COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HYDROGEOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 3504 HYDROGEOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide the basic knowledge and practical application methods upon hydrogeological problems and the groundwater researhes and utilization.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the basic hydrogeolgical concepts
2   Identify the occurrence of ground water and geothermal systems
3   Devise the exploration techniques upon ground waters and geothermal systems
4   Explain the ground water exploitation and utilization
5   Identify the relations between hydrogeological structures and ground waters or geothermal systems
6   Estimate the ground water supply
7   Assess the ground waters about their quality and using purposes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Hydrogeological concepts and hystory
2 Hydrogeological properties of the rocks and Occurrence of Ground Water
3 Ground water aquifers
4 Hydrological cycle and water budget
5 Well Hydraulics on steady flow
6 Well Hydraulics on unsteady flow
7 1.st midterm exam
8 Well flow near aquifer boundaries and interferences on multiple well system
9 Springs, wells and developing studies
10 Hot and mineral waters and karstic springs
11 Utilization and quality off ground water
12 Ground water chemistry
13 Ground water exploration and prospection techniques
14 2.nd midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. CANIK, B. 1998. Hydrogeology (Exploration, Utilization and Chemistry of Ground Water), in Turkish. Ankara Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü, Ankara, 286 sayfa.
2. FREEZE, R.A.& CHERRY, J.A. 1979. Groundwater. Prentice Hall, Eaglewood Cliff, New Jersey, 07682, 589sy.
3. ŞAHINCI, A. 1986. General Hydrogeology (in Turkish). Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi. MM/JEO 86 EY 123,170 sayfa.

In addition to these books, lecture notes will be given after the each course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.25 + MTE2 * 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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