COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
INŞ 4162 PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Civil Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CEM POLAT ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to emphasize the importance of the protection of surface fresh
water resources and their use in terms of sustainability. The national and EU s
legislation on the quality and quantity protection of fresh water resources are the
main features of the course. The education of the general concepts upon these issues is
the main target of the course. Wastewater treatment plants are also chosen as a
subject.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To qualify the surface water according to Turkish' Water quality control directives' quality standards.
2   To assess the impacts of drought, water shortage and water quality on water utilization.
3   To interpret the current legislations regarding water pollution control, protection of the quality and quantity of surface.
4   To predict the impact of wastewater discharged to receiving media.
5   To understand the threat of human activities on the quality and quantity of available water resources.
6   To distinguish the measures to be taken in order to improve the quality and quantity conditions of water resources.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Purpose of the course, The need for fresh water
2 Water quantity and quality
3 Sectoral water demands & uses, exposed threats & solutions
4 Reliability of water supply and quality
5 EU's water framework directive
6 Turkish environmental legislation
7 Water resources planning (river basin)
8 Water resources planning (river basin)
9 Water resources management (classical approaches)
10 Water resources management ( Integrated and adaptive approaches)
11 Wastewater treatment plants (WTP)
12 Optimization methods used in determination of WTP s locations
13 The operational principles of wastewater systems (Sewers, treatment plants etc.)
14 Hydro-meteorological monitoring networks, monitoring activities

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Water pollution control directive
EU Water framework directive
Environmental law

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The main teaching method is the comprehensive explanations of graphical presentations
which are uploaded to Lecturer s personal web page. The students are demanded weekly to
read and study the available Lecture notes and presentations before their attendance.
Meanwhile, at least to experts from engaged NGO s and wastewater treatment sector are
invited to present their positions and sensitivity in water resources protection.

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 (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes are evaluated by the questions posed during mid-term and final
exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course policy and rules will be announced at the beginning of the semester. Attendance to the lectures is essential

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Filiz Barbaros filiz.barbaros@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Student face time will be determined at the beginning of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.14
LO.233
LO.33
LO.4543
LO.54
LO.62

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