COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 3121 POLLUTION PREVENTION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NURDAN BÜYÜKKAMACI

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

Objectives of this course are to analyze the environmental systems via integrated approach and to give basic approaches for sustainable natural resources management and less waste production considering professional ethics and responsibility.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be aware of the need for sustainable development and protection of natural resources
2   To have knowledge about clean production technologies
3   Ability to discuss the applicability of waste reduction techniques in different production processes
4   To have knowledge about current approaches such as life cycle analysis to determine the environmental impacts of products
5   Ability to predict and manage risks that may arise from waste in engineering applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Environmental management concept
2 Sustainable development
3 Waste production and management in industries
4 Transportation and stocking of raw and auxiliary materials used in the production
5 Chemical materials management
6 Industrial risk management
7 Clean production technologies
8 Applications of clean production technologies
9 Product quality and eco-labeling
10 Life cycle assessment
11 Principles of preparing a sustainability report
12 Legislation on clean technologies, Industrial Emissions Directive
13 Cleaner production approaches in the world
14 Group presentations and overall assessment

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Pollution prevention technology handbook, Robert Noyes, Noyes Publications,0-8155-1311-9, USA, 1993
2. Hazardous waste minimization, Harry Freeman, McGraw-Hill, Inc.,0-07-022043-3, USA, 1990
3. Handbook of Pollution Control and Waste Minimization, Abbas Ghassemi, Marcel Dekker, 0-8247-0581-5, USA, 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation and scientific discussion

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

A midterm exam and homework will be considered as an assessing criteria of the lecture. Homework topics that will be prepared in the form of group work will be presented in the course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Nurdan Büyükkamacı, Tel: 3017106, e-mail: nurdan.buyukkamaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 1-2-3-4

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.25
LO.35
LO.434
LO.54

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