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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ÇEV 4723	ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING	COMPULSORY	3	1	0	4

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to teach the the fate and transport of contaminants in natural and engineered systems by using environmental modeling principles, to introduce the analytical and numerical solution techniques, and to demonstrate modeling applications in environmental engineering.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Can define the objectives, necessity and main principles of environmental modeling
2	Can use the the model equations that describe the steady and unsteady state variations of contaminant concentratinons
3	Can explain the differences between analytical and numerical models
4	Can solve model equations of natural and engineered systems
5	Can understand the modeling applications in environmental engineering

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ÇEV 3523 - ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Environmental Modeling; fundamental concepts
2	Completely mixed systems: Mass balance, steady-state solutions
3	Completely mixed systems feedforward and feedback systems
4	Plug-flow reactors, mixed-flow reactors (non-ideal reactors)
5	Modeling with a control-volume approach: steady-state solutions
6	Modeling with a control-volume approach: time-variable solutions
7	Recitation
8	1st Mid-term exam
9	Sensitivity analysis, model performance and model calibration
10	Modeling of BOD and dissolved oxygen (1)
11	Modeling of BOD and dissolved oxygen (1)
12	Recitation
13	2nd Mid-term exam
14	Recitation

Recomended or Required Reading

Surface Water Quality Modeling (Yüzeysel Su Kalitesi Modellemesi)
S. C. Chapra
McGrawHill, 2008 (Nobel Akademik, 2015)

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

Integrated Environmental Modeling: Pollutant Transport, Fate, and Risk in the Environment
A. Ramaswami, J. B. Milford and M. J. Small
John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations using slides
Providing additional material on the board
Consolidation of learnt knowledge through homeworks
Allocating three weeks of lecture for recitations of learnt material

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	PRC	PRACTICE
4	FIN	FINAL EXAM
5	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + PRC * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6	RST	RESIT
7	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + PRC * 0.10 + RST * 0.40

*** 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

* Homeworks will be announced on OnlineDEU
* Submission of homeworks are due one week after the assignment date. 10 points per day are substracted from the total grade of late submitted homeworks.
* Homeworks must be reported electronically, and submitted by uploading it to OnlineDEU.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Alper Elçi
Department of Environmental Engineering A-223
(232) 301 7112
alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 13:00 - 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	4	48
Preparation for midterm exam	2	8	16
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparing assignments	4	7	28
Midterm	2	2	4
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.17
LO.1		3	5				4		3
LO.2		4	5	4	4	4			3			4
LO.3	3		5
LO.4			5							4	3
LO.5				4	5			4			3	5

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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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