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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS JEO 3604 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÜNSAL GEMICI

Offered to

Geological Engineering Geological Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To determine human and the geology relations; natural hazards, pollution of surface and groundwater, waste areaswater quality.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the relations among environment, human and geology 2   Determine the precautions before the natural hazards 3   Determine the paramaters affecting the surface and groundwater quality 4   Compare the regulations with the environmental impact assessment reports 5   Idendify the relations between renewable energy resources and the environment 6   Outline the major parameters affecting the degradation in the environment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the environmental geology 2 Environment and the geological engineering 3 Natural Hazards 4 Surface waters, wetlands, pollution, floods and protection zones 5 Groundwaters, contamination, protection zones 6 Aquifer and soil pollution 7 Acid-mine drainage 8 1. Midterm Exam 9 Geology and hydrogeology in environmental impact assessment 10 Medical geology 11 Renewable energy resources and environment 12 Solid wastes, their environmental effects and landfills 13 Case studies 14 2. Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Keller EA, 1999. Çevre Jeolojisine Giriş. (Çev. Erdal Akyol, Kamil Kayabalı), Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. Fetter, CV. 1994. Uygulamalı Hidrojeoloji. (Çev. Mustafa Afşin, Kamil Kayabalı), Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and assignment

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam and assignment

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

05416395728

Office Hours

Tuesday 1-2

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12 Midterm 2 2 4 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 LO.2 3 4 5 5 4 4 LO.3 3 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 LO.4 4 3 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 LO.5 4 3 4 5 5 LO.6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5