COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 context of the course aims to teach the need for water resources management,
management objectives and preferences, social, economical, legislative and
administrative dimensions of water resources management and its basic concepts and
philosophy. Another aim of the course is to teach the students basic aspects of
integrated river basin management within the context of system analysis approach
utilized since 70 s.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Su Kaynakları Sistemleri , Bayazıt, M., ITÜ 1994
Supplementary Book(s): Water Resource Systems Planning and Analysis , Loucks, D.P.;
Stedinger, J.R., Haith, D., Prentice-Hall, 1981

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.
At the end of the semester two weeks are allocated to students for a role playing
game realized at the last week in order to demonstrate a water resources management
decision making progress under a given water allocation scenario by the lecturer.

Assessment Methods

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

Attendance to lectures is essential, all questions in the exam are related with the topics and details explained in lectures

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Cem Polat Çetinkaya cem.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced after the course schedule is determined.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes