GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY/5961304

Course Title:	ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Mehmet Sayım KARACAN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mkaracan / http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/~mkaracan/

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

mkaracan@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Overview of the mechanisms of production and consumption in the environmental equlibrium as a chemist

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction to environmental chemistry, Essential concepts, Biogeochemical cycles
2. Week	Component of Atmosphere, photochemical and chemical reactions,
3. Week	Ozone in Stratosphere, Global warming, Greenhouse Effect, Photochemical Smog, Acid Rains,
4. Week	Air and Air pollution, Air pollutants,
5. Week	Determination of Air quality,
6. Week	Water and water contamination, contaminants,
7. Week	Determination of Water Quality,
8. Week	Determination of Water Quality,
9. Week	Midterm exam
10. Week	Soil chemistry, Soil Pollution,
11. Week	Nuclear Chemistry, reactions of radioactive substances,
12. Week	Nuclear plants and radioactive waste, Energy balance and Possible Future Sources of Energy,
13. Week	Phase interactions, Solubility of the gases in the water
14. Week	Toxicological chemistry, Noise.
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1- General Chemistry I and II, Petrucci, Harwood, Herring (8. Edition) Palme Publisher, Ankara, 2002.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

No.

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	10	3	30
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	5	3	15
Presentation	2	1	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	6	4	24
Final and Studying for Final	6	4	24
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			179
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.16
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Gazi University