COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 4104 ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TOLGA ELBIR

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

To demonstrate the behavior of environmental contaminants in natural and engineered systems, to teach the fate and transport of contaminants through mass balance concept and to present modeling applications in the field of environmental engineering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows mass balance concept.
2   Defines the mechanisms of contaminant fate and transport.
3   Knows the solution techniques used in environmental modeling.
4   Has a grasp of calibration and verification concepts.
5   Uses modeling principles in environmental engineering problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Concept of environmental modeling
3 Classifications of models
4 Fundamentals of mathematical modeling
5 Mass balance
6 Transport mechanisms of contaminants
7 Fate of contaminants
8 Calibration and verification
9 Midterm exam
10 Numerical methods used in environmental modeling-1
11 Numerical methods used in environmental modeling-2
12 Modeling in engineered systems
13 Modeling in natural systems
14 Applications from environmental engineering

Recomended or Required Reading

Environmental modeling: fate and transport of pollutants in water, air and soil
J.L.Schnoor
Wiley, 1996

Surfave water quality modeling
S. C. Chapra
Mc Graw Hill

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, homework-project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

3 homeworks will be given in which environmental modeling principles could be applied.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to lectures is a must. Homeworks will be turned in before the lecture.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Orhan GÜNDÜZ
Department of Environmental Engineering
Room No: A-115
Phone: 3017141
Fax: 4531143
E-mail: orhan.gunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 1-2

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 3 3 9
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 47

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1554
LO.253
LO.34434
LO.44
LO.545

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