COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HAZARDOUS WASTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5008 HAZARDOUS WASTES AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYŞEGÜL PALA

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

General information about hazardous waste disposal methods and embedding methods of land

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Types of hazardous waste
2   Regulations on hazardous waste
3   Hazardous waste disposal and recycling

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The types and sources of hazardous waste
2 National and international legislation
3 Hazardous waste disposal methods
4 Hazardous waste disposal methods
5 Source of hazardous waste disposal methods
6 Source of hazardous waste disposal methods
7 Midterm exam
8 Disposal of waste
9 Disposal of waste
10 Recycling of hazardous waste
11 Recycling of hazardous waste
12 Recycling of hazardous waste
13 Recycling of hazardous waste
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hazardous Waste Management Charles A. Wents, McGraw-Hill International 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Classroom lectures, student presentations, midterm and assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + PRJ * 0.15 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + PRJ * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

nothing

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exam, attendance and homework

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and homework submission

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

232 3017096
aysegul.pala@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednasday 15:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Reading 6 10 60
Midterm 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
Quiz etc. 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1233
LO.24343
LO.313425