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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / ÇM 550 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: ÇM 550 Course Title: BIOPROCESSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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 ERKAN KALIPCI (ekalipci@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course will gain knowledge and skills about the fundamental concepts of biological treatment of wastewater used for the design and operation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Aerobic treatment system can be explained. 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-5 PO-5 Evaluate the knowledge and skills in a critical way in every activity regarding the field, thereby guiding their learning
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
Examination
Term Paper
LO-2 Anaerobic treatment system can be explained. 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
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-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
Examination
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Environmental engineering in the field used for biological treatment of wastewater trickling filters, biodiscs, activated sludge, etc.. process design and operation.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Trickling Filter Description Method
2 Biodisks Units Description Method
3 Fluidized Bed Treatment Systems Description Method
4 Oxidation Ponds Description Method
5 Mechanically aerated lagoons Description Method
6 Oxidation ditches Description Method
7 mid-term exam
8 Anaerobic Treatment Systems Description Method
9 Biological Processes for Nitrogen Removal. Description Method
10 Biological Processes for Phosphorus Removal Description Method
11 Biological Processes for Sulfur Removal Description Method
12 Biological processes of Hazardous Waste and Metals Description Method
13 Biotransformation of wastes Description Method
14 Biological processes of Solid Waste Description Method
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 • Çevre Mühendisliğinde Biyoprosesler, Prof Dr. Fikret Kargı, No:234, 2006, İzmir.
2 • Atıksu Arıtımında Biyokimyasal Prosesler, Doç. Dr. Kadir Kestioğlu, Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, 2001, Bursa.
Required Course instruments and materials
There is no experimental material.

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 16 1 60
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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 14 42
       c) Performance Project 0
       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 7 1 7
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 177