COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GROUND WATER CHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4178 GROUND WATER CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEKIN TARCAN

Offered to

Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

To learn the water chemistry methods upon geothermal system researhes and ground water quality

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the qualities of the ground waters and hot and mineral waters
2   Explain the reasons of the quality changes of the ground waters
3   Perform the water chemistry techniques about geothermal system researches and ground water researches
4   Use the computer codes upon geochemical methods about ground waters and geothermal system researhes
5   Assess the computer codes about the water and geothermal geochemistry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 To define the water chemistry methods about hydrogeological investigations.
2 Physical and chemical characteristics of waters
3 Sampling methods of waters and chemical analaysis
4 Assessment methods of water chemistry analyses
5 Water chemistry diagrams
6 Some basic hydrogeochemical concepts
7 1.st Midterm Exam
8 Some geochemical properties of waters, ionic strength, ionc activities, etc.
9 Assessment of the water chemistry maps and hydrogeochemical facies
10 Computer codes about water chemistry
11 Aquachem computer code on water chemistry
12 Chemical speciation and speciation code WATCH
13 Water geochemistry and mineral equilibrium codes, PhreeqCi
14 Presentation of Homework

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tarcan, G., 2003, Geothermal water chemistry, Earth Science Applications upon Geothermal, Book of Summer School (in Turkish) - JENARUM. D.E.Ü., Mühendislik Fakültesi, Izmir Yayın No: 306, s:198-245.
2. ŞAHINCI, A., 1991, Geochemistry of the Natural Waters (in Turkish). Reform Matbaası, Beyler-Izmir, 548 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.50 + 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)

E-mail: gultekin.tarcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 6 6 36
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1322234455
LO.223442234234443
LO.3325542554
LO.422552443555
LO.5234513432255534