COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE USE OF GIS IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5023 THE USE OF GIS IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 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 OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Information Systems (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to discuss the GIS-based methods for hydrologic computations. The processes of the hydrologic cycle are evaluated by means of GIS techniques. Rainfall, surface runoff, sub-surface runoff, groundwater runoff, evaporation and evapotranspiration, infiltration, etc are the topics that are mainly discussed in the scope of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify GIS-based hydrological computations
2   To compare spatial hydrological processes
3   To choose best GIS use in water resources research
4   To interpret the role of the GIS in water resources management
5   To relate theoritical knowledge to GIS&Water Resources Researches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geographical Information Systems and Hydrology
2 Rainfall Analyses by Remote Sensing
3 Arial Distribution of Rainfall
4 The effect of Landuse and Landcover on Surface Runoff
5 Spatial Distribution of Soils
6 Sub-Surface Runoff and Soil Properties
7 Geology and Groundwater
8 Mid-Term Examination
9 Spatial Evaporation and Evapotranspiration
10 Watershed Morphology
11 Spatial Hydrometeorologic Databases
12 GIS Applications in Hydrology -Case Study
13 GIS Applications in Hydrology -Case Study
14 Evaluation of Case Studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): De By, R., A., Principles of Geographic Information Systems. ITC Educational Textbook Series, 2000.
Supplementary Book(s): Proceedings of the Symposium on Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources AWRA, 1993
A Management Perspective, Stan Aronoff, WDL Publications, Ottawa, Canada, 1989.
Yomralıoğlu, T., Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri, Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture + Project

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

okan.fistikoglu@deu.edu.tr, 0.232.3017026

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 28 1 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 36 36
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.152323242234
LO.245254324351
LO.323425152425
LO.412232531333
LO.534222111514