the regulation, social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values on fisheries field |
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Having knowledge on “natural and applied sciences” and “basic engineering”; combination of their theoretical and practical knowledge on fisheries engineering applications. |
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assessment of data scientifically on fisheries engineering, determining and solving the problems |
4 |
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Uses theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of fisheries to design; investigates and interprets events and phenomena usig scientific methods and techniques. |
4 |
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Collecting data in fisheries science, making the basic experimental studies, evaluating the results, identifying the problems and developing methods of solution |
4 |
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8 |
Having plan any study related to fisheries science as an individually, managing and consulting |
4 |
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9 |
Learning the knowledge by the determining learning needs; developing positive attitude towards lifelong learning |
3 |
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10 |
Communicating oral and written in expertise field, monitoring the seminars and meeting in expertise field, following the foreign language publication |
3 |
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11 |
Improving life-long learning attitude and using the information to the public interest. |
4 |
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12 |
Having skills to apply modern techniques and computational tools necessary for engineering applications. |
5 |
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13 |
Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field |
3 |
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14 |
Having ability to promote the study about aquaculture techniques by saving the natural environment, fishery diseases, fishing and processing technology, structure of fishery sector, problems and solution of their expertise field |
4 |
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15 |
Improves constantly itself , as well as professional development scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities identifying needs of learning. |
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| * 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 |
4 |
56 |
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Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Assesment Related Works |
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Homeworks, Projects, Others |
4 |
2 |
8 |
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Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) |
2 |
6 |
12 |
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Final Exam |
1 |
6 |
6 |
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Total Workload: | 110 |
| Total Workload / 25 (h): | 4.4 |
| ECTS Credit: | 4 |
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