GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS AND WATER QUALITY MODELLING/6301308
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS AND WATER QUALITY MODELLING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Taught of principles of fundamental hydrodynamic
Taught of mechanism of mixing and transport
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 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to Environmental Hydraulics and Water Quality (Phenomena and processes).
2. Week  Principals of Fundamental Hydrodynamics.
3. Week  Transport Processes – Molecular Diffusion, Advection, Diffusion, Dispersion.
4. Week  The General Trasnport Equation – Advection-Diffusion Equation.
5. Week  Advection- Diffusion Equation (Discretization and Solution by Finite Diffeerence Method).
6. Week  1.Midterm.
7. Week  Transport and Mixing in Rivers, Coastal Areas and Estuaries.
8. Week  Basics Concepts of Water Quality Modelling.
9. Week  Sources of Pollution – Point, Non-point, Continuous, Intermittent,Instantaneous.
10. Week  Kinetic Relationships and Modelling of Kinetic Reactions.
11. Week  Introduction to Water Quality Models and Their Components.
12. Week  2.Midterm.
13. Week  Water Quality Modelling in Rivers.
14. Week  Environmental Problems, Water Pollution and Related Legislation in Turkey.
15. Week  Presentations
16. Week  -
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
2
70
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
30
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
12
3
36
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
12
3
36
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
3
36
 Material Design and Implementation
8
4
32
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
5
2
10
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
10
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1Course develops student’s skills of expression and researchX
2Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his fieldX
3The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his fieldX
4Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methodsX
6The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independentlyX
7Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processesX
8Coming up with solutions while taking responsibilityX
9Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his fieldX
10Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learningX
11Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessaryX
13Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that languageX
14Uses computer programs competent enough for his departmentX
15Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the departmentX
16Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical valuesX
17Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality frameworkX
18Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. Dr. Müsteyde BADUNA KOÇYİĞİT)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
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 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (baduna@gazi.edu.tr)