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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / CM-517 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: CM-517 Course Title: STATISTICAL METHODS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
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 ŞENNUR MERVE YAKUT (sennurmerve@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ATA ESKİN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
381/5000 The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and skills about basic statistical methods used in environmental engineering, evaluation of data using statistical methods and analyzes, basic concepts of measurement and evaluation, measurement tools used in environmental engineering and measurement results.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 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-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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Assessment and analysis of data for population, observation, sample, questionnaire, experiment, histogram, frequency, variance, standard deviation, probability, regression, correlation, environmental engineering
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Statistics and Usage Areas Description Method
2 Observation, Experiment, Questionnaire Description Method
3 Histogram, Frequency, Distribution Poligons Description Method
4 Central Tendency Measurements Description Method
5 Variance Description Method
6 Standard deviation Description Method
7 Distribution Width Description Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Coefficient of Change Description Method
10 Keystone and Skewness Factor Description Method
11 Random Variable Description Method
12 Correlation Description Method
13 Regression Description Method
14 Applications of Statistics Analysis in Environmental Engineering Description Method
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Mühendisler için İstatistik ( Mehmetçik BAYAZIT, Beyhan YEĞEN OĞUZ)
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer and Projector

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) 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 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 179