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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
CIE 5116	WATER RESOURCES ECONOMICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKAY BARAN

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

This course examines methodologies for evaluating water resources engineering projects, which typically are large-scale, long-lived projects involving many economic, financial, social, and environmental factors. Basic techniques of engineering economics, including net present value analysis, benefit-cost analysis, and other approaches to project evaluation and management, optimization techniques and decision under uncertainty are among the topics covered. The interface between technical analysis and environmental affects will also be discussed, along with some regional and international case studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to collect, interpret, apply, and evaluate the data.
2	To be able to solve the problems by using appropriate research methods.
3	To be able to have a critical approach to the gained knowledge and skills at the level of his expertise field.
4	To be able to have a systematic way to export the current developments and his/her work to the groups in and out of the field as written, oral and visual communication effectively.
5	To be able to gain high-level skills in using research methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction, Water Resources System Engineering
2	Basic techniques of engineering economics
3	Economical Comparison in water resources
4	The process of planning, Aims and Targets
5	Benefits
6	Costs
7	Benefit/Cost analysis
8	Cost allocation for multi-purpose projects
9	MidTerm Exam
10	Optimization Methods
11	Linear Programming Methods
12	Maximization and Minimization Problems
13	Basic Concepts of the Decision Theory
14	Uncertainty analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Loucks, P.; Haith, D. (1981): Water Resources System Planning and Analysis, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Supplementary Book(s): Altınbilek, D. (1985): Water Resources System Engineering, Ankara, ODTÜ Inşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü.
Kuiper, E. (1971): Water Resources Project Economics, London, Butterwoods.
Hall,W.A;Dracup,J.A(1970): Water Resources System Analysis,New York,McGraw-Hill, ISBN 07-025590-3

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture + Assignment + Translation + Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 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

LO1 and LO 2 : Mid Term and Final Exam
LO 3 and LO 4: Assignment and Presentation
LO 5: Final Exam and Presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkay.baran@deu.edu.tr, 0.232.3017030

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	42	1	42
Tutorials	14	1	14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	6	84
Preparation for midterm exam	1	16	16
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Final	1	8	8
Midterm	1	8	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			192

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10
LO.1	5	5	3	3				3
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5		5			3
LO.4	5					4	5
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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