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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ÇEV 3517	WATER QUALITY CONTROL	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVAL BAYCAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to teach physical, chemical and biological parameters for understanding water quality in surface and subsurface water resources and to assess the fate of these parameters in natural environment; to explain the measures that can be taken for sustaining water quality and to describe legislation related to water quality issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Knows surface and subsurface waters; understands their role in hydrologic cycle and their interactions.
2	Understands fundamental water quality parameters and classes.
3	Understands the concept of mass balance.
4	Interprets the changes in water quality in natural and engineered systems.
5	Has a grasp of water quality legislation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Water quality changes in the hydrologic cycle
3	Point and non-point source pollution
4	Major parameters of water quality
5	Mass balance
6	Thermal pollution and heat balance
7	Organic compounds
8	Inorganic compounds
9	Nitrogen/phosphorus containing compounds and eutrophication
10	Midterm exam
11	Heavy metals and toxic compounds
12	Water quality standarts and legislation
13	Water management
14	General summary

Recomended or Required Reading

Su Kirliliği Kontrolu
O. Uslu ve A. Türkman
Basbakanlık Çevre Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları Eğitim Dizisi, Ankara, 1987.

Water Quality
G. Tchobanoglous, E.D. Schroeder
Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, homeworks, technical visit

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

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held online on SAKAI platform. All homeworks will be submitted online.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Neval Baycan
neval.baycan@deu.edu.tr

Prof.Dr. Hülya Boyacıoğlu
hulya.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	3	3	9
Field study	1	3	3
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.9	PO.11	PO.16	PO.20
LO.1	4				3	4
LO.2		4	5	3	2	5	3
LO.3	5	3		5
LO.4		3		3	3	5
LO.5							4	4	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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