COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOLID WASTE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EES 5044 SOLID WASTE CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖRKEM AKINCI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES-NON THESIS

Course Objective

The aim of the lecture is to teach the conventional methods and technologies on solid waste management such as recycling, collection and transport, composting, landfilling, incineration and pyrolysis of the waste as well as the types and properties of solid wastes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the types and sources of urban waste
2   Learning the collection and transport methods of solid wastes
3   Learning the fundemanetals of waste recycling
4   Learning the fundementals of biological waste processing technologies
5   Learning the thermal methods for waste destruction

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Properties of Solid Wastes
2 Waste Collection and Transport Systems
3 Conventional Solid Waste Disposal Methods
4 Recycling, Reuse and Recovery
5 Landfill processes and landfilling technologies
6 Leachate Production and Treatment
7 Midterm Exam
8 Composting of biodegradables
9 Solid waste digestion
10 Incineration
11 Pyrolysis and gasification
12 Operation of solid waste processing facilities
13 Presantations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Vesilind, A. (2001), Solid Waste Engineering, Brooks Cole, 0-5734-37814-5

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

semi-final and final exams will be enough.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

students must take a minimum of 9 week of classes

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Gorkem AKINCI
gorkem.akinci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 14-16

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 4 8
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Reading 8 8 64
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1232212121322
LO.2211221111212
LO.32221212111421
LO.4212211111312
LO.5221121121211