Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / CM-316 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Code: CM-316 Course Title: WATERSHED PLANNING Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SEVGİ GÜNEŞ DURAK (sgdurak@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give information about basin and basin characteristics

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be bale to information about the concept of watershed PO-6 Individual and team work, ability to take responsibility,
PO-7 Making research, the ability to use information resources,
 		Examination
LO-2 To be able to information about the relationship between the development of watershed management and water resources PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
PO-6 Individual and team work, ability to take responsibility,
Examination
LO-3 To be able to information about how a watershed study to PO-7 Making research, the ability to use information resources,
 		Examination
LO-4 To be able to knows about environmental issues in the basin. PO-2 Environmental Science and Environmental Technology on the engineering problems to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, for this purpose, select and apply appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques,
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Steps, physical structure and properties in basin planning; location, geological, geomorphological, hydrological, hydrogeological structure; land use, pollution sources, point sources, spread sources, waste loads, water quality classifications, pollution control and watershed planning examples.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Watershed and river basin management concepts and development, watershed management role and importance in the development of water resources. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
2 In Turkey, water potential, water basins, basin-wide planning. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
3 Watershed studies, watershed work plan, the physical characteristics of the basin: topographic structure. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
4 Geological structure, basin planning studies, land surveys required. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
5 Land use patterns, current land use, land capability classification. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
6 Climate, watershed hydrology, surface waters, ground waters. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
7 In the basin of biological resources, socio-economic status. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Basin issues: land use issues. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
10 Mass movements, avalanches. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
11 Pollution problems. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
12 erosion Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
13 sedimentation Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
14 watershed planning Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
15 The EU Water Framework Directive and river basins. Lecture Discussion Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Su kaynakları Mühendisliği, Prof.Dr.Cevat Erkek ve Prof.Dr.Necati Ağıralioğlu, Beta Basım Yayın, 2010.
2 Su kaynakları Mühendisliği Uygulamaları, Prof.Dr.Cevat Erkek ve Prof.Dr.Necati Ağıralioğlu, Beta Basım Yayın, 2010.
3 İklim Değişikliği, Tatlı Su Kaynakları ve Türkiye, Zekai Şen, Su Vakfı Yayınları, 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials
Internet resources, course books

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 14 28
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 144