COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDOOR AIR QUALITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEV 4256 INDOOR AIR QUALITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YETKIN DUMANOĞLU

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

Giving basic information about indoor air quality and pollutants affecting air quality, giving practical application of indoor air pollutants sampling and analysis methods, giving approaches to solving indoor air pollution problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define indoor air quality.
2   To be able to define environmental parameters, pollutants and pollutant sources that affect indoor air quality.
3   To have knowledge about national and international standards, criteria and regulations determined for the protection and improvement of indoor air quality.
4   To have information about monitoring indoor air quality, measurement and analysis of pollutants.
5   To be able to define the methods related to the protection, improvement and control of indoor air quality.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Week 1 Introduction to indoor air quality. Air quality, outdoor air, indoor environment, indoor air quality terminology, definitions and units. Thermal comfort parameters and physical parameters affecting indoor air quality.
2 Week 2 The effect of outdoor air pollution on indoor air quality.
3 Week 3 Air pollutants (inorganic)
4 Week 4 Air pollutants (organic)
5 Week 5 Air pollutants (biological and radioactive)
6 Week 6 Examining the contents of materials used in the interior environment (Solvent-based paints, flame retardants, strength-enhancing materials, etc.)
7 Week 7 Sources of pollutants affecting indoor air quality. The effect of external weather, materials used in the indoor environment (furniture, carpet, electronic materials, pets, etc.)
8 Week 8 Measurement, monitoring and analysis methods of pollutants in Indoor Air.
9 Week 9 Exposure patterns to pollutants found in indoor air quality. Exposure to pollutants by dermal, inhalation, ingestion. Multiple pathways exposure and health risk assessments, Indoor Air Quality and health effects, approaches to personal exposure determination.
10 Week 10 Indoor Air Quality Limit Values and Regulation Applications Applied Worldwide (ASHRE, EPA, National Indoor Air Quality Limit Values (example of Germany, Canada etc.). National Indoor Air Quality Protection and Limit Value Determination Studies.
11 Week 11 Indoor Air Quality Protection, Control and Improvement Practices Improving outdoor air quality and reducing its contribution to indoor air. Filter systems and applications. Absorption systems and applications. Adsorption systems and applications.
12 Week 12 Indoor air quality modelling. Model definitions, model approaches. EPA indoor air quality models (IAQX, PARAMS).
13 Week 13 Project/Assignment presentation
14 Week 14 Project/Assignment presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

- Indoor Air Quality and Control, PTR Prentice Hall, Anthony
Indoor Air Quality Engineering, CRC Press , Yuhanhui Zhang
- Godish, T. Indor Environmental Quality, 2001, CRC Press.
- Hess-Kosa, K., Indoor Air Quality: sampling methodologies, 2002, CRC Press. Regulations and related standards. Best practices in green building design.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, laboratory.

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

Student attendance at class.
Participation in project implementations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assos.Prof.Yetkin Dumanoğlu
02323017115
yetkin.dumanoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation about subject 14 0,5 14
Preparation for final exam 7 0,5 7
Preparation for midterm exam 4 1,0 4
Preparing presentations 7 0,5 7
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Project Assignment 1 0,5 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.13
LO.22
LO.3353
LO.4354
LO.5345

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