COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WATER QUALITY CONTROL

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3517 WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NEVAL BAYCAN

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to teach physical, chemical and biological parameters for understanding water quality in surface and subsurface water resources and to assess the fate of these parameters in natural environment; to explain the measures that can be taken for sustaining water quality and to describe legislation related to water quality issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows surface and subsurface waters; understands their role in hydrologic cycle and their interactions.
2   Understands fundamental water quality parameters and classes.
3   Understands the concept of mass balance.
4   Interprets the changes in water quality in natural and engineered systems.
5   Has a grasp of water quality legislation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Water quality changes in the hydrologic cycle
3 Point and non-point source pollution
4 Major parameters of water quality
5 Mass balance
6 Thermal pollution and heat balance
7 1.Midterm exam
8 Organic compounds
9 Inorganic compounds
10 Nitrogen containing compounds
11 Heavy metals and toxic compounds
12 Water quality standarts and legislation
13 Water management
14 Phosphorus containing compounds and eutrophication
15 General summary

Recomended or Required Reading

Su Kirliliği Kontrolu
O. Uslu ve A. Türkman
Basbakanlık Çevre Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları Eğitim Dizisi, Ankara, 1987.

Water Quality
G. Tchobanoglous, E.D. Schroeder
Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, homeworks

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 * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course will be held online on SAKAI platform. All homeworks will be submitted online.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Neval Baycan
neval.baycan@deu.edu.tr

Prof.Dr. Hülya Boyacıoğlu
hulya.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Field study 1 3 3
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.244
LO.354444
LO.444
LO.54

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