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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MTS 3004	ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE I	ELECTIVE	2	1	0	5

Offered By

Music Technology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERHAT DURMAZ

Offered to

Music Technology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide the students with the abilities and competences in measuring, calculating and evaluating environmental noise with the aid of environmental noise standarts. The students will also have the ability of properly preparing reports of the analysis results in the official formats.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Calculate emission according to the relevant standards,
2	Calculate environmental noise level,
3	Understand and apply necessary analysis methods for highways, railroads and airways,
4	Create noise maps and reports.
5	Have solid knowledge in relevant standards and regulations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MTS 3003 - Environmental Noise I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Standards, regulations and instructions
2	Technical properties of measurement devices and parameters to be measured
3	Measuring principles: Reference time ranges and measurement lengths
4	Gathering data, official reports and measurement verification
5	Indoor Measurement Application
6	Indoor Measurement Application
7	Calculations according to the applications
8	Midterm Exam
9	Outdoor Measurement Application
10	Outdoor Measurement Application
11	Reporting Formats and Techniques
12	Calculations according to the applications, Analysis, Charts and Statistics
13	Report Writing
14	Project Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Regulation:
Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı; Çevresel Gürültünün Değerlendirilmesi ve Yönetimi Yönetmeliği (2002/49/EC); Resmi Gazete, Sayı:26809, 7 Mart 2008, Cuma

Standards:
1. TS ISO 8297
2. TS EN ISO 3744
3. TS EN ISO 3746
4. TS ISO 9613-2
5. TS EN 12354-4
6. TS ISO 4866

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The class will be held giving relevant examples, basic concepts, calculations and evaluations with regard to the relevant regulations. Field measurements will be made and the analysis will be prepared in written format as specified in the regulations.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Class participation, active involvement in class, problem solving skills, active participation in the applications and skills in evaluating the results are the main requirements for the course. Late arrivals after the first ten minutes will not be permitted and the student will be considered as not available. The course will be held in 2+1=3 hour sessions and in the same day.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serhat.durmaz@deu.edu.tr
0532-470 9770

Office Hours

NaN

Work Placement(s)