Information
Code | ÇM504 |
Name | Water Quality Control |
Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
Term | Spring |
Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
ECTS | 6 ECTS |
National Credit | 3 National Credit |
Teaching Language | Türkçe |
Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
Type | Normal |
Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BEHZAT BALCI |
Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. BEHZAT BALCI
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To equip students with advanced analytical skills to assess pollutant pressures on water resources, develop integrated approaches for water quality protection and sustainable management, and utilize advanced monitoring and modeling techniques to formulate water quality management strategies.
Course Content
Anthropogenic and natural pollutant pressures on water resources, integrated approaches in water quality management, advanced water quality monitoring and assessment methods, physicochemical and biological pollutant parameters, water quality modeling techniques, discharge standards and international regulations, pollutant fate and transport, ecosystem-based management strategies, risk assessment methods, and sustainable water management practices.
Course Precondition
Students are expected to have a fundamental understanding of environmental engineering concepts and advanced knowledge of water chemistry and water quality management.
Resources
lectrure notes
Notes
presentation
Course Learning Outcomes
Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
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LO01 | Conduct an advanced analysis of anthropogenic and natural pollutant pressures on water resources. |
LO02 | Apply advanced monitoring, assessment, and modeling techniques for water quality protection and management. |
LO03 | Evaluate physicochemical and biological parameters influencing water quality in detail. |
LO04 | Develop ecosystem-based approaches for the sustainable management of water resources. |
LO05 | Interpret and implement national and international water quality regulations and discharge standards. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
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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. | 3 |
PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge at his specialized level in his field. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
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 | 3 |
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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
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 |
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1 | water, quality and water quality | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
2 | water pollution and pollutants | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
3 | wter quality standarts and discharge standarts | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
4 | lake and river pollution | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
5 | nitrogen parameter | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
6 | phosphorous parameter | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
7 | BOD parameter | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
8 | Mid-Term Exam | question | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
9 | dissolved oxygen | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
10 | heavy metals | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
11 | pesticides | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
12 | disinfection by products | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
13 | bacterial pollution | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
14 | algal toxins | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
15 | microplastics | literature search and presentation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
16 | Term Exams | presentation homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
17 | Term Exams | presentation homework | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
Student Workload - ECTS
Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
ECTS | 6 ECTS |