ÇM525 Environmental Risk Assessment and Management

6 ECTS - 4-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 4 National Credit

Information

Code ÇM525
Name Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 4 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Doktora Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. FUAT BUDAK


Course Goal

This course will address the basic components and applications of environmental risk assessment, including problem formulation assessment, hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, risk characterization and risk management

Course Content

Environmental risk assessment framework, problem formulation, assessment endpoints, conceptual model, exposure assessment, dose-response assessment, risk characterization and risk management

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Ecological Risk Assessment, 2007, Glenn W. Suter Guidelines for Ecological Risk Assessment, EPA.

Notes

Environmental Risk Assessment: Approaches, Experiences and Information Sources, EEA.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understanding of the risk assessment methodology for toxic exposures and natural disasters
LO02 Understanding of the potentials, limitations, and uncertainties of the risk assessment methodologies
LO03 Be able to apply commonly used risk assessment methodologies
LO04 Gain skills in risk management and communication


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Improves and provides required information on the basis of the basic competencies gained at the undergraduate level in the field of Environmental Engineering. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Understands the interdisciplinary interactions related to their field.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Combines and comments on the knowledge in their area with various scientific discipline and ability to produce new knowledge, to be able to solve the problems demanding expertise using scientific methods.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Describes the problem independently in their field, evaluates solving methods, comments on the results and applies of the results when necessary. 4
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develops new strategic methods in order to solve unexpected complex problems encountered related to their field and takes initiatives to formulate a solution. 4
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Analyses the knowledge in his field in a critical way and and directs his learning and performs advanced level research independetly
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Transfers current developments in the field of his studies, supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, systematically to the area outside of the field, written, orally and visually. 5
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Examines, develops social relationships and the norms which diverts these social relationships with a critical view of and acts to change them if necessary.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Has the command of a foreign language at a level to translate and understand an article written in.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses advanced information and communication technologies along with the required level of his computer software. 3
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops plans of strategy, policy, and implementation issues related to their area and evaluates results obtained within the framework of processes of quality. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Teaches each and supervises scientific and ethical values at the stages of data collection, interpretation related to their field.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Uses knowledge in their field for problem solving and / or practical skills in interdisciplinary studies.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The Environmental Risk Assessment Process Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
2 Contributions of Risk Assessment to Environmental Decision Making Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Planning the Risk Assessment Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Problem Formulation Phase Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Selecting Assessment Endpoints Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
6 Conceptual Models Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 Analysis Phase Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading subject from related sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Characterization of Exposure Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Characterization Ecological Effects Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Risk Estimation Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
12 Risk Description Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
13 Risk Management Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Risk Management-continue Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
15 Risk Communication Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Course evaluation Reading subject from related sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
17 Final Exam Reading subject from related sources Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 4 56
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 1 28 28
Total Workload (Hour) 152
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,08
ECTS 6 ECTS