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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GPH 4812	ENVIRONMENTAL GEOPHYSICS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMRE TIMUR

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Information shall be given about Environmental Problems and Reasons, Geophysical Engineering Applications in the Environmental Problems, Geophysical Methods Towards the Protection Underground Waters Against Pollution, Site Selection of Waste Deposition Areas and Monitoring of their Effects, Determination of Areas of Buried Objects and Leakages, Determination of Landslide Areas and their Monitoring

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to comprehend the Environmental Problems, Reasons and Laws and Regulations with respect to Environment
2	The ability to describe the geophysical methods for the investigation of Environmental Problems
3	The ability to determine the geophysical methods for the purpose of protection of underground water
4	. To be able to determine the waste disposal areas with geophysical methods
5	To be able to describe the geophysical methods for the determination of the places of buried objects, underground cavities and leakages
6	To be able to prepare EIA report

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Environment and Environmental Science, Ecosystem,and Ecological Cycle
2	Effects Causing Environmental Problems and Environmental Impact Assessment
3	Proposed Geophysical Methods to Investigate Environmental Problems
4	Geophysical Methods for the Protection ofUnderground Water
5	Determination of Mixing Areas of Saline and Fresh Water
6	Separation Methods for Polluted and Clean Underground Water
7	Site Selection for Waste Disposal and Monitoring of Their Environmental Effects
8	Monitoring of Waste Disposal Areas with Electrical, Self Potential, Misse-a la-Masse Methods
9	Investigation of Underground Pipelines, Determination Places of Pipelines
10	Investigation of Seepages in the Underground Pipelines
11	Investigation of Underground Cavities and Landslide Areas
12	Investigation of Water Leakages due to Cracks at the Dam Support Areas
13	Investigation of Water Leakages due to Cracks at the Dam Support Areas
14	Preparation of EIA Report for Different Fields of Environmental Problems

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1- Geotechnical and Environmental Geophysics, S.H. Ward(Eds.), Vol:1-3, SEG IG5,1990.
2- An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, J.M. Reynolds, John Wiley&Sons Ltd., 1997.
3- Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, P.V. Sharma, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997.
4- Environmental Geophysics, D. Vogelsang, Springer Verlag, 1995
Supplementary Book(s):

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Homework assignments, Exams

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 * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

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Homework Assignments: 20% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Mid-term Exam: 30% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final Exam: 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University Engineering Faculty Dep. of Geophysical Engineering
emre.timur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 9:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Preparing assignments	3	6	18
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.4	PO.6	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	2	1		1
LO.2	4		3		3	2		4
LO.3	4		4		3			4
LO.4	4		4		4			4
LO.5	4		4		4			4
LO.6	2		4	5		4	4

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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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