Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 2nd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (MASTER'S DEGREE) | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SEVAL ARAS (saras@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of this course is to give the fundamentals of watershed management | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Teaching watershed and natural resources management consepts in watershed scale |
PO-1 PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Environmental Engineering, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-2 | Having ability to determine, define, and analysing the actual and potential problems in a watershed |
PO-3 PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own PO-4 PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field |
Examination Performance Project |
| LO-3 | Teaching watershed plannig stages |
PO-8 PO-8 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Environmental Engineering and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means PO-9 PO-9 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Environmental Engineering and teach those values |
Examination Performance Project |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Watershed, Natural resources and watershed, Ecosystem and watershed, Natural resources planning, Watershed approach in natural resources planning, Watershed characteristics, Pollution within watershed, Pollution sources, Effects of land use and human activities on natural resources (water and soil) in a watershed, Principles of watershed planning, Watershed management to increase the water yield, Watershed management to control flow regime, Watershed management to control water quality, Integrated watershed management. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Water and watershed conceps Relation with the water production of concepts of Water and watershed Conditions of water attainability and importance of water production | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 2 | Objectives of watershed management Watershed management in Turkey andimportance of watershed manament to Turkey Importance of watershed management in terms of forestry | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 3 | Natural resources planning, Watershed approach in natural resources planning, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 4 | Watershed characteristics, Pollution within watershed, Pollution sources, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 5 | Hydrological relations in watershed The importance of hydrology in terms of watershed management Hydrological cycle and its processes | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 6 | Stream and stream hydrograph Resources supported stream and stream formation Analysis of stream hydrograph Loses waters in a watershed and measurement these loses The situations of stream, ground water and vegetation in a profile of land | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 7 | Principles of planning in watershed Research subjects and methods in watersehd managemen | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Effects of land use and human activities on natural resources (water and soil) in a watershed, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 10 | Principles of watershed planning | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 11 | Watershed management to increase the water yield, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 12 | Watershed management to control flow regime, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 13 | Watershed management to control water quality, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 14 | Watershed management to control water quality, | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 15 | Integrated watershed management. | Lecture, discussion, presentation |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Özhan, S., 2004, Havza Amenajmanı Kitabı. | |
| 2 | Ward, R., 1999, Principles of Hydrology. | |
| 3 | Brouth ,E. , Peterson, A., Kline-Robach, R., Smith, K, Wolfson , L., 2000. Developing a Watershed Management Plan for Water Quality, An Introductory Guide. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Book, Article, Network Resources | ||
| 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 | 16 | 2 | 60 |
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | |||
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| c) Performance Project | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 0 | ||
| e) Term paper/Project | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 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 | 0 | ||
| final exam | 0 | ||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 190 | ||