COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 4184 SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGY 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

The studies of the special hydrogeological problems about ground water researhes, utilization and water supply

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify the problems upon ground waters
2   Clarify the engineering problems sourced ground waters
3   Explain the subjects on exploitation, utilization and using of the ground waters
4   Determine the investigation methods of the ground water
5   Evaluate the relations between geological structure and surface and ground waters

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ground water geology
2 Ground water investigation
3 Ground water utilization
4 Water wells and development methods
5 Ground water sources, wells, springs, galleries
6 Ground water flow and pumping tests
7 1.st midterm exam
8 Application about steady and unsteady flows
9 The concepts and the calculations of permeability, transmissivity, spesific yield
10 Utilization and investigation methods of the spring and mineral waters
11 Karst and Karstification
12 Karstic springs and hydrodynamic properties
13 Laws and regulations on ground water
14 2.nd midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1-ERGUVANLI, E. & YÜZER, E. 1987. Yeraltı Suları Jeolojisi. I.T.Ü., Istanbul, 340 sayfa.
2-TODD, D.K. 1980. Groundwater Hydrology. 2nd edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 535 p

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 QUZ QUIZ
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.20 + MTE2 * 0.20 + QUZ * 0.10 + 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)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 2 6 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Field study 2 8 16
Midterm 2 2 4
Quiz etc. 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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